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pino vs roarr

LoggingPackage data 25 Sept 2026
pinov10.3.1, 9 Feb 2026

super fast, all natural json logger

$ npm install pino
roarrv7.21.7, 26 Jul 2026

JSON logger for Node.js and browser.

$ npm install roarr
MetricpinoroarrDifference
Weekly downloads35,155,5658,537,375pino 4.1x higher
12-month download growth+193%+137%pino +56 pts
Gzip size---
Minified size---
Dependencies113pino 8 more
Unpacked size648 kB103 kBroarr 6.3x smaller
Latest release10.3.1, 9 Feb 20267.21.7, 26 Jul 2026roarr 5 months more recent
Releases, last 12 months116pino 5 more
First published21 Feb 201630 Sept 2017pino 19 months earlier
GitHub stars18,2231,138pino 16.0x higher
Open issues11012pino 98 more
Open pull requests626pino 56 more
Contributors392--
Commits, last 52 weeks10322pino 4.7x higher
TypeScript typesBundledBundledSame
Module formatCommonJSCommonJSSame
Runtimes---
LicenseMITBSD-3-ClauseDiffers

Green marks the smaller size or the more recent release. Bold marks the higher count, with no judgement implied. Sizes are for the whole package per Bundlephobia. Growth compares the average of the last 4 weeks with the first 4 weeks of the 52-week series.

pino35.2m latest weekroarr8.5m latest week
Week of 23 Sept 2025Week of 15 Sept 2026
Weekly npm downloads, 52 weeks. Y axis starts at zero. Values are not smoothed.

pino

Major versions
  1. 0.0.121 Feb 2016
  2. 1.0.017 Mar 2016
  3. 2.0.01 Apr 2016
  4. 3.0.015 Nov 2016
  5. 4.0.015 Feb 2017
  6. 5.0.07 Aug 2018
  7. 6.0.027 Mar 2020
  8. 7.0.014 Oct 2021
  9. 8.0.01 Jun 2022
  10. 9.0.024 Apr 2024
  11. 10.0.03 Oct 2025
Last 5 releases
  1. 10.3.19 Feb 2026
  2. 10.3.023 Jan 2026
  3. 10.2.119 Jan 2026
  4. 10.2.014 Jan 2026
  5. 10.1.19 Jan 2026
316 releases in total, 11 in the last 12 months

roarr

Major versions
  1. 1.0.030 Sept 2017
  2. 2.0.016 Oct 2017
  3. 3.0.024 Dec 2020
  4. 4.0.012 Jan 2021
  5. 5.0.023 Jun 2021
  6. 6.0.024 Jun 2021
  7. 7.0.024 Jun 2021
Last 5 releases
  1. 7.21.726 Jul 2026
  2. 7.21.616 Jun 2026
  3. 7.21.513 May 2026
  4. 7.21.416 Jan 2026
  5. 7.21.316 Jan 2026
156 releases in total, 6 in the last 12 months
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roarr

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pino

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roarr

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  • Module formatBoth CommonJS
  • Need TypeScript types in the package itselfBoth
  • Node.js version requirementpino: none declared; roarr: >=18.0 (engines field in package.json)
  • Need the more recent releaseroarr (7.21.7 on 26 Jul 2026 vs 10.3.1 on 9 Feb 2026)
  • Higher weekly npm downloadspino (35.2m vs 8.5m)
  • Licensepino: MIT; roarr: BSD-3-Clause

Each line is generated from the data above.

pino: pino npm registry, pino npm downloads, pino GitHub. Data fetched 25 Sept 2026.
roarr: roarr npm registry, roarr npm downloads, roarr GitHub. Data fetched 25 Sept 2026.

Indexability: Indexed.