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Measured metrics — each value links to its source.
| Signal | iron-session | @clerk/clerk-sdk-node |
|---|---|---|
| Release cadence | 0 releases in last 90 days | 0 releases in last 90 days |
| Last release | 624 days ago | 566 days ago |
| Open issues | 16 open issues | 22 open issues |
| Bus factor | top contributor makes 51.89% of commits | top contributor makes 23.1% of commits |
| Commit activity | 0 commits in the last 90 days | 570 commits in the last 90 days |
| Pull request activity | 0 PRs opened in the last 90 days | 20 PRs opened in the last 90 days |
| OpenSSF score | 3.1/10 | not scored |
| Vulnerabilities | 0 known vulnerabilities |
Daily downloads aggregated to weekly sums (last 5 years).
| Week | iron-session | @clerk/clerk-sdk-node |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-20 | 1,812,291 | 87,735 |
| 2026-07-13 | 1,728,821 | 91,446 |
| 2026-07-06 | 1,304,072 | 68,709 |
| 2026-06-29 | 1,489,793 | 78,391 |
| 2026-06-22 | 1,544,321 | 100,970 |
| 2026-06-15 | 1,514,832 | 90,515 |
| 2026-06-08 | 1,676,237 | 84,727 |
| 2026-06-01 | 1,294,885 | 71,469 |
| 2026-05-25 | 1,389,126 | 76,991 |
| 2026-05-18 | 1,502,848 | 94,339 |
| 2026-05-11 | 1,421,454 | 99,798 |
| 2026-05-04 | 1,340,856 | 92,676 |
| 2026-04-27 | 1,277,678 | 110,087 |
| 2026-04-20 | 1,259,837 | 80,655 |
| 2026-04-13 | 1,257,289 | 86,295 |
| 2026-04-06 | 1,232,352 | 81,412 |
| 2026-03-30 | 1,162,569 | 76,877 |
| 2026-03-23 | 1,073,875 | 79,496 |
| 2026-03-16 | 1,166,857 | 79,775 |
| 2026-03-09 | 1,129,596 | 102,148 |
| 2026-03-02 | 1,120,168 | 96,030 |
| 2026-02-23 | 1,045,474 | 94,270 |
| 2026-02-16 | 930,024 | 94,262 |
| 2026-02-09 | 1,025,384 | 91,708 |
| 2026-02-02 | 1,011,821 | 82,061 |
| 2026-01-26 | 934,396 | 80,816 |
| 2026-01-19 | 788,288 | 78,777 |
| 2026-01-12 | 834,506 | 74,208 |
| 2026-01-05 | 731,325 | 78,006 |
| 2025-12-29 | 290,598 | 55,776 |
| 2025-12-22 | 313,643 | 45,139 |
| 2025-12-15 | 683,733 | 75,296 |
| 2025-12-08 | 706,940 | 81,601 |
| 2025-12-01 | 709,250 | 85,469 |
| 2025-11-24 | 489,737 | 70,490 |
| 2025-11-17 | 653,764 | 71,807 |
| 2025-11-10 | 574,470 | 71,779 |
| 2025-11-03 | 587,206 | 80,458 |
| 2025-10-27 | 561,271 | 73,763 |
| 2025-10-20 | 349,314 | 83,423 |
| 2025-10-13 | 436,427 | 127,821 |
| 2025-10-06 | 445,771 | 78,178 |
| 2025-09-29 | 465,871 | 76,144 |
| 2025-09-22 | 442,872 | 72,074 |
