Package

buf-compare

Node.js `Buffer.compare()` ponyfill

v2.0.0, 24 Sept 2018MIT-Types: NonePolyfills and shims

$ npm install buf-compare

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Deprecated on npm

Just use `Buffer.compare()`. It has been available since Node.js 0.12.

Key numbers

As of 25 Sept 2026

Weekly downloads: 464.1k; +67% over 12 months
Gzip bundle size: -; No Bundlephobia data
Dependencies: 0; Direct, from package.json
Last release: 8 years ago; v2.0.0
GitHub stars: 8; 2 forks
Open issues / PRs: 0 / 0
Contributors: -
Commits, last 52 weeks: 0

Downloads

Last week 2026-09-15 to 2026-09-21

Weekly npm downloads, one point per week, weeks starting 23 Sept 2025 to 15 Sept 2026. The y axis starts at zero.

464,051 downloads last week, 2,124,825 in the last month. The 12-month change of +67% compares the average of the last 4 weeks with the first 4 weeks of the series.

Maintenance

Releases, last 12 months: 03 in total
Latest version: 2.0.0, 24 Sept 20188 years ago
First published: 9 May 2015
Last push to GitHub: 23 Jan 20212,070 days before the snapshot
Repository archived: Yes
Open issues: 0
Open pull requests: 0
Commits, last 52 weeks: 0
Dependents on npm: -

Major versions

v2 first release 2.0.0, 24 Sept 2018
v1 first release 1.0.0, 9 May 2015

Recent releases

Version	Published
2.0.0	24 Sept 2018
1.0.1	30 Sept 2016
1.0.0	9 May 2015

Compatibility

Module format: -Not determined from package.json
TypeScript types: None
Node.js engine range: >=0.10.0
Runtimes: -
Unpacked size (npm): 3.2 kB
Dependencies (0): None

Install

npm install buf-compare

CDN

jsDelivrhttps://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/buf-compare@2.0.0/
unpkghttps://unpkg.com/buf-compare@2.0.0/
esm.shhttps://esm.sh/buf-compare@2.0.0

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

Indexability: Not indexed (discovery only): deprecated.