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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 | iron-session |
|---|---|---|
| Release cadence | 0 releases in last 90 days | 0 releases in last 90 days |
| Last release | 6 days ago | 624 days ago |
| Open issues | 271 open issues | 16 open issues |
| Bus factor | top contributor makes 53.21% of commits | top contributor makes 51.89% of commits |
| Commit activity | 395 commits in the last 90 days | 0 commits in the last 90 days |
| Pull request activity | 20 PRs opened in the last 90 days | 0 PRs opened in the last 90 days |
| OpenSSF score | not scored | 3.1/10 |
| Vulnerabilities | 0 known vulnerabilities | 0 known vulnerabilities |
Daily downloads aggregated to weekly sums (last 5 years).
| Week | better-auth | iron-session |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-20 | 6,320,223 | 1,812,291 |
| 2026-07-13 | 5,875,348 | 1,728,821 |
| 2026-07-06 | 4,098,530 | 1,304,072 |
| 2026-06-29 | 4,617,448 | 1,489,793 |
| 2026-06-22 | 4,236,210 | 1,544,321 |
| 2026-06-15 | 4,577,424 | 1,514,832 |
| 2026-06-08 | 4,154,014 | 1,676,237 |
| 2026-06-01 | 3,307,241 | 1,294,885 |
| 2026-05-25 | 3,293,933 | 1,389,126 |
| 2026-05-18 | 3,224,847 | 1,502,848 |
| 2026-05-11 | 3,182,185 | 1,421,454 |
| 2026-05-04 | 2,755,302 | 1,340,856 |
| 2026-04-27 | 2,531,326 | 1,277,678 |
| 2026-04-20 | 2,404,634 | 1,259,837 |
| 2026-04-13 | 2,265,858 | 1,257,289 |
| 2026-04-06 | 2,134,663 | 1,232,352 |
| 2026-03-30 | 2,110,947 | 1,162,569 |
| 2026-03-23 | 2,035,745 | 1,073,875 |
| 2026-03-16 | 1,813,095 | 1,166,857 |
| 2026-03-09 | 1,742,314 | 1,129,596 |
| 2026-03-02 | 1,581,175 | 1,120,168 |
| 2026-02-23 | 1,378,096 | 1,045,474 |
| 2026-02-16 | 1,219,571 | 930,024 |
| 2026-02-09 | 1,187,724 | 1,025,384 |
| 2026-02-02 | 1,155,140 | 1,011,821 |
| 2026-01-26 | 1,034,883 | 934,396 |
| 2026-01-19 | 936,539 | 788,288 |
| 2026-01-12 | 877,170 | 834,506 |
| 2026-01-05 | 755,657 | 731,325 |
| 2025-12-29 | 553,926 | 290,598 |
| 2025-12-22 | 511,188 | 313,643 |
| 2025-12-15 | 680,191 | 683,733 |
| 2025-12-08 | 678,361 | 706,940 |
| 2025-12-01 | 685,782 | 709,250 |
| 2025-11-24 | 567,850 | 489,737 |
| 2025-11-17 | 510,149 | 653,764 |
| 2025-11-10 | 478,769 | 574,470 |
| 2025-11-03 | 458,702 | 587,206 |
| 2025-10-27 | 426,871 | 561,271 |
| 2025-10-20 | 363,484 | 349,314 |
| 2025-10-13 | 404,397 | 436,427 |
| 2025-10-06 | 383,404 | 445,771 |
| 2025-09-29 | 362,014 | 465,871 |
| 2025-09-22 | 328,855 | 442,872 |
| 2025-09-15 | 314,830 | 398,469 |
| 2025-09-08 | 300,389 | 417,760 |
| 2025-09-01 | 290,116 | 382,357 |
| 2025-08-25 | 257,689 | 381,014 |
| 2025-08-18 | 243,793 | 374,136 |
| 2025-08-11 | 239,058 | 352,849 |
| 2025-08-04 | 231,553 | 343,661 |
| 2025-07-28 | 215,662 | 340,779 |
| 2025-07-21 | 208,015 | 335,303 |
| 2025-07-14 | 178,262 | 322,134 |
| 2025-07-07 | 173,905 | 348,204 |
| 2025-06-30 | 164,327 | 301,736 |
| 2025-06-23 | 158,197 | 318,943 |
| 2025-06-16 | 145,489 | 366,200 |