| 2025-09-15 | 398,469 | 71,273 |
| 2025-09-08 | 417,760 | 69,507 |
| 2025-09-01 | 382,357 | 67,904 |
| 2025-08-25 | 381,014 | 74,050 |
| 2025-08-18 | 374,136 | 78,553 |
| 2025-08-11 | 352,849 | 70,116 |
| 2025-08-04 | 343,661 | 68,853 |
| 2025-07-28 | 340,779 | 68,225 |
| 2025-07-21 | 335,303 | 65,425 |
| 2025-07-14 | 322,134 | 73,194 |
| 2025-07-07 | 348,204 | 77,719 |
| 2025-06-30 | 301,736 | 73,108 |
| 2025-06-23 | 318,943 | 79,730 |
| 2025-06-16 | 366,200 | 82,130 |
| 2025-06-09 | 341,055 | 65,760 |
| 2025-06-02 | 329,697 | 63,712 |
| 2025-05-26 | 304,564 | 59,530 |
| 2025-05-19 | 326,384 | 66,396 |
| 2025-05-12 | 291,529 | 63,565 |
| 2025-05-05 | 327,326 | 62,547 |
| 2025-04-28 | 306,629 | 54,696 |
| 2025-04-21 | 302,345 | 58,778 |
| 2025-04-14 | 279,482 | 57,941 |
| 2025-04-07 | 255,257 | 61,768 |
| 2025-03-31 | 252,756 | 66,112 |
| 2025-03-24 | 262,398 | 65,011 |
| 2025-03-17 | 263,593 | 62,310 |
| 2025-03-10 | 248,322 | 70,739 |
| 2025-03-03 | 237,501 | 64,809 |
| 2025-02-24 | 219,856 | 67,411 |
| 2025-02-17 | 207,312 | 65,905 |
| 2025-02-10 | 221,711 | 65,159 |
| 2025-02-03 | 253,261 | 68,357 |
| 2025-01-27 | 223,108 | 69,004 |
| 2025-01-20 | 216,243 | 65,766 |
| 2025-01-13 | 214,946 | 70,236 |
| 2025-01-06 | 201,422 | 65,542 |
| 2024-12-30 | 129,051 | 46,176 |
| 2024-12-23 | 107,969 | 37,757 |
| 2024-12-16 | 189,803 | 71,448 |
| 2024-12-09 | 158,521 | 79,227 |
| 2024-12-02 | 164,672 | 79,898 |
| 2024-11-25 | 143,853 | 68,330 |
| 2024-11-18 | 180,258 | 84,344 |
| 2024-11-11 | 163,408 | 83,553 |
| 2024-11-04 | 160,942 | 86,401 |
| 2024-10-28 | 163,415 | 84,437 |
| 2024-10-21 | 166,673 | 84,936 |
| 2024-10-14 | 157,979 | 93,160 |
| 2024-10-07 | 159,563 | 92,945 |
| 2024-09-30 | 147,232 | 89,675 |
| 2024-09-23 | 149,499 | 91,855 |
| 2024-09-16 | 153,536 | 89,162 |
| 2024-09-09 | 152,051 | 97,623 |
| 2024-09-02 | 132,757 | 104,149 |
| 2024-08-26 | 144,043 | 96,178 |
| 2024-08-19 | 133,951 | 95,113 |
| 2024-08-12 | 132,097 | 91,714 |
| 2024-08-05 | 126,937 | 85,113 |
| 2024-07-29 | 130,920 | 92,231 |
| 2024-07-22 | 127,558 | 81,706 |
| 2024-07-15 | 120,407 | 85,193 |
| 2024-07-08 | 121,308 | 83,146 |
| 2024-07-01 | 110,177 | 77,024 |
| 2024-06-24 | 126,667 | 85,776 |
| 2024-06-17 | 120,219 | 85,250 |
| 2024-06-10 | 126,833 | 81,715 |
| 2024-06-03 | 137,125 | 84,323 |
| 2024-05-27 | 121,337 | 83,044 |
| 2024-05-20 | 125,524 | 88,169 |
| 2024-05-13 | 129,616 | 95,318 |
