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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 | lucia |
|---|---|---|
| Release cadence | 0 releases in last 90 days | 0 releases in last 90 days |
| Last release | 6 days ago | 647 days ago |
| Open issues | 271 open issues | 12 open issues |
| Bus factor | top contributor makes 53.21% of commits | top contributor makes 90.58% of commits |
| Commit activity | 395 commits in the last 90 days | 8 commits in the last 90 days |
| Pull request activity | 20 PRs opened in the last 90 days | 1 PRs opened in the last 90 days |
| OpenSSF score | not scored | not scored |
| Vulnerabilities | 0 known vulnerabilities | 0 known vulnerabilities |
Daily downloads aggregated to weekly sums (last 5 years).
| Week | better-auth | lucia |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-20 | 6,320,223 | 287,662 |
| 2026-07-13 | 5,875,348 | 277,292 |
| 2026-07-06 | 4,098,530 | 186,946 |
| 2026-06-29 | 4,617,448 | 205,071 |
| 2026-06-22 | 4,236,210 | 214,584 |
| 2026-06-15 | 4,577,424 | 198,152 |
| 2026-06-08 | 4,154,014 | 209,542 |
| 2026-06-01 | 3,307,241 | 165,964 |
| 2026-05-25 | 3,293,933 | 214,569 |
| 2026-05-18 | 3,224,847 | 204,580 |
| 2026-05-11 | 3,182,185 | 192,022 |
| 2026-05-04 | 2,755,302 | 164,294 |
| 2026-04-27 | 2,531,326 | 157,537 |
| 2026-04-20 | 2,404,634 | 141,631 |
| 2026-04-13 | 2,265,858 | 131,569 |
| 2026-04-06 | 2,134,663 | 131,750 |
| 2026-03-30 | 2,110,947 | 126,383 |
| 2026-03-23 | 2,035,745 | 124,991 |
| 2026-03-16 | 1,813,095 | 119,078 |
| 2026-03-09 | 1,742,314 | 123,606 |
| 2026-03-02 | 1,581,175 | 112,012 |
| 2026-02-23 | 1,378,096 | 112,874 |
| 2026-02-16 | 1,219,571 | 101,570 |
| 2026-02-09 | 1,187,724 | 96,980 |
| 2026-02-02 | 1,155,140 | 101,815 |
| 2026-01-26 | 1,034,883 | 91,290 |
| 2026-01-19 | 936,539 | 87,423 |
| 2026-01-12 | 877,170 | 86,154 |
| 2026-01-05 | 755,657 | 77,779 |
| 2025-12-29 | 553,926 | 49,103 |
| 2025-12-22 | 511,188 | 48,842 |
| 2025-12-15 | 680,191 | 74,563 |
| 2025-12-08 | 678,361 | 79,692 |
| 2025-12-01 | 685,782 | 82,201 |
| 2025-11-24 | 567,850 | 68,641 |
| 2025-11-17 | 510,149 | 76,876 |
| 2025-11-10 | 478,769 | 74,437 |
| 2025-11-03 | 458,702 | 74,087 |
| 2025-10-27 | 426,871 | 69,651 |
| 2025-10-20 | 363,484 | 58,702 |
| 2025-10-13 | 404,397 | 67,470 |
| 2025-10-06 | 383,404 | 65,783 |
| 2025-09-29 | 362,014 | 64,833 |
| 2025-09-22 | 328,855 | 60,098 |
| 2025-09-15 | 314,830 | 60,339 |
| 2025-09-08 | 300,389 | 65,778 |
| 2025-09-01 | 290,116 | 55,584 |
| 2025-08-25 | 257,689 | 55,073 |
| 2025-08-18 | 243,793 | 53,982 |
| 2025-08-11 | 239,058 | 51,735 |
| 2025-08-04 | 231,553 | 59,291 |
| 2025-07-28 | 215,662 | 56,977 |
| 2025-07-21 | 208,015 | 53,971 |
| 2025-07-14 | 178,262 | 56,626 |
| 2025-07-07 | 173,905 | 55,169 |
| 2025-06-30 | 164,327 | 55,517 |
