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@clerk/nextjs is the safest overall pick in this comparison
Measured metrics — each value links to its source.
| Signal | iron-session | @clerk/nextjs |
|---|---|---|
| Release cadence | 0 releases in last 90 days | 0 releases in last 90 days |
| Last release | 13 days ago | 3 days ago |
| Open issues | 16 open issues | 33 open issues |
| Bus factor | top contributor makes 51.89% of commits | top contributor makes 22.7% of commits |
| Commit activity | 0 commits in the last 90 days | 604 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 | 0 known vulnerabilities |
Daily downloads aggregated to weekly sums (last 5 years).
| Week | iron-session | @clerk/nextjs |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-31 | 295,255 | 539,161 |
| 2026-08-24 | 2,204,049 | 1,163,594 |
| 2026-08-17 | 2,090,624 | 0 |
| 2026-08-10 | 1,896,020 | 0 |
| 2026-08-03 | 2,162,005 | 0 |
| 2026-07-27 | 2,189,142 | 1,068,577 |
| 2026-07-20 | 1,812,291 | 1,940,950 |
| 2026-07-13 | 1,728,821 | 1,905,144 |
| 2026-07-06 | 1,304,072 | 1,330,317 |
| 2026-06-29 | 1,489,793 | 1,474,985 |
| 2026-06-22 | 1,544,321 | 1,512,797 |
| 2026-06-15 | 1,514,832 | 1,546,930 |
| 2026-06-08 | 1,676,237 | 1,528,375 |
| 2026-06-01 | 1,294,885 | 1,257,168 |
| 2026-05-25 | 1,389,126 | 1,432,973 |
| 2026-05-18 | 1,502,848 | 1,405,676 |
| 2026-05-11 | 1,421,454 | 1,394,162 |
| 2026-05-04 | 1,340,856 | 1,225,968 |
| 2026-04-27 | 1,277,678 | 1,200,504 |
| 2026-04-20 | 1,259,837 | 1,095,194 |
| 2026-04-13 | 1,257,289 | 1,049,735 |
| 2026-04-06 | 1,232,352 | 932,842 |
| 2026-03-30 | 1,162,569 | 909,120 |
| 2026-03-23 | 1,073,875 | 926,747 |
| 2026-03-16 | 1,166,857 | 907,821 |
| 2026-03-09 | 1,129,596 | 893,850 |
| 2026-03-02 | 1,120,168 | 836,935 |
| 2026-02-23 | 1,045,474 | 785,338 |
| 2026-02-16 | 930,024 | 672,318 |
| 2026-02-09 | 1,025,384 | 677,584 |
| 2026-02-02 | 1,011,821 | 676,239 |
| 2026-01-26 | 934,396 | 620,056 |
| 2026-01-19 | 788,288 | 582,937 |
| 2026-01-12 | 834,506 | 552,693 |
| 2026-01-05 | 731,325 | 571,137 |
| 2025-12-29 | 290,598 | 382,073 |
| 2025-12-22 | 313,643 | 357,647 |
| 2025-12-15 | 683,733 | 529,343 |
| 2025-12-08 | 706,940 | 559,014 |
| 2025-12-01 | 709,250 | 553,111 |
| 2025-11-24 | 489,737 | 420,616 |
| 2025-11-17 | 653,764 | 477,910 |
| 2025-11-10 | 574,470 | 458,029 |
| 2025-11-03 | 587,206 | 491,329 |
| 2025-10-27 | 561,271 | 459,246 |
| 2025-10-20 | 349,314 | 406,482 |
| 2025-10-13 | 436,427 | 517,563 |
| 2025-10-06 | 445,771 | 463,850 |
| 2025-09-29 | 465,871 | 451,471 |
| 2025-09-22 | 442,872 | 413,207 |
| 2025-09-15 | 398,469 | 395,928 |
| 2025-09-08 | 417,760 | 421,032 |
| 2025-09-01 | 382,357 | 419,884 |
