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zxcvbn vs @zxcvbn-ts/core

Authentication and authorisationPackage data 25 Sept 2026
zxcvbnv4.4.2, 7 Feb 2017

realistic password strength estimation

$ npm install zxcvbn
@zxcvbn-ts/corev4.2.0, 12 Aug 2026

Realistic password strength estimation written in typescript

$ npm install @zxcvbn-ts/core
Metriczxcvbn@zxcvbn-ts/coreDifference
Weekly downloads1,086,644984,551zxcvbn +10%
12-month download growth+61%--
Gzip size---
Minified size---
Dependencies01@zxcvbn-ts/core 1 more
Unpacked size-774 kB-
Latest release4.4.2, 7 Feb 20174.2.0, 12 Aug 2026@zxcvbn-ts/core 9.5 years more recent
Releases, last 12 months04@zxcvbn-ts/core 4 more
First published1 Dec 20125 Jan 2021zxcvbn 8.1 years earlier
GitHub stars16,0581,220zxcvbn 13.2x higher
Open issues1205zxcvbn 115 more
Open pull requests264zxcvbn 22 more
Contributors---
Commits, last 52 weeks056@zxcvbn-ts/core higher
TypeScript typesNoneBundledDiffers
Module formatCommonJSESM + CommonJSDiffers
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.

zxcvbn1.1m 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.

zxcvbn

Major versions
  1. 1.0.01 Dec 2012
  2. 2.0.123 Jul 2015
  3. 3.0.08 Aug 2015
  4. 4.0.124 Oct 2015
Last 5 releases
  1. 4.4.27 Feb 2017
  2. 4.4.131 Oct 2016
  3. 4.4.024 Sept 2016
  4. 4.3.04 May 2016
  5. 4.2.020 Nov 2015
23 releases in total, 0 in the last 12 months

@zxcvbn-ts/core

Major versions
  1. 0.1.05 Jan 2021
  2. 1.0.03 Nov 2021
  3. 2.0.09 Feb 2022
  4. 3.0.07 May 2023
  5. 4.1.011 Jun 2026
Last 5 releases
  1. 4.2.012 Aug 2026
  2. 4.1.216 Jun 2026
  3. 4.1.113 Jun 2026
  4. 4.1.011 Jun 2026
  5. 3.0.417 Sept 2023
24 releases in total, 4 in the last 12 months
zxcvbn

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@zxcvbn-ts/core

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zxcvbn

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@zxcvbn-ts/core

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  • Need no runtime dependencieszxcvbn (zxcvbn has 0, @zxcvbn-ts/core has 1)
  • Need both ESM and CommonJS entry points@zxcvbn-ts/core (zxcvbn: CommonJS; @zxcvbn-ts/core: ESM + CommonJS)
  • Need to load it with require()Both
  • Need TypeScript types in the package itself@zxcvbn-ts/core (zxcvbn: None; @zxcvbn-ts/core: Bundled)
  • Need the more recent release@zxcvbn-ts/core (4.2.0 on 12 Aug 2026 vs 4.4.2 on 7 Feb 2017)
  • Higher weekly npm downloadszxcvbn (1.1m vs 984.6k)

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Indexability: Indexed.