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@auth/core is the safest overall pick in this comparison
Measured metrics — each value links to its source.
| Signal | iron-session | @auth/core |
|---|---|---|
| Release cadence | 0 releases in last 90 days | 0 releases in last 90 days |
| Last release | 624 days ago | 9 days ago |
| Open issues | 16 open issues | 389 open issues |
| Bus factor | top contributor makes 51.89% of commits | top contributor makes 43.07% of commits |
| Commit activity | 0 commits in the last 90 days | 17 commits in the last 90 days |
| Pull request activity | 0 PRs opened in the last 90 days | 15 PRs opened in the last 90 days |
| OpenSSF score | 3.1/10 | 6/10 |
| Vulnerabilities | 0 known vulnerabilities | 0 known vulnerabilities |
Daily downloads aggregated to weekly sums (last 5 years).
| Week | iron-session | @auth/core |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-20 | 1,812,291 | 4,020,702 |
| 2026-07-13 | 1,728,821 | 3,819,981 |
| 2026-07-06 | 1,304,072 | 3,305,626 |
| 2026-06-29 | 1,489,793 | 3,269,222 |
| 2026-06-22 | 1,544,321 | 3,346,584 |
| 2026-06-15 | 1,514,832 | 3,459,203 |
| 2026-06-08 | 1,676,237 | 3,382,378 |
| 2026-06-01 | 1,294,885 | 2,866,315 |
| 2026-05-25 | 1,389,126 | 3,216,226 |
| 2026-05-18 | 1,502,848 | 3,191,078 |
| 2026-05-11 | 1,421,454 | 3,073,202 |
| 2026-05-04 | 1,340,856 | 2,829,582 |
| 2026-04-27 | 1,277,678 | 2,701,378 |
| 2026-04-20 | 1,259,837 | 2,616,792 |
| 2026-04-13 | 1,257,289 | 2,557,389 |
| 2026-04-06 | 1,232,352 | 2,563,534 |
| 2026-03-30 | 1,162,569 | 2,383,005 |
| 2026-03-23 | 1,073,875 | 2,396,893 |
| 2026-03-16 | 1,166,857 | 2,290,358 |
| 2026-03-09 | 1,129,596 | 2,344,211 |
| 2026-03-02 | 1,120,168 | 2,275,993 |
| 2026-02-23 | 1,045,474 | 2,176,609 |
| 2026-02-16 | 930,024 | 2,362,587 |
| 2026-02-09 | 1,025,384 | 1,750,621 |
| 2026-02-02 | 1,011,821 | 1,703,445 |
| 2026-01-26 | 934,396 | 1,618,611 |
| 2026-01-19 | 788,288 | 1,515,263 |
| 2026-01-12 | 834,506 | 1,467,367 |
| 2026-01-05 | 731,325 | 1,372,963 |
| 2025-12-29 | 290,598 | 954,591 |
| 2025-12-22 | 313,643 | 937,874 |
| 2025-12-15 | 683,733 | 1,347,975 |
| 2025-12-08 | 706,940 | 1,432,767 |
| 2025-12-01 | 709,250 | 1,403,935 |
| 2025-11-24 | 489,737 | 1,159,440 |
| 2025-11-17 | 653,764 | 1,316,654 |
| 2025-11-10 | 574,470 | 1,279,679 |
| 2025-11-03 | 587,206 | 1,244,675 |
| 2025-10-27 | 561,271 | 1,198,665 |