| 2025-06-23 | 158,197 | 53,848 |
| 2025-06-16 | 145,489 | 56,647 |
| 2025-06-09 | 135,836 | 48,094 |
| 2025-06-02 | 119,001 | 51,255 |
| 2025-05-26 | 110,525 | 45,277 |
| 2025-05-19 | 105,193 | 45,808 |
| 2025-05-12 | 95,196 | 39,309 |
| 2025-05-05 | 85,901 | 36,044 |
| 2025-04-28 | 76,612 | 36,442 |
| 2025-04-21 | 78,279 | 38,726 |
| 2025-04-14 | 75,206 | 36,815 |
| 2025-04-07 | 68,933 | 39,844 |
| 2025-03-31 | 67,001 | 41,081 |
| 2025-03-24 | 57,572 | 42,226 |
| 2025-03-17 | 55,579 | 42,486 |
| 2025-03-10 | 51,695 | 44,956 |
| 2025-03-03 | 54,138 | 42,951 |
| 2025-02-24 | 54,142 | 43,517 |
| 2025-02-17 | 45,778 | 39,230 |
| 2025-02-10 | 41,658 | 42,280 |
| 2025-02-03 | 36,523 | 38,656 |
| 2025-01-27 | 27,316 | 37,047 |
| 2025-01-20 | 24,719 | 39,239 |
| 2025-01-13 | 24,302 | 40,870 |
| 2025-01-06 | 20,220 | 39,590 |
| 2024-12-30 | 19,009 | 23,567 |
| 2024-12-23 | 12,729 | 23,418 |
| 2024-12-16 | 14,415 | 41,693 |
| 2024-12-09 | 11,789 | 44,212 |
| 2024-12-02 | 10,484 | 41,529 |
| 2024-11-25 | 9,279 | 41,927 |
| 2024-11-18 | 7,964 | 44,174 |
| 2024-11-11 | 8,059 | 44,793 |
| 2024-11-04 | 8,755 | 47,156 |
| 2024-10-28 | 4,653 | 47,432 |
| 2024-10-21 | 6,196 | 52,718 |
| 2024-10-14 | 7,226 | 49,390 |
| 2024-10-07 | 3,278 | 56,560 |
| 2024-09-30 | 4,973 | 50,693 |
| 2024-09-23 | 2,396 | 52,250 |
| 2024-09-16 | 1,097 | 53,052 |
| 2024-09-09 | 2,550 | 55,254 |
| 2024-09-02 | 1,780 | 50,713 |
| 2024-08-26 | 10 | 49,863 |
| 2024-08-19 | 1 | 45,476 |
| 2024-08-12 | 0 | 44,059 |
| 2024-08-05 | 0 | 43,361 |
| 2024-07-29 | 2 | 42,516 |
| 2024-07-22 | 0 | 43,312 |
| 2024-07-15 | 1 | 41,153 |
| 2024-07-08 | 2 | 38,839 |
| 2024-07-01 | 1 | 38,144 |
| 2024-06-24 | 9 | 39,775 |
| 2024-06-17 | 0 | 38,380 |
| 2024-06-10 | 3 | 36,189 |
| 2024-06-03 | 2 | 41,458 |
| 2024-05-27 | 12 | 37,312 |
| 2024-05-20 | 85 | 38,084 |
| 2024-05-13 | 37 | 42,551 |
| 2024-05-06 | 4 | 43,144 |
| 2024-04-29 | 3 | 44,521 |
| 2024-04-22 | 53 | 35,915 |
| 2024-04-15 | 0 | 30,405 |
| 2024-04-08 | 0 | 29,123 |
| 2024-04-01 | 0 | 30,596 |
| 2024-03-25 | 0 | 27,546 |
| 2024-03-18 | 0 | 26,891 |
| 2024-03-11 | 0 | 26,014 |
| 2024-03-04 | 0 | 24,679 |
| 2024-02-26 | 0 | 22,136 |
| 2024-02-19 | 0 | 19,931 |
| 2024-02-12 | 0 | 17,219 |
| 2024-02-05 | 0 | 15,995 |
| 2024-01-29 | 0 | 17,051 |
| 2024-01-22 | 0 | 15,959 |
| 2024-01-15 | 0 | 13,067 |
| 2024-01-08 | 0 | 12,023 |
| 2024-01-01 | 0 | 11,228 |
| 2023-12-25 | 0 | 8,687 |
| 2023-12-18 | 0 | 11,314 |
| 2023-12-11 | 0 | 9,337 |
| 2023-12-04 | 0 | 9,668 |
| 2023-11-27 | 0 | 8,856 |
| 2023-11-20 | 0 | 7,806 |
| 2023-11-13 | 0 | 8,627 |
| 2023-11-06 | 0 | 8,497 |
| 2023-10-30 | 0 | 7,671 |
| 2023-10-23 | 0 | 6,514 |
| 2023-10-16 | 0 | 7,015 |
| 2023-10-09 | 0 | 5,570 |
| 2023-10-02 | 0 | 5,521 |
| 2023-09-25 | 0 | 5,461 |
| 2023-09-18 | 0 | 4,807 |
| 2023-09-11 | 0 | 5,251 |