| 2024-05-06 | 119,424 | 90,022 |
| 2024-04-29 | 111,614 | 96,198 |
| 2024-04-22 | 129,437 | 102,880 |
| 2024-04-15 | 117,654 | 112,812 |
| 2024-04-08 | 116,291 | 109,127 |
| 2024-04-01 | 111,832 | 115,979 |
| 2024-03-25 | 103,650 | 100,193 |
| 2024-03-18 | 123,945 | 104,165 |
| 2024-03-11 | 119,767 | 106,512 |
| 2024-03-04 | 122,707 | 106,356 |
| 2024-02-26 | 119,543 | 105,633 |
| 2024-02-19 | 105,679 | 98,920 |
| 2024-02-12 | 88,621 | 99,360 |
| 2024-02-05 | 94,664 | 97,059 |
| 2024-01-29 | 91,631 | 108,397 |
| 2024-01-22 | 89,393 | 99,115 |
| 2024-01-15 | 86,634 | 97,814 |
| 2024-01-08 | 85,407 | 97,340 |
| 2024-01-01 | 56,768 | 67,723 |
| 2023-12-25 | 34,376 | 51,252 |
| 2023-12-18 | 71,969 | 74,466 |
| 2023-12-11 | 81,194 | 83,404 |
| 2023-12-04 | 83,568 | 76,330 |
| 2023-11-27 | 81,383 | 78,999 |
| 2023-11-20 | 75,083 | 65,912 |
| 2023-11-13 | 85,134 | 77,782 |
| 2023-11-06 | 84,269 | 73,643 |
| 2023-10-30 | 63,675 | 54,498 |
| 2023-10-23 | 76,227 | 69,272 |
| 2023-10-16 | 74,870 | 72,513 |
| 2023-10-09 | 72,667 | 68,003 |
| 2023-10-02 | 75,782 | 80,206 |
| 2023-09-25 | 74,263 | 75,897 |
| 2023-09-18 | 66,121 | 69,271 |
| 2023-09-11 | 65,738 | 69,171 |
| 2023-09-04 | 65,932 | 63,923 |
| 2023-08-28 | 67,834 | 63,492 |
| 2023-08-21 | 72,248 | 58,317 |
| 2023-08-14 | 65,665 | 60,670 |
| 2023-08-07 | 68,256 | 62,797 |
| 2023-07-31 | 68,543 | 61,977 |
| 2023-07-24 | 70,598 | 57,605 |
| 2023-07-17 | 71,932 | 59,304 |
| 2023-07-10 | 65,654 | 64,758 |
| 2023-07-03 | 63,318 | 54,780 |
| 2023-06-26 | 69,183 | 55,493 |
| 2023-06-19 | 65,355 | 51,792 |
| 2023-06-12 | 65,931 | 50,552 |
| 2023-06-05 | 64,315 | 46,811 |
| 2023-05-29 | 61,213 | 39,338 |
| 2023-05-22 | 62,309 | 37,850 |
| 2023-05-15 | 62,902 | 41,419 |
| 2023-05-08 | 66,636 | 34,450 |
| 2023-05-01 | 56,629 | 33,689 |
| 2023-04-24 | 61,581 | 28,814 |
| 2023-04-17 | 59,527 | 29,281 |
| 2023-04-10 | 56,823 | 33,083 |
| 2023-04-03 | 53,540 | 29,485 |
| 2023-03-27 | 56,749 | 32,046 |
| 2023-03-20 | 54,738 | 26,401 |
| 2023-03-13 | 61,065 | 21,449 |
| 2023-03-06 | 61,761 | 19,107 |
| 2023-02-27 | 59,141 | 15,662 |
| 2023-02-20 | 55,657 | 15,077 |
| 2023-02-13 | 51,734 | 14,318 |
| 2023-02-06 | 50,948 | 14,386 |
| 2023-01-30 | 48,698 | 13,370 |
| 2023-01-23 | 46,672 | 12,221 |
| 2023-01-16 | 46,081 | 11,581 |
| 2023-01-09 | 45,086 | 11,805 |
| 2023-01-02 | 35,528 | 7,882 |
| 2022-12-26 | 20,019 | 4,034 |