| 2025-10-20 | 349,314 | 1,185,865 |
| 2025-10-13 | 436,427 | 1,093,798 |
| 2025-10-06 | 445,771 | 1,067,804 |
| 2025-09-29 | 465,871 | 1,057,459 |
| 2025-09-22 | 442,872 | 1,034,326 |
| 2025-09-15 | 398,469 | 1,001,346 |
| 2025-09-08 | 417,760 | 1,009,004 |
| 2025-09-01 | 382,357 | 953,246 |
| 2025-08-25 | 381,014 | 915,337 |
| 2025-08-18 | 374,136 | 885,220 |
| 2025-08-11 | 352,849 | 857,007 |
| 2025-08-04 | 343,661 | 898,666 |
| 2025-07-28 | 340,779 | 852,360 |
| 2025-07-21 | 335,303 | 812,103 |
| 2025-07-14 | 322,134 | 818,585 |
| 2025-07-07 | 348,204 | 822,152 |
| 2025-06-30 | 301,736 | 776,463 |
| 2025-06-23 | 318,943 | 789,953 |
| 2025-06-16 | 366,200 | 786,041 |
| 2025-06-09 | 341,055 | 757,503 |
| 2025-06-02 | 329,697 | 784,728 |
| 2025-05-26 | 304,564 | 748,196 |
| 2025-05-19 | 326,384 | 787,650 |
| 2025-05-12 | 291,529 | 740,760 |
| 2025-05-05 | 327,326 | 728,918 |
| 2025-04-28 | 306,629 | 707,887 |
| 2025-04-21 | 302,345 | 745,679 |
| 2025-04-14 | 279,482 | 732,525 |
| 2025-04-07 | 255,257 | 740,419 |
| 2025-03-31 | 252,756 | 733,905 |
| 2025-03-24 | 262,398 | 770,145 |
| 2025-03-17 | 263,593 | 748,029 |
| 2025-03-10 | 248,322 | 717,633 |
| 2025-03-03 | 237,501 | 719,137 |
| 2025-02-24 | 219,856 | 710,235 |
| 2025-02-17 | 207,312 | 675,587 |
| 2025-02-10 | 221,711 | 679,897 |
| 2025-02-03 | 253,261 | 704,144 |
| 2025-01-27 | 223,108 | 581,749 |
| 2025-01-20 | 216,243 | 594,732 |
| 2025-01-13 | 214,946 | 583,190 |
| 2025-01-06 | 201,422 | 527,230 |
| 2024-12-30 | 129,051 | 342,163 |
| 2024-12-23 | 107,969 | 352,705 |
| 2024-12-16 | 189,803 | 551,889 |
| 2024-12-09 | 158,521 | 549,912 |
| 2024-12-02 | 164,672 | 531,677 |
| 2024-11-25 | 143,853 | 529,158 |
| 2024-11-18 | 180,258 | 523,849 |
| 2024-11-11 | 163,408 | 509,105 |
| 2024-11-04 | 160,942 | 500,683 |
| 2024-10-28 | 163,415 | 424,200 |
| 2024-10-21 | 166,673 | 474,716 |
| 2024-10-14 | 157,979 | 427,049 |
| 2024-10-07 | 159,563 | 439,061 |
| 2024-09-30 | 147,232 | 379,055 |
| 2024-09-23 | 149,499 | 422,388 |
| 2024-09-16 | 153,536 | 393,332 |
| 2024-09-09 | 152,051 | 396,066 |
| 2024-09-02 | 132,757 | 342,791 |
| 2024-08-26 | 144,043 | 340,794 |
| 2024-08-19 | 133,951 | 319,104 |
| 2024-08-12 | 132,097 | 302,858 |
| 2024-08-05 | 126,937 | 297,177 |
| 2024-07-29 | 130,920 | 310,970 |
| 2024-07-22 | 127,558 | 308,905 |
| 2024-07-15 | 120,407 | 284,426 |
| 2024-07-08 | 121,308 | 279,660 |