| 2023-09-04 | 0 | 4,833 |
| 2023-08-28 | 0 | 4,220 |
| 2023-08-21 | 0 | 2,947 |
| 2023-08-14 | 0 | 2,808 |
| 2023-08-07 | 0 | 2,589 |
| 2023-07-31 | 0 | 2,151 |
| 2023-07-24 | 0 | 1,799 |
| 2023-07-17 | 0 | 865 |
| 2023-07-10 | 0 | 1,140 |
| 2023-07-03 | 0 | 575 |
| 2023-06-26 | 0 | 437 |
| 2023-06-19 | 0 | 523 |
| 2023-06-12 | 0 | 603 |
| 2023-06-05 | 0 | 360 |
| 2023-05-29 | 0 | 44 |
| 2023-05-22 | 0 | 146 |
| 2023-05-15 | 0 | 143 |
| 2023-05-08 | 0 | 38 |
| 2023-05-01 | 0 | 80 |
| 2023-04-24 | 0 | 198 |
| 2023-04-17 | 0 | 114 |
| 2023-04-10 | 0 | 138 |
| 2023-04-03 | 0 | 59 |
| 2023-03-27 | 0 | 94 |
| 2023-03-20 | 0 | 65 |
| 2023-03-13 | 0 | 84 |
| 2023-03-06 | 0 | 122 |
| 2023-02-27 | 0 | 147 |
| 2023-02-20 | 0 | 119 |
| 2023-02-13 | 0 | 52 |
| 2023-02-06 | 0 | 69 |
| 2023-01-30 | 0 | 60 |
| 2023-01-23 | 0 | 69 |
| 2023-01-16 | 0 | 99 |
| 2023-01-09 | 0 | 116 |
| 2023-01-02 | 0 | 63 |
| 2022-12-26 | 0 | 55 |
| 2022-12-19 | 0 | 34 |
| 2022-12-12 | 0 | 66 |
| 2022-12-05 | 0 | 92 |
| 2022-11-28 | 0 | 57 |
| 2022-11-21 | 0 | 59 |
| 2022-11-14 | 0 | 37 |
| 2022-11-07 | 0 | 49 |
| 2022-10-31 | 0 | 48 |
| 2022-10-24 | 0 | 138 |
| 2022-10-17 | 0 | 41 |
| 2022-10-10 | 0 | 37 |
| 2022-10-03 | 0 | 32 |
| 2022-09-26 | 0 | 52 |
| 2022-09-19 | 0 | 93 |
| 2022-09-12 | 0 | 47 |
| 2022-09-05 | 0 | 145 |
| 2022-08-29 | 0 | 35 |
| 2022-08-22 | 0 | 40 |
| 2022-08-15 | 0 | 32 |
| 2022-08-08 | 0 | 175 |
| 2022-08-01 | 0 | 113 |
| 2022-07-25 | 0 | 46 |
| 2022-07-18 | 0 | 36 |
| 2022-07-11 | 0 | 34 |
| 2022-07-04 | 0 | 94 |
| 2022-06-27 | 0 | 96 |
| 2022-06-20 | 0 | 98 |
| 2022-06-13 | 0 | 39 |
| 2022-06-06 | 0 | 36 |
| 2022-05-30 | 0 | 72 |
| 2022-05-23 | 0 | 199 |
| 2022-05-16 | 0 | 48 |
| 2022-05-09 | 0 | 294 |
| 2022-05-02 | 0 | 46 |
| 2022-04-25 | 0 | 35 |
| 2022-04-18 | 0 | 101 |
| 2022-04-11 | 0 | 152 |
| 2022-04-04 | 0 | 51 |
| 2022-03-28 | 0 | 46 |
| 2022-03-21 | 0 | 107 |
| 2022-03-14 | 0 | 39 |
| 2022-03-07 | 0 | 54 |
| 2022-02-28 | 0 | 97 |
| 2022-02-21 | 0 | 99 |
| 2022-02-14 | 0 | 59 |
| 2022-02-07 | 0 | 127 |
| 2022-01-31 | 0 | 48 |
| 2022-01-24 | 0 | 80 |
| 2022-01-17 | 0 | 54 |
| 2022-01-10 | 0 | 49 |
| 2022-01-03 | 0 | 42 |
| 2021-12-27 | 0 | 44 |
| 2021-12-20 | 0 | 78 |
| 2021-12-13 | 0 | 25 |
| 2021-12-06 | 0 | 34 |
| 2021-11-29 | 0 | 83 |
| 2021-11-22 | 0 | 38 |
| 2021-11-15 | 0 | 102 |
| 2021-11-08 | 0 | 68 |
| 2021-11-01 | 0 | 81 |
| 2021-10-25 | 0 | 66 |
| 2021-10-18 | 0 | 48 |
| 2021-10-11 | 0 | 49 |
| 2021-10-04 | 0 | 114 |
| 2021-09-27 | 0 | 105 |
| 2021-09-20 | 0 | 101 |
| 2021-09-13 | 0 | 44 |
| 2021-09-06 | 0 | 128 |
| 2021-08-30 | 0 | 130 |
| 2021-08-23 | 0 | 103 |
| 2021-08-16 | 0 | 93 |
| 2021-08-09 | 0 | 203 |
| 2021-08-02 | 0 | 67 |
| 2021-07-26 | 0 | 73 |
| Types | ships TypeScript types | ships TypeScript types |
| Deprecation | — | Marked deprecated on npm |