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pino vs tslog

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

super fast, all natural json logger

$ npm install pino
tslogv5.2.0, 11 Sept 2026

Extensible TypeScript Logger for Node.js and Browser.

$ npm install tslog
MetricpinotslogDifference
Weekly downloads35,155,5651,749,365pino 20.1x higher
12-month download growth+193%+909%tslog +716 pts
Gzip size---
Minified size---
Dependencies110pino 11 more
Unpacked size648 kB961 kBpino 48% smaller
Latest release10.3.1, 9 Feb 20265.2.0, 11 Sept 2026tslog 7 months more recent
Releases, last 12 months119pino 2 more
First published21 Feb 201622 Apr 2020pino 4.2 years earlier
GitHub stars18,2231,741pino 10.5x higher
Open issues1100pino 110 more
Open pull requests620pino 62 more
Contributors392--
Commits, last 52 weeks103187tslog 1.8x higher
TypeScript typesBundledBundledSame
Module formatCommonJSESM onlyDiffers
Runtimes---
LicenseMITMITSame

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 weektslog1.7m 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

tslog

Major versions
  1. 0.0.122 Apr 2020
  2. 1.0.028 Apr 2020
  3. 2.0.024 May 2020
  4. 3.0.024 Nov 2020
  5. 4.0.013 Nov 2022
  6. 5.0.014 Jul 2026
Last 5 releases
  1. 5.2.011 Sept 2026
  2. 5.1.016 Jul 2026
  3. 5.0.216 Jul 2026
  4. 5.0.116 Jul 2026
  5. 5.0.014 Jul 2026
88 releases in total, 9 in the last 12 months
pino

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tslog

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pino

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tslog

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  • Need no runtime dependenciestslog (pino has 11, tslog has 0)
  • Need both ESM and CommonJS entry pointsNeither (pino: CommonJS; tslog: ESM only)
  • Need to load it with require()pino
  • Need TypeScript types in the package itselfBoth
  • Node.js version requirementpino: none declared; tslog: >=22 (engines field in package.json)
  • Need the more recent releasetslog (5.2.0 on 11 Sept 2026 vs 10.3.1 on 9 Feb 2026)
  • Higher weekly npm downloadspino (35.2m vs 1.7m)

Each line is generated from the data above.

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

Indexability: Indexed.