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openapi-client-axios alternatives

8 packages that do the same job as openapi-client-axios: openapi-typescript-codegen, openapi-typescript, zod-openapi, @kubb/plugin-client, openapi-fetch, openapi-react-query, next-openapi-gen, @kubb/oas. Figures below are from npm, GitHub and Bundlephobia.

Data as of 25 Sept 2026

openapi-client-axios and 8 alternatives compared

PackageWeekly downloads12-month changeGzipDependenciesLast releaseModuleTypesRuntimes
openapi-client-axios
This package
184.2k+159%-37 months agoCommonJSBundled-
openapi-typescript-codegen346k+54%-53 months agoCommonJSBundled-
openapi-typescript5.3m+257%-67 months agoESM + CommonJSBundled-
zod-openapi994k+287%-024 days agoESM + CommonJSBundled-
@kubb/plugin-client72.5k--71 month agoESM + CommonJSBundled-
openapi-fetch6.6m+383%-17 months agoESM + CommonJSBundled-
openapi-react-query327.5k+347%-17 months agoESM + CommonJSBundled-
next-openapi-gen32.6k+991%-98 days agoESM onlyBundled-
@kubb/oas166.5k--111 month agoESM + CommonJSBundled-

12-month change compares the average of the last 4 weeks of downloads with the first 4 weeks of the 52-week series. Gzip size is for the whole package (Bundlephobia). Runtimes are taken from each package's own documentation; "-" means not recorded.

openapi-typescript-codegen

Library that generates Typescript clients based on the OpenAPI specification.

Compared with openapi-client-axios

  • 1.9x more weekly downloads (346k vs 184.2k)
  • 5 dependencies vs 3
  • Last release 20 Jun 2026 vs 22 Feb 2026
  • 5.5x more GitHub stars (3.4k vs 616)
openapi-typescript-codegen package pageopenapi-typescript-codegen vs openapi-client-axios

openapi-typescript

Convert OpenAPI 3.0 & 3.1 schemas to TypeScript

Compared with openapi-client-axios

  • 29x more weekly downloads (5.3m vs 184.2k)
  • 6 dependencies vs 3
  • ESM + CommonJS vs CommonJS
  • Last release 11 Feb 2026 vs 22 Feb 2026
  • 14x more GitHub stars (8.4k vs 616)
openapi-typescript package page

zod-openapi

Convert Zod Schemas to OpenAPI v3.x documentation

Compared with openapi-client-axios

  • 5.4x more weekly downloads (994k vs 184.2k)
  • 0 dependencies vs 3
  • ESM + CommonJS vs CommonJS
  • Declares Node.js >=22.14.0 vs none declared
  • Last release 31 Aug 2026 vs 22 Feb 2026
  • About the same number of GitHub stars (646 vs 616)
zod-openapi package pagezod-openapi vs openapi-client-axios

@kubb/plugin-client

API client generator plugin for Kubb, creating type-safe HTTP clients (Axios, Fetch) from OpenAPI specifications for making API requests.

Compared with openapi-client-axios

  • 2.5x fewer weekly downloads (72.5k vs 184.2k)
  • 7 dependencies vs 3
  • ESM + CommonJS vs CommonJS
  • Declares Node.js >=20 vs none declared
  • Last release 4 Aug 2026 vs 22 Feb 2026
  • 2.9x more GitHub stars (1.8k vs 616)
@kubb/plugin-client package page

openapi-fetch

Fast, type-safe fetch client for your OpenAPI schema. Only 6 kb (min). Works with React, Vue, Svelte, or vanilla JS.

Compared with openapi-client-axios

  • 36x more weekly downloads (6.6m vs 184.2k)
  • 1 dependency vs 3
  • ESM + CommonJS vs CommonJS
  • Last release 11 Feb 2026 vs 22 Feb 2026
  • 14x more GitHub stars (8.4k vs 616)
openapi-fetch package pageopenapi-fetch vs openapi-client-axios

openapi-react-query

Fast, type-safe @tanstack/react-query client to work with your OpenAPI schema.

Compared with openapi-client-axios

  • 1.8x more weekly downloads (327.5k vs 184.2k)
  • 1 dependency vs 3
  • ESM + CommonJS vs CommonJS
  • Last release 11 Feb 2026 vs 22 Feb 2026
  • 14x more GitHub stars (8.4k vs 616)
openapi-react-query package page

next-openapi-gen

Automatically generate OpenAPI 3.0, 3.1, and 3.2 documentation from Next.js projects, with support for Zod schemas, TypeScript types, and reusable OpenAPI fragments.

Compared with openapi-client-axios

  • 5.7x fewer weekly downloads (32.6k vs 184.2k)
  • 9 dependencies vs 3
  • ESM only vs CommonJS
  • Declares Node.js >=24.0.0 vs none declared
  • Last release 16 Sept 2026 vs 22 Feb 2026
  • 3.2x fewer GitHub stars (192 vs 616)
next-openapi-gen package page

@kubb/oas

OpenAPI Specification (OAS) utilities and helpers for Kubb, providing parsing, normalization, and manipulation of OpenAPI/Swagger schemas.

Compared with openapi-client-axios

  • 1.1x fewer weekly downloads (166.5k vs 184.2k)
  • 11 dependencies vs 3
  • ESM + CommonJS vs CommonJS
  • Declares Node.js >=20 vs none declared
  • Last release 4 Aug 2026 vs 22 Feb 2026
  • 2.9x more GitHub stars (1.8k vs 616)
@kubb/oas package pageopenapi-client-axios vs @kubb/oas
Sources: npm registry, npm downloads API, GitHub API, Bundlephobia. Data fetched 25 Sept 2026.

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