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viem vs ripple-address-codec

Blockchain and Web3Package data 25 Sept 2026
viemv2.56.9, 24 Sept 2026

TypeScript Interface for Ethereum

$ npm install viem
ripple-address-codecv5.0.1, 4 Jun 2026

encodes/decodes base58 encoded XRP Ledger identifiers

$ npm install ripple-address-codec
Metricviemripple-address-codecDifference
Weekly downloads4,500,353424,589viem 10.6x higher
12-month download growth+110%+0%viem +109 pts
Gzip size---
Minified size---
Dependencies82viem 6 more
Unpacked size26.0 MB61 kBripple-address-codec 437.6x smaller
Latest release2.56.9, 24 Sept 20265.0.1, 4 Jun 2026viem 4 months more recent
Releases, last 12 months1081viem 107 more
First published11 Jun 202220 Jun 2015ripple-address-codec 7.0 years earlier
GitHub stars3,5671,330viem 2.7x higher
Open issues2151ripple-address-codec 149 more
Open pull requests1359ripple-address-codec 46 more
Contributors---
Commits, last 52 weeks1,038115viem 9.0x higher
TypeScript typesBundledBundledSame
Module formatESM + CommonJSCommonJSDiffers
Runtimes---
LicenseMITISCDiffers

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.

viem4.5m latest weekripple-address-codec424.6k 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.

viem

Major versions
  1. 0.0.011 Jun 2022
  2. 1.0.06 Jun 2023
  3. 2.0.03 Jan 2024
Last 5 releases
  1. 2.56.924 Sept 2026
  2. 2.56.818 Sept 2026
  3. 2.56.717 Sept 2026
  4. 2.56.616 Sept 2026
  5. 2.56.513 Sept 2026
625 releases in total, 108 in the last 12 months

ripple-address-codec

Major versions
  1. 1.0.020 Jun 2015
  2. 2.0.028 Aug 2015
  3. 3.0.13 Sept 2019
  4. 4.0.08 Oct 2019
  5. 5.0.01 Feb 2024
Last 5 releases
  1. 5.0.14 Jun 2026
  2. 5.0.01 Feb 2024
  3. 4.3.127 Sept 2023
  4. 4.3.013 Jun 2023
  5. 4.2.58 Mar 2023
36 releases in total, 1 in the last 12 months
viem

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ripple-address-codec

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ripple-address-codec

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  • Need both ESM and CommonJS entry pointsviem (viem: ESM + CommonJS; ripple-address-codec: CommonJS)
  • Need to load it with require()Both
  • Need TypeScript types in the package itselfBoth
  • Node.js version requirementviem: none declared; ripple-address-codec: >= 18 (engines field in package.json)
  • Need the more recent releaseviem (2.56.9 on 24 Sept 2026 vs 5.0.1 on 4 Jun 2026)
  • Higher weekly npm downloadsviem (4.5m vs 424.6k)
  • Licenseviem: MIT; ripple-address-codec: ISC

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

Indexability: Indexed.