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type-graphql vs nexus

GraphQLPackage data 25 Sept 2026
type-graphqlv2.0.0-rc.3, 8 Feb 2026

Create GraphQL schema and resolvers with TypeScript, using classes and decorators!

$ npm install type-graphql
nexusv1.3.0, 5 Mar 2022

Scalable, strongly typed GraphQL schema development

$ npm install nexus
Metrictype-graphqlnexusDifference
Weekly downloads510,146143,105type-graphql 3.6x higher
12-month download growth+101%+39%type-graphql +62 pts
Gzip size---
Minified size---
Dependencies62type-graphql 4 more
Unpacked size343 kB2.1 MBtype-graphql 6.2x smaller
Latest release2.0.0-rc.3, 8 Feb 20261.3.0, 5 Mar 2022type-graphql 3.9 years more recent
Releases, last 12 months0--
First published31 Jan 2018--
GitHub stars8,0903,429type-graphql 2.4x higher
Open issues99241nexus 142 more
Open pull requests2113type-graphql 8 more
Contributors---
Commits, last 52 weeks250type-graphql higher
TypeScript typesBundledBundledSame
Module formatESM + CommonJSESM + CommonJSSame
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.

type-graphql510.1k latest weeknexus143.1k 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.

type-graphql

Major versions
  1. 0.1.031 Jan 2018
  2. 1.0.019 Aug 2020
Last 5 releases
  1. 1.1.14 Nov 2020
  2. 1.1.012 Oct 2020
  3. 1.0.019 Aug 2020
  4. 0.17.621 Dec 2019
  5. 0.17.518 Aug 2019
37 releases in total, 0 in the last 12 months

nexus

Major versions
  1. -
Last 5 releases
  1. -
Release count not fetched
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  • Module formatBoth ESM + CommonJS
  • Need TypeScript types in the package itselfBoth
  • Node.js version requirementtype-graphql: >= 20.11.1; nexus: none declared (engines field in package.json)
  • Need the more recent releasetype-graphql (2.0.0-rc.3 on 8 Feb 2026 vs 1.3.0 on 5 Mar 2022)
  • Higher weekly npm downloadstype-graphql (510.1k vs 143.1k)

Each line is generated from the data above.

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

Indexability: Indexed.