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better-auth is the safest overall pick in this comparison
Measured metrics — each value links to its source.
| Signal | better-auth | @clerk/clerk-sdk-node |
|---|---|---|
| Release cadence | 0 releases in last 90 days | 0 releases in last 90 days |
| Last release | 6 days ago | 566 days ago |
| Open issues | 271 open issues | 22 open issues |
| Bus factor | top contributor makes 53.21% of commits | top contributor makes 23.1% of commits |
| Commit activity | 395 commits in the last 90 days | 570 commits in the last 90 days |
| Pull request activity | 20 PRs opened in the last 90 days | 20 PRs opened in the last 90 days |
| OpenSSF score | not scored | not scored |
| Vulnerabilities | 0 known vulnerabilities |
Daily downloads aggregated to weekly sums (last 5 years).
| Week | better-auth | @clerk/clerk-sdk-node |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-20 | 6,320,223 | 87,735 |
| 2026-07-13 | 5,875,348 | 91,446 |
| 2026-07-06 | 4,098,530 | 68,709 |
| 2026-06-29 | 4,617,448 | 78,391 |
| 2026-06-22 | 4,236,210 | 100,970 |
| 2026-06-15 | 4,577,424 | 90,515 |
| 2026-06-08 | 4,154,014 | 84,727 |
| 2026-06-01 | 3,307,241 | 71,469 |
| 2026-05-25 | 3,293,933 | 76,991 |
| 2026-05-18 | 3,224,847 | 94,339 |
| 2026-05-11 | 3,182,185 | 99,798 |
| 2026-05-04 | 2,755,302 | 92,676 |
| 2026-04-27 | 2,531,326 | 110,087 |
| 2026-04-20 | 2,404,634 | 80,655 |
| 2026-04-13 | 2,265,858 | 86,295 |
| 2026-04-06 | 2,134,663 | 81,412 |
| 2026-03-30 | 2,110,947 | 76,877 |
| 2026-03-23 | 2,035,745 | 79,496 |
| 2026-03-16 | 1,813,095 | 79,775 |
| 2026-03-09 | 1,742,314 | 102,148 |
| 2026-03-02 | 1,581,175 | 96,030 |
| 2026-02-23 | 1,378,096 | 94,270 |
| 2026-02-16 | 1,219,571 | 94,262 |
| 2026-02-09 | 1,187,724 | 91,708 |
| 2026-02-02 | 1,155,140 | 82,061 |
| 2026-01-26 | 1,034,883 | 80,816 |
| 2026-01-19 | 936,539 | 78,777 |
| 2026-01-12 | 877,170 | 74,208 |
| 2026-01-05 | 755,657 | 78,006 |
| 2025-12-29 | 553,926 | 55,776 |
| 2025-12-22 | 511,188 | 45,139 |
| 2025-12-15 | 680,191 | 75,296 |
| 2025-12-08 | 678,361 | 81,601 |
| 2025-12-01 | 685,782 | 85,469 |
| 2025-11-24 | 567,850 | 70,490 |
| 2025-11-17 | 510,149 | 71,807 |
| 2025-11-10 | 478,769 | 71,779 |
| 2025-11-03 | 458,702 | 80,458 |
| 2025-10-27 | 426,871 | 73,763 |
| 2025-10-20 | 363,484 | 83,423 |
| 2025-10-13 | 404,397 | 127,821 |
| 2025-10-06 | 383,404 | 78,178 |
| 2025-09-29 | 362,014 | 76,144 |
| 2025-09-22 | 328,855 | 72,074 |
| 2025-09-15 | 314,830 | 71,273 |
| 2025-09-08 | 300,389 | 69,507 |
| 2025-09-01 | 290,116 | 67,904 |
| 2025-08-25 | 257,689 | 74,050 |
| 2025-08-18 | 243,793 | 78,553 |
| 2025-08-11 | 239,058 | 70,116 |
| 2025-08-04 | 231,553 | 68,853 |
| 2025-07-28 | 215,662 | 68,225 |
| 2025-07-21 | 208,015 | 65,425 |
| 2025-07-14 | 178,262 | 73,194 |
| 2025-07-07 | 173,905 | 77,719 |
| 2025-06-30 | 164,327 | 73,108 |
| 2025-06-23 | 158,197 | 79,730 |
| 2025-06-16 | 145,489 | 82,130 |