| 2024-07-01 | 110,177 | 266,129 |
| 2024-06-24 | 126,667 | 269,580 |
| 2024-06-17 | 120,219 | 242,400 |
| 2024-06-10 | 126,833 | 238,152 |
| 2024-06-03 | 137,125 | 245,361 |
| 2024-05-27 | 121,337 | 229,168 |
| 2024-05-20 | 125,524 | 260,570 |
| 2024-05-13 | 129,616 | 241,956 |
| 2024-05-06 | 119,424 | 238,738 |
| 2024-04-29 | 111,614 | 229,510 |
| 2024-04-22 | 129,437 | 249,570 |
| 2024-04-15 | 117,654 | 228,601 |
| 2024-04-08 | 116,291 | 216,930 |
| 2024-04-01 | 111,832 | 202,170 |
| 2024-03-25 | 103,650 | 196,963 |
| 2024-03-18 | 123,945 | 203,560 |
| 2024-03-11 | 119,767 | 237,719 |
| 2024-03-04 | 122,707 | 181,124 |
| 2024-02-26 | 119,543 | 170,604 |
| 2024-02-19 | 105,679 | 172,197 |
| 2024-02-12 | 88,621 | 161,347 |
| 2024-02-05 | 94,664 | 154,246 |
| 2024-01-29 | 91,631 | 153,087 |
| 2024-01-22 | 89,393 | 143,926 |
| 2024-01-15 | 86,634 | 143,883 |
| 2024-01-08 | 85,407 | 128,516 |
| 2024-01-01 | 56,768 | 104,871 |
| 2023-12-25 | 34,376 | 72,445 |
| 2023-12-18 | 71,969 | 95,965 |
| 2023-12-11 | 81,194 | 101,146 |
| 2023-12-04 | 83,568 | 96,886 |
| 2023-11-27 | 81,383 | 100,512 |
| 2023-11-20 | 75,083 | 90,682 |
| 2023-11-13 | 85,134 | 88,991 |
| 2023-11-06 | 84,269 | 89,391 |
| 2023-10-30 | 63,675 | 63,724 |
| 2023-10-23 | 76,227 | 83,189 |
| 2023-10-16 | 74,870 | 80,164 |
| 2023-10-09 | 72,667 | 65,613 |
| 2023-10-02 | 75,782 | 76,589 |
| 2023-09-25 | 74,263 | 74,172 |
| 2023-09-18 | 66,121 | 73,378 |
| 2023-09-11 | 65,738 | 69,151 |
| 2023-09-04 | 65,932 | 59,846 |
| 2023-08-28 | 67,834 | 53,656 |
| 2023-08-21 | 72,248 | 59,785 |
| 2023-08-14 | 65,665 | 61,309 |
| 2023-08-07 | 68,256 | 53,348 |
| 2023-07-31 | 68,543 | 42,949 |
| 2023-07-24 | 70,598 | 32,594 |
| 2023-07-17 | 71,932 | 29,843 |
| 2023-07-10 | 65,654 | 28,259 |
| 2023-07-03 | 63,318 | 27,977 |
| 2023-06-26 | 69,183 | 26,376 |
| 2023-06-19 | 65,355 | 23,127 |
| 2023-06-12 | 65,931 | 18,488 |
| 2023-06-05 | 64,315 | 17,074 |
| 2023-05-29 | 61,213 | 15,111 |
| 2023-05-22 | 62,309 | 14,283 |
| 2023-05-15 | 62,902 | 14,933 |
| 2023-05-08 | 66,636 | 13,179 |
| 2023-05-01 | 56,629 | 10,577 |
| 2023-04-24 | 61,581 | 9,794 |
| 2023-04-17 | 59,527 | 7,932 |
| 2023-04-10 | 56,823 | 5,350 |
| 2023-04-03 | 53,540 | 4,978 |
| 2023-03-27 | 56,749 | 5,812 |
| 2023-03-20 | 54,738 | 4,842 |
| 2023-03-13 | 61,065 | 4,808 |
| 2023-03-06 | 61,761 | 5,185 |
| 2023-02-27 | 59,141 | 5,843 |
