Package

node-cache

Simple and fast NodeJS internal caching. Node internal in memory cache like memcached.

v5.1.2, 1 Jul 2020MITCommonJSTypes: BundledCaching

$ npm install node-cache

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Key numbers

As of 25 Sept 2026

Weekly downloads: 3.4m; +5% over 12 months
Gzip bundle size: -; No Bundlephobia data
Dependencies: 1; Direct, from package.json
Last release: 6 years ago; v5.1.2
GitHub stars: 2.4k; 146 forks
Open issues / PRs: 56 / 20
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.

3,421,498 downloads last week, 17,064,179 in the last month. The 12-month change of +5% compares the average of the last 4 weeks with the first 4 weeks of the series.

Maintenance

Releases, last 12 months: 032 in total
Latest version: 5.1.2, 1 Jul 20206 years ago
First published: 20 Oct 2011
Last push to GitHub: 4 Jun 2024842 days before the snapshot
Repository archived: No
Open issues: 56
Open pull requests: 20
Commits, last 52 weeks: 0
Dependents on npm: 4,115

Major versions

v5 first release 5.0.0, 23 Oct 2019
v4 first release 4.0.0, 20 Sept 2016
v3 first release 3.0.0, 29 May 2015
v2 first release 2.0.1, 17 Apr 2015
v1 first release 1.0.0, 9 Apr 2014
v0 first release 0.1.0, 20 Oct 2011

Recent releases

Version	Published
5.1.2	1 Jul 2020
5.1.1	6 Jun 2020
5.1.0	8 Dec 2019
5.0.2	17 Nov 2019
5.0.1	31 Oct 2019
5.0.0	23 Oct 2019
4.2.1	24 Jul 2019
4.2.0	21 Mar 2018
4.1.1	21 Dec 2016
4.1.0	23 Sept 2016
4.0.0	20 Sept 2016
3.2.1	21 Mar 2016
3.2.0	24 Feb 2016
3.1.0	29 Jan 2016

Compatibility

Module format: CommonJSFrom package.json type, main and exports fields
TypeScript types: Bundled
Node.js engine range: >= 8.0.0
Runtimes: -
Unpacked size (npm): 55 kB
Dependencies (1): clone

Install

npm install node-cache

CDN

jsDelivrhttps://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/node-cache@5.1.2/
unpkghttps://unpkg.com/node-cache@5.1.2/
esm.shhttps://esm.sh/node-cache@5.1.2

Alternatives

Package	Weekly downloads	Gzip	Last release	Module	Comparison
@cacheable/node-cache Simple and Maintained fast NodeJS internal caching	1.2m	-	2 months ago	ESM + CommonJS	-
cache-manager Cache Manager for Node.js	3.1m	-	2 months ago	ESM + CommonJS	-
cacheable-request Wrap native HTTP requests with RFC compliant cache support	26.3m	-	4 months ago	ESM only	-
file-entry-cache A lightweight cache for file metadata, ideal for processes that work on a specific set of files and only need to reprocess files that have changed since the last run	117.4m	-	2 months ago	ESM + CommonJS	-
@cacheable/utils Cacheable Utilities for Caching Libraries	13.1m	-	2 months ago	ESM + CommonJS	-
@keyvhq/core Simple key-value storage with support for multiple backends	82.5k	-	1 month ago	CommonJS	-
@keyvhq/memoize Memoize any function using Keyv as storage backend.	74.8k	-	1 month ago	CommonJS	-
@cacheable/memoize Memoization utilities for cacheable	168.2k	-	11 months ago	ESM + CommonJS	-

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

Indexability: Indexed.