| 2022-12-19 | 37,219 | 8,329 |
| 2022-12-12 | 42,969 | 9,395 |
| 2022-12-05 | 40,965 | 8,359 |
| 2022-11-28 | 39,492 | 8,846 |
| 2022-11-21 | 35,641 | 7,857 |
| 2022-11-14 | 39,203 | 7,502 |
| 2022-11-07 | 39,200 | 8,973 |
| 2022-10-31 | 37,049 | 8,793 |
| 2022-10-24 | 38,550 | 8,094 |
| 2022-10-17 | 33,192 | 6,257 |
| 2022-10-10 | 27,432 | 9,210 |
| 2022-10-03 | 28,418 | 8,526 |
| 2022-09-26 | 29,828 | 7,287 |
| 2022-09-19 | 26,845 | 6,450 |
| 2022-09-12 | 25,766 | 6,669 |
| 2022-09-05 | 23,661 | 5,905 |
| 2022-08-29 | 23,564 | 6,192 |
| 2022-08-22 | 24,147 | 6,574 |
| 2022-08-15 | 21,163 | 5,206 |
| 2022-08-08 | 24,357 | 5,931 |
| 2022-08-01 | 21,130 | 6,093 |
| 2022-07-25 | 20,201 | 5,480 |
| 2022-07-18 | 17,026 | 4,349 |
| 2022-07-11 | 20,304 | 5,731 |
| 2022-07-04 | 19,871 | 5,054 |
| 2022-06-27 | 21,279 | 4,242 |
| 2022-06-20 | 18,659 | 4,353 |
| 2022-06-13 | 20,085 | 4,478 |
| 2022-06-06 | 19,768 | 4,036 |
| 2022-05-30 | 19,157 | 4,711 |
| 2022-05-23 | 17,269 | 4,672 |
| 2022-05-16 | 18,488 | 5,029 |
| 2022-05-09 | 19,243 | 6,077 |
| 2022-05-02 | 18,245 | 6,223 |
| 2022-04-25 | 19,631 | 5,528 |
| 2022-04-18 | 16,675 | 5,202 |
| 2022-04-11 | 13,360 | 6,592 |
| 2022-04-04 | 15,276 | 4,761 |
| 2022-03-28 | 15,600 | 5,268 |
| 2022-03-21 | 16,525 | 5,311 |
| 2022-03-14 | 13,841 | 5,227 |
| 2022-03-07 | 11,364 | 3,838 |
| 2022-02-28 | 10,625 | 3,503 |
| 2022-02-21 | 12,461 | 3,538 |
| 2022-02-14 | 9,735 | 3,126 |
| 2022-02-07 | 8,596 | 2,672 |
| 2022-01-31 | 7,622 | 3,611 |
| 2022-01-24 | 7,504 | 2,588 |
| 2022-01-17 | 5,460 | 2,903 |
| 2022-01-10 | 4,634 | 2,581 |
| 2022-01-03 | 4,088 | 1,847 |
| 2021-12-27 | 2,088 | 917 |
| 2021-12-20 | 2,573 | 2,019 |
| 2021-12-13 | 3,378 | 2,784 |
| 2021-12-06 | 3,322 | 2,699 |
| 2021-11-29 | 2,885 | 3,047 |
| 2021-11-22 | 2,101 | 881 |
| 2021-11-15 | 1,733 | 1,253 |
| 2021-11-08 | 1,139 | 876 |
| 2021-11-01 | 628 | 792 |
| 2021-10-25 | 351 | 882 |
| 2021-10-18 | 469 | 1,137 |
| 2021-10-11 | 10 | 942 |
| 2021-10-04 | 4 | 850 |
| 2021-09-27 | 13 | 1,330 |
| 2021-09-20 | 11 | 1,017 |
| 2021-09-13 | 18 | 991 |
| 2021-09-06 | 2 | 810 |
| 2021-08-30 | 5 | 1,252 |
| 2021-08-23 | 12 | 867 |
| 2021-08-16 | 9 | 578 |
| 2021-08-09 | 4 | 685 |
| 2021-08-02 | 4 | 1,531 |
| 2021-07-26 | 0 | 404 |
| 0 known vulnerabilities |
| Types | ships TypeScript types | ships TypeScript types |
| Deprecation | — | Marked deprecated on npm |