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xlsx vs fast-formula-parser

PDF and documentsPackage data 25 Sept 2026
xlsxv0.18.5, 24 Mar 2022

SheetJS Spreadsheet data parser and writer

$ npm install xlsx
fast-formula-parserv1.0.19, 26 Nov 2020

fast excel formula parser

$ npm install fast-formula-parser
Metricxlsxfast-formula-parserDifference
Weekly downloads9,307,386210,086xlsx 44.3x higher
12-month download growth+170%+188%fast-formula-parser +18 pts
Gzip size---
Minified size---
Dependencies74xlsx 3 more
Unpacked size7.2 MB601 kBfast-formula-parser 12.2x smaller
Latest release0.18.5, 24 Mar 20221.0.19, 26 Nov 2020xlsx 16 months more recent
Releases, last 12 months0--
First published6 Dec 2013--
GitHub stars36,348523xlsx 69.5x higher
Open issues1204xlsx 116 more
Open pull requests138xlsx 5 more
Contributors---
Commits, last 52 weeks00Same
TypeScript typesBundledNoneDiffers
Module formatESM + CommonJSCommonJSDiffers
Runtimes---
LicenseApache-2.0MITDiffers

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.

xlsx9.3m latest weekfast-formula-parser210.1k 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.

xlsx

Major versions
  1. 0.3.36 Dec 2013
Last 5 releases
  1. 0.18.524 Mar 2022
  2. 0.18.416 Mar 2022
  3. 0.18.33 Mar 2022
  4. 0.18.215 Feb 2022
  5. 0.18.114 Feb 2022
108 releases in total, 0 in the last 12 months

fast-formula-parser

Major versions
  1. -
Last 5 releases
  1. -
Release count not fetched
xlsx

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fast-formula-parser

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xlsx

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fast-formula-parser

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  • Need both ESM and CommonJS entry pointsxlsx (xlsx: ESM + CommonJS; fast-formula-parser: CommonJS)
  • Need to load it with require()Both
  • Need TypeScript types in the package itselfxlsx (xlsx: Bundled; fast-formula-parser: None)
  • Node.js version requirementxlsx: >=0.8; fast-formula-parser: none declared (engines field in package.json)
  • Need the more recent releasexlsx (0.18.5 on 24 Mar 2022 vs 1.0.19 on 26 Nov 2020)
  • Higher weekly npm downloadsxlsx (9.3m vs 210.1k)
  • Licensexlsx: Apache-2.0; fast-formula-parser: MIT

Each line is generated from the data above.

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

Indexability: Indexed.