| 2025-06-09 | 135,836 | 341,055 |
| 2025-06-02 | 119,001 | 329,697 |
| 2025-05-26 | 110,525 | 304,564 |
| 2025-05-19 | 105,193 | 326,384 |
| 2025-05-12 | 95,196 | 291,529 |
| 2025-05-05 | 85,901 | 327,326 |
| 2025-04-28 | 76,612 | 306,629 |
| 2025-04-21 | 78,279 | 302,345 |
| 2025-04-14 | 75,206 | 279,482 |
| 2025-04-07 | 68,933 | 255,257 |
| 2025-03-31 | 67,001 | 252,756 |
| 2025-03-24 | 57,572 | 262,398 |
| 2025-03-17 | 55,579 | 263,593 |
| 2025-03-10 | 51,695 | 248,322 |
| 2025-03-03 | 54,138 | 237,501 |
| 2025-02-24 | 54,142 | 219,856 |
| 2025-02-17 | 45,778 | 207,312 |
| 2025-02-10 | 41,658 | 221,711 |
| 2025-02-03 | 36,523 | 253,261 |
| 2025-01-27 | 27,316 | 223,108 |
| 2025-01-20 | 24,719 | 216,243 |
| 2025-01-13 | 24,302 | 214,946 |
| 2025-01-06 | 20,220 | 201,422 |
| 2024-12-30 | 19,009 | 129,051 |
| 2024-12-23 | 12,729 | 107,969 |
| 2024-12-16 | 14,415 | 189,803 |
| 2024-12-09 | 11,789 | 158,521 |
| 2024-12-02 | 10,484 | 164,672 |
| 2024-11-25 | 9,279 | 143,853 |
| 2024-11-18 | 7,964 | 180,258 |
| 2024-11-11 | 8,059 | 163,408 |
| 2024-11-04 | 8,755 | 160,942 |
| 2024-10-28 | 4,653 | 163,415 |
| 2024-10-21 | 6,196 | 166,673 |
| 2024-10-14 | 7,226 | 157,979 |
| 2024-10-07 | 3,278 | 159,563 |
| 2024-09-30 | 4,973 | 147,232 |
| 2024-09-23 | 2,396 | 149,499 |
| 2024-09-16 | 1,097 | 153,536 |
| 2024-09-09 | 2,550 | 152,051 |
| 2024-09-02 | 1,780 | 132,757 |
| 2024-08-26 | 10 | 144,043 |
| 2024-08-19 | 1 | 133,951 |
| 2024-08-12 | 0 | 132,097 |
| 2024-08-05 | 0 | 126,937 |
| 2024-07-29 | 2 | 130,920 |
| 2024-07-22 | 0 | 127,558 |
| 2024-07-15 | 1 | 120,407 |
| 2024-07-08 | 2 | 121,308 |
| 2024-07-01 | 1 | 110,177 |
| 2024-06-24 | 9 | 126,667 |
| 2024-06-17 | 0 | 120,219 |
| 2024-06-10 | 3 | 126,833 |
| 2024-06-03 | 2 | 137,125 |
| 2024-05-27 | 12 | 121,337 |
| 2024-05-20 | 85 | 125,524 |
| 2024-05-13 | 37 | 129,616 |
| 2024-05-06 | 4 | 119,424 |
| 2024-04-29 | 3 | 111,614 |
| 2024-04-22 | 53 | 129,437 |
| 2024-04-15 | 0 | 117,654 |
| 2024-04-08 | 0 | 116,291 |
| 2024-04-01 | 0 | 111,832 |
| 2024-03-25 | 0 | 103,650 |
| 2024-03-18 | 0 | 123,945 |
| 2024-03-11 | 0 | 119,767 |
| 2024-03-04 | 0 | 122,707 |
| 2024-02-26 | 0 | 119,543 |
| 2024-02-19 | 0 | 105,679 |
| 2024-02-12 | 0 | 88,621 |
| 2024-02-05 | 0 | 94,664 |
| 2024-01-29 | 0 | 91,631 |
| 2024-01-22 | 0 | 89,393 |
| 2024-01-15 | 0 | 86,634 |
| 2024-01-08 | 0 | 85,407 |
| 2024-01-01 | 0 | 56,768 |
| 2023-12-25 | 0 | 34,376 |
| 2023-12-18 | 0 | 71,969 |
| 2023-12-11 | 0 | 81,194 |
| 2023-12-04 | 0 | 83,568 |
| 2023-11-27 | 0 | 81,383 |
| 2023-11-20 | 0 | 75,083 |
| 2023-11-13 | 0 | 85,134 |
| 2023-11-06 | 0 | 84,269 |
| 2023-10-30 | 0 | 63,675 |
| 2023-10-23 | 0 | 76,227 |
| 2023-10-16 | 0 | 74,870 |
| 2023-10-09 | 0 | 72,667 |
| 2023-10-02 | 0 | 75,782 |
| 2023-09-25 | 0 | 74,263 |
| 2023-09-18 | 0 | 66,121 |
| 2023-09-11 | 0 | 65,738 |
| 2023-09-04 | 0 | 65,932 |
| 2023-08-28 | 0 | 67,834 |
| 2023-08-21 | 0 | 72,248 |
| 2023-08-14 | 0 | 65,665 |
| 2023-08-07 | 0 | 68,256 |