| 2025-06-09 | 135,836 | 65,760 |
| 2025-06-02 | 119,001 | 63,712 |
| 2025-05-26 | 110,525 | 59,530 |
| 2025-05-19 | 105,193 | 66,396 |
| 2025-05-12 | 95,196 | 63,565 |
| 2025-05-05 | 85,901 | 62,547 |
| 2025-04-28 | 76,612 | 54,696 |
| 2025-04-21 | 78,279 | 58,778 |
| 2025-04-14 | 75,206 | 57,941 |
| 2025-04-07 | 68,933 | 61,768 |
| 2025-03-31 | 67,001 | 66,112 |
| 2025-03-24 | 57,572 | 65,011 |
| 2025-03-17 | 55,579 | 62,310 |
| 2025-03-10 | 51,695 | 70,739 |
| 2025-03-03 | 54,138 | 64,809 |
| 2025-02-24 | 54,142 | 67,411 |
| 2025-02-17 | 45,778 | 65,905 |
| 2025-02-10 | 41,658 | 65,159 |
| 2025-02-03 | 36,523 | 68,357 |
| 2025-01-27 | 27,316 | 69,004 |
| 2025-01-20 | 24,719 | 65,766 |
| 2025-01-13 | 24,302 | 70,236 |
| 2025-01-06 | 20,220 | 65,542 |
| 2024-12-30 | 19,009 | 46,176 |
| 2024-12-23 | 12,729 | 37,757 |
| 2024-12-16 | 14,415 | 71,448 |
| 2024-12-09 | 11,789 | 79,227 |
| 2024-12-02 | 10,484 | 79,898 |
| 2024-11-25 | 9,279 | 68,330 |
| 2024-11-18 | 7,964 | 84,344 |
| 2024-11-11 | 8,059 | 83,553 |
| 2024-11-04 | 8,755 | 86,401 |
| 2024-10-28 | 4,653 | 84,437 |
| 2024-10-21 | 6,196 | 84,936 |
| 2024-10-14 | 7,226 | 93,160 |
| 2024-10-07 | 3,278 | 92,945 |
| 2024-09-30 | 4,973 | 89,675 |
| 2024-09-23 | 2,396 | 91,855 |
| 2024-09-16 | 1,097 | 89,162 |
| 2024-09-09 | 2,550 | 97,623 |
| 2024-09-02 | 1,780 | 104,149 |
| 2024-08-26 | 10 | 96,178 |
| 2024-08-19 | 1 | 95,113 |
| 2024-08-12 | 0 | 91,714 |
| 2024-08-05 | 0 | 85,113 |
| 2024-07-29 | 2 | 92,231 |
| 2024-07-22 | 0 | 81,706 |
| 2024-07-15 | 1 | 85,193 |
| 2024-07-08 | 2 | 83,146 |
| 2024-07-01 | 1 | 77,024 |
| 2024-06-24 | 9 | 85,776 |
| 2024-06-17 | 0 | 85,250 |
| 2024-06-10 | 3 | 81,715 |
| 2024-06-03 | 2 | 84,323 |
| 2024-05-27 | 12 | 83,044 |
| 2024-05-20 | 85 | 88,169 |
| 2024-05-13 | 37 | 95,318 |
| 2024-05-06 | 4 | 90,022 |
| 2024-04-29 | 3 | 96,198 |
| 2024-04-22 | 53 | 102,880 |
| 2024-04-15 | 0 | 112,812 |
| 2024-04-08 | 0 | 109,127 |
| 2024-04-01 | 0 | 115,979 |
| 2024-03-25 | 0 | 100,193 |
| 2024-03-18 | 0 | 104,165 |
| 2024-03-11 | 0 | 106,512 |
| 2024-03-04 | 0 | 106,356 |
| 2024-02-26 | 0 | 105,633 |
| 2024-02-19 | 0 | 98,920 |
| 2024-02-12 | 0 | 99,360 |
| 2024-02-05 | 0 | 97,059 |
| 2024-01-29 | 0 | 108,397 |
| 2024-01-22 | 0 | 99,115 |
| 2024-01-15 | 0 | 97,814 |
| 2024-01-08 | 0 | 97,340 |
| 2024-01-01 | 0 | 67,723 |
| 2023-12-25 | 0 | 51,252 |
| 2023-12-18 | 0 | 74,466 |
| 2023-12-11 | 0 | 83,404 |
| 2023-12-04 | 0 | 76,330 |
| 2023-11-27 | 0 | 78,999 |
| 2023-11-20 | 0 | 65,912 |
| 2023-11-13 | 0 | 77,782 |
| 2023-11-06 | 0 | 73,643 |
| 2023-10-30 | 0 | 54,498 |
| 2023-10-23 | 0 | 69,272 |
| 2023-10-16 | 0 | 72,513 |
| 2023-10-09 | 0 | 68,003 |
| 2023-10-02 | 0 | 80,206 |
| 2023-09-25 | 0 | 75,897 |
| 2023-09-18 | 0 | 69,271 |
| 2023-09-11 | 0 | 69,171 |
| 2023-09-04 | 0 | 63,923 |
| 2023-08-28 | 0 | 63,492 |
| 2023-08-21 | 0 | 58,317 |
| 2023-08-14 | 0 | 60,670 |
| 2023-08-07 | 0 | 62,797 |
| 2023-07-31 | 0 | 61,977 |