| 2023-02-20 | 55,657 | 5,444 |
| 2023-02-13 | 51,734 | 4,292 |
| 2023-02-06 | 50,948 | 3,516 |
| 2023-01-30 | 48,698 | 2,474 |
| 2023-01-23 | 46,672 | 2,223 |
| 2023-01-16 | 46,081 | 2,011 |
| 2023-01-09 | 45,086 | 1,906 |
| 2023-01-02 | 35,528 | 2,725 |
| 2022-12-26 | 20,019 | 1,700 |
| 2022-12-19 | 37,219 | 1,635 |
| 2022-12-12 | 42,969 | 1,531 |
| 2022-12-05 | 40,965 | 0 |
| 2022-11-28 | 39,492 | 0 |
| 2022-11-21 | 35,641 | 0 |
| 2022-11-14 | 39,203 | 0 |
| 2022-11-07 | 39,200 | 0 |
| 2022-10-31 | 37,049 | 0 |
| 2022-10-24 | 38,550 | 0 |
| 2022-10-17 | 33,192 | 0 |
| 2022-10-10 | 27,432 | 0 |
| 2022-10-03 | 28,418 | 0 |
| 2022-09-26 | 29,828 | 0 |
| 2022-09-19 | 26,845 | 0 |
| 2022-09-12 | 25,766 | 0 |
| 2022-09-05 | 23,661 | 0 |
| 2022-08-29 | 23,564 | 0 |
| 2022-08-22 | 24,147 | 0 |
| 2022-08-15 | 21,163 | 0 |
| 2022-08-08 | 24,357 | 0 |
| 2022-08-01 | 21,130 | 0 |
| 2022-07-25 | 20,201 | 0 |
| 2022-07-18 | 17,026 | 0 |
| 2022-07-11 | 20,304 | 0 |
| 2022-07-04 | 19,871 | 0 |
| 2022-06-27 | 21,279 | 0 |
| 2022-06-20 | 18,659 | 0 |
| 2022-06-13 | 20,085 | 0 |
| 2022-06-06 | 19,768 | 0 |
| 2022-05-30 | 19,157 | 0 |
| 2022-05-23 | 17,269 | 0 |
| 2022-05-16 | 18,488 | 0 |
| 2022-05-09 | 19,243 | 0 |
| 2022-05-02 | 18,245 | 0 |
| 2022-04-25 | 19,631 | 0 |
| 2022-04-18 | 16,675 | 0 |
| 2022-04-11 | 13,360 | 0 |
| 2022-04-04 | 15,276 | 0 |
| 2022-03-28 | 15,600 | 0 |
| 2022-03-21 | 16,525 | 0 |
| 2022-03-14 | 13,841 | 0 |
| 2022-03-07 | 11,364 | 0 |
| 2022-02-28 | 10,625 | 0 |
| 2022-02-21 | 12,461 | 0 |
| 2022-02-14 | 9,735 | 0 |
| 2022-02-07 | 8,596 | 0 |
| 2022-01-31 | 7,622 | 0 |
| 2022-01-24 | 7,504 | 0 |
| 2022-01-17 | 5,460 | 0 |
| 2022-01-10 | 4,634 | 0 |
| 2022-01-03 | 4,088 | 0 |
| 2021-12-27 | 2,088 | 0 |
| 2021-12-20 | 2,573 | 0 |
| 2021-12-13 | 3,378 | 0 |
| 2021-12-06 | 3,322 | 0 |
| 2021-11-29 | 2,885 | 0 |
| 2021-11-22 | 2,101 | 0 |
| 2021-11-15 | 1,733 | 0 |
| 2021-11-08 | 1,139 | 0 |
| 2021-11-01 | 628 | 0 |
| 2021-10-25 | 351 | 0 |
| 2021-10-18 | 469 | 0 |
| 2021-10-11 | 10 | 0 |
| 2021-10-04 | 4 | 0 |
| 2021-09-27 | 13 | 0 |
| 2021-09-20 | 11 | 0 |
| 2021-09-13 | 18 | 0 |
| 2021-09-06 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021-08-30 | 5 | 0 |
| 2021-08-23 | 12 | 0 |
| 2021-08-16 | 9 | 0 |
| 2021-08-09 | 4 | 0 |
| 2021-08-02 | 4 | 0 |
| 2021-07-26 | 0 | 0 |
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