| 2023-07-31 | 0 | 68,543 |
| 2023-07-24 | 0 | 70,598 |
| 2023-07-17 | 0 | 71,932 |
| 2023-07-10 | 0 | 65,654 |
| 2023-07-03 | 0 | 63,318 |
| 2023-06-26 | 0 | 69,183 |
| 2023-06-19 | 0 | 65,355 |
| 2023-06-12 | 0 | 65,931 |
| 2023-06-05 | 0 | 64,315 |
| 2023-05-29 | 0 | 61,213 |
| 2023-05-22 | 0 | 62,309 |
| 2023-05-15 | 0 | 62,902 |
| 2023-05-08 | 0 | 66,636 |
| 2023-05-01 | 0 | 56,629 |
| 2023-04-24 | 0 | 61,581 |
| 2023-04-17 | 0 | 59,527 |
| 2023-04-10 | 0 | 56,823 |
| 2023-04-03 | 0 | 53,540 |
| 2023-03-27 | 0 | 56,749 |
| 2023-03-20 | 0 | 54,738 |
| 2023-03-13 | 0 | 61,065 |
| 2023-03-06 | 0 | 61,761 |
| 2023-02-27 | 0 | 59,141 |
| 2023-02-20 | 0 | 55,657 |
| 2023-02-13 | 0 | 51,734 |
| 2023-02-06 | 0 | 50,948 |
| 2023-01-30 | 0 | 48,698 |
| 2023-01-23 | 0 | 46,672 |
| 2023-01-16 | 0 | 46,081 |
| 2023-01-09 | 0 | 45,086 |
| 2023-01-02 | 0 | 35,528 |
| 2022-12-26 | 0 | 20,019 |
| 2022-12-19 | 0 | 37,219 |
| 2022-12-12 | 0 | 42,969 |
| 2022-12-05 | 0 | 40,965 |
| 2022-11-28 | 0 | 39,492 |
| 2022-11-21 | 0 | 35,641 |
| 2022-11-14 | 0 | 39,203 |
| 2022-11-07 | 0 | 39,200 |
| 2022-10-31 | 0 | 37,049 |
| 2022-10-24 | 0 | 38,550 |
| 2022-10-17 | 0 | 33,192 |
| 2022-10-10 | 0 | 27,432 |
| 2022-10-03 | 0 | 28,418 |
| 2022-09-26 | 0 | 29,828 |
| 2022-09-19 | 0 | 26,845 |
| 2022-09-12 | 0 | 25,766 |
| 2022-09-05 | 0 | 23,661 |
| 2022-08-29 | 0 | 23,564 |
| 2022-08-22 | 0 | 24,147 |
| 2022-08-15 | 0 | 21,163 |
| 2022-08-08 | 0 | 24,357 |
| 2022-08-01 | 0 | 21,130 |
| 2022-07-25 | 0 | 20,201 |
| 2022-07-18 | 0 | 17,026 |
| 2022-07-11 | 0 | 20,304 |
| 2022-07-04 | 0 | 19,871 |
| 2022-06-27 | 0 | 21,279 |
| 2022-06-20 | 0 | 18,659 |
| 2022-06-13 | 0 | 20,085 |
| 2022-06-06 | 0 | 19,768 |
| 2022-05-30 | 0 | 19,157 |
| 2022-05-23 | 0 | 17,269 |
| 2022-05-16 | 0 | 18,488 |
| 2022-05-09 | 0 | 19,243 |
| 2022-05-02 | 0 | 18,245 |
| 2022-04-25 | 0 | 19,631 |
| 2022-04-18 | 0 | 16,675 |
| 2022-04-11 | 0 | 13,360 |
| 2022-04-04 | 0 | 15,276 |
| 2022-03-28 | 0 | 15,600 |
| 2022-03-21 | 0 | 16,525 |
| 2022-03-14 | 0 | 13,841 |
| 2022-03-07 | 0 | 11,364 |
| 2022-02-28 | 0 | 10,625 |
| 2022-02-21 | 0 | 12,461 |
| 2022-02-14 | 0 | 9,735 |
| 2022-02-07 | 0 | 8,596 |
| 2022-01-31 | 0 | 7,622 |
| 2022-01-24 | 0 | 7,504 |
| 2022-01-17 | 0 | 5,460 |
| 2022-01-10 | 0 | 4,634 |
| 2022-01-03 | 0 | 4,088 |
| 2021-12-27 | 0 | 2,088 |
| 2021-12-20 | 0 | 2,573 |
| 2021-12-13 | 0 | 3,378 |
| 2021-12-06 | 0 | 3,322 |
| 2021-11-29 | 0 | 2,885 |
| 2021-11-22 | 0 | 2,101 |
| 2021-11-15 | 0 | 1,733 |
| 2021-11-08 | 0 | 1,139 |
| 2021-11-01 | 0 | 628 |
| 2021-10-25 | 0 | 351 |
| 2021-10-18 | 0 | 469 |
| 2021-10-11 | 0 | 10 |
| 2021-10-04 | 0 | 4 |
| 2021-09-27 | 0 | 13 |
| 2021-09-20 | 0 | 11 |
| 2021-09-13 | 0 | 18 |
| 2021-09-06 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021-08-30 | 0 | 5 |
| 2021-08-23 | 0 | 12 |
| 2021-08-16 | 0 | 9 |
| 2021-08-09 | 0 | 4 |
| 2021-08-02 | 0 | 4 |
| 2021-07-26 | 0 | 0 |
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