| 2023-07-24 | 0 | 57,605 |
| 2023-07-17 | 0 | 59,304 |
| 2023-07-10 | 0 | 64,758 |
| 2023-07-03 | 0 | 54,780 |
| 2023-06-26 | 0 | 55,493 |
| 2023-06-19 | 0 | 51,792 |
| 2023-06-12 | 0 | 50,552 |
| 2023-06-05 | 0 | 46,811 |
| 2023-05-29 | 0 | 39,338 |
| 2023-05-22 | 0 | 37,850 |
| 2023-05-15 | 0 | 41,419 |
| 2023-05-08 | 0 | 34,450 |
| 2023-05-01 | 0 | 33,689 |
| 2023-04-24 | 0 | 28,814 |
| 2023-04-17 | 0 | 29,281 |
| 2023-04-10 | 0 | 33,083 |
| 2023-04-03 | 0 | 29,485 |
| 2023-03-27 | 0 | 32,046 |
| 2023-03-20 | 0 | 26,401 |
| 2023-03-13 | 0 | 21,449 |
| 2023-03-06 | 0 | 19,107 |
| 2023-02-27 | 0 | 15,662 |
| 2023-02-20 | 0 | 15,077 |
| 2023-02-13 | 0 | 14,318 |
| 2023-02-06 | 0 | 14,386 |
| 2023-01-30 | 0 | 13,370 |
| 2023-01-23 | 0 | 12,221 |
| 2023-01-16 | 0 | 11,581 |
| 2023-01-09 | 0 | 11,805 |
| 2023-01-02 | 0 | 7,882 |
| 2022-12-26 | 0 | 4,034 |
| 2022-12-19 | 0 | 8,329 |
| 2022-12-12 | 0 | 9,395 |
| 2022-12-05 | 0 | 8,359 |
| 2022-11-28 | 0 | 8,846 |
| 2022-11-21 | 0 | 7,857 |
| 2022-11-14 | 0 | 7,502 |
| 2022-11-07 | 0 | 8,973 |
| 2022-10-31 | 0 | 8,793 |
| 2022-10-24 | 0 | 8,094 |
| 2022-10-17 | 0 | 6,257 |
| 2022-10-10 | 0 | 9,210 |
| 2022-10-03 | 0 | 8,526 |
| 2022-09-26 | 0 | 7,287 |
| 2022-09-19 | 0 | 6,450 |
| 2022-09-12 | 0 | 6,669 |
| 2022-09-05 | 0 | 5,905 |
| 2022-08-29 | 0 | 6,192 |
| 2022-08-22 | 0 | 6,574 |
| 2022-08-15 | 0 | 5,206 |
| 2022-08-08 | 0 | 5,931 |
| 2022-08-01 | 0 | 6,093 |
| 2022-07-25 | 0 | 5,480 |
| 2022-07-18 | 0 | 4,349 |
| 2022-07-11 | 0 | 5,731 |
| 2022-07-04 | 0 | 5,054 |
| 2022-06-27 | 0 | 4,242 |
| 2022-06-20 | 0 | 4,353 |
| 2022-06-13 | 0 | 4,478 |
| 2022-06-06 | 0 | 4,036 |
| 2022-05-30 | 0 | 4,711 |
| 2022-05-23 | 0 | 4,672 |
| 2022-05-16 | 0 | 5,029 |
| 2022-05-09 | 0 | 6,077 |
| 2022-05-02 | 0 | 6,223 |
| 2022-04-25 | 0 | 5,528 |
| 2022-04-18 | 0 | 5,202 |
| 2022-04-11 | 0 | 6,592 |
| 2022-04-04 | 0 | 4,761 |
| 2022-03-28 | 0 | 5,268 |
| 2022-03-21 | 0 | 5,311 |
| 2022-03-14 | 0 | 5,227 |
| 2022-03-07 | 0 | 3,838 |
| 2022-02-28 | 0 | 3,503 |
| 2022-02-21 | 0 | 3,538 |
| 2022-02-14 | 0 | 3,126 |
| 2022-02-07 | 0 | 2,672 |
| 2022-01-31 | 0 | 3,611 |
| 2022-01-24 | 0 | 2,588 |
| 2022-01-17 | 0 | 2,903 |
| 2022-01-10 | 0 | 2,581 |
| 2022-01-03 | 0 | 1,847 |
| 2021-12-27 | 0 | 917 |
| 2021-12-20 | 0 | 2,019 |
| 2021-12-13 | 0 | 2,784 |
| 2021-12-06 | 0 | 2,699 |
| 2021-11-29 | 0 | 3,047 |
| 2021-11-22 | 0 | 881 |
| 2021-11-15 | 0 | 1,253 |
| 2021-11-08 | 0 | 876 |
| 2021-11-01 | 0 | 792 |
| 2021-10-25 | 0 | 882 |
| 2021-10-18 | 0 | 1,137 |
| 2021-10-11 | 0 | 942 |
| 2021-10-04 | 0 | 850 |
| 2021-09-27 | 0 | 1,330 |
| 2021-09-20 | 0 | 1,017 |
| 2021-09-13 | 0 | 991 |
| 2021-09-06 | 0 | 810 |
| 2021-08-30 | 0 | 1,252 |
| 2021-08-23 | 0 | 867 |
| 2021-08-16 | 0 | 578 |
| 2021-08-09 | 0 | 685 |
| 2021-08-02 | 0 | 1,531 |
| 2021-07-26 | 0 | 404 |
| 0 known vulnerabilities |
| Types | ships TypeScript types | ships TypeScript types |
| Deprecation | — | Marked deprecated on npm |