| 2025-08-25 | 381,014 | 444,845 |
| 2025-08-18 | 374,136 | 398,525 |
| 2025-08-11 | 352,849 | 384,914 |
| 2025-08-04 | 343,661 | 383,648 |
| 2025-07-28 | 340,779 | 358,664 |
| 2025-07-21 | 335,303 | 331,715 |
| 2025-07-14 | 322,134 | 336,686 |
| 2025-07-07 | 348,204 | 336,522 |
| 2025-06-30 | 301,736 | 309,289 |
| 2025-06-23 | 318,943 | 322,440 |
| 2025-06-16 | 366,200 | 305,481 |
| 2025-06-09 | 341,055 | 281,202 |
| 2025-06-02 | 329,697 | 283,715 |
| 2025-05-26 | 304,564 | 275,103 |
| 2025-05-19 | 326,384 | 291,060 |
| 2025-05-12 | 291,529 | 269,476 |
| 2025-05-05 | 327,326 | 258,369 |
| 2025-04-28 | 306,629 | 254,797 |
| 2025-04-21 | 302,345 | 244,379 |
| 2025-04-14 | 279,482 | 251,290 |
| 2025-04-07 | 255,257 | 246,467 |
| 2025-03-31 | 252,756 | 252,967 |
| 2025-03-24 | 262,398 | 255,606 |
| 2025-03-17 | 263,593 | 241,681 |
| 2025-03-10 | 248,322 | 244,715 |
| 2025-03-03 | 237,501 | 231,480 |
| 2025-02-24 | 219,856 | 239,721 |
| 2025-02-17 | 207,312 | 223,564 |
| 2025-02-10 | 221,711 | 232,233 |
| 2025-02-03 | 253,261 | 254,054 |
| 2025-01-27 | 223,108 | 202,621 |
| 2025-01-20 | 216,243 | 212,628 |
| 2025-01-13 | 214,946 | 210,408 |
| 2025-01-06 | 201,422 | 181,896 |
| 2024-12-30 | 129,051 | 125,241 |
| 2024-12-23 | 107,969 | 122,078 |
| 2024-12-16 | 189,803 | 205,954 |
| 2024-12-09 | 158,521 | 197,765 |
| 2024-12-02 | 164,672 | 187,666 |
| 2024-11-25 | 143,853 | 181,321 |
| 2024-11-18 | 180,258 | 170,026 |
| 2024-11-11 | 163,408 | 171,490 |
| 2024-11-04 | 160,942 | 171,209 |
| 2024-10-28 | 163,415 | 163,274 |
| 2024-10-21 | 166,673 | 173,931 |
| 2024-10-14 | 157,979 | 161,209 |
| 2024-10-07 | 159,563 | 168,494 |
| 2024-09-30 | 147,232 | 154,856 |
| 2024-09-23 | 149,499 | 177,227 |
| 2024-09-16 | 153,536 | 176,788 |
| 2024-09-09 | 152,051 | 203,463 |
| 2024-09-02 | 132,757 | 182,323 |
| 2024-08-26 | 144,043 | 168,766 |
| 2024-08-19 | 133,951 | 151,585 |
| 2024-08-12 | 132,097 | 142,871 |
| 2024-08-05 | 126,937 | 132,778 |
| 2024-07-29 | 130,920 | 158,720 |
| 2024-07-22 | 127,558 | 148,343 |
| 2024-07-15 | 120,407 | 139,516 |
| 2024-07-08 | 121,308 | 131,906 |
| 2024-07-01 | 110,177 | 132,665 |
| 2024-06-24 | 126,667 | 141,440 |
| 2024-06-17 | 120,219 | 140,828 |
| 2024-06-10 | 126,833 | 127,898 |
| 2024-06-03 | 137,125 | 140,081 |
| 2024-05-27 | 121,337 | 147,894 |
| 2024-05-20 | 125,524 | 178,016 |
| 2024-05-13 | 129,616 | 155,457 |
| 2024-05-06 | 119,424 | 146,728 |
| 2024-04-29 | 111,614 | 112,676 |
| 2024-04-22 | 129,437 | 108,355 |
| 2024-04-15 | 117,654 | 104,224 |
| 2024-04-08 | 116,291 | 96,338 |
| 2024-04-01 | 111,832 | 103,936 |
| 2024-03-25 | 103,650 | 83,215 |
| 2024-03-18 | 123,945 | 88,821 |
| 2024-03-11 | 119,767 | 91,322 |
| 2024-03-04 | 122,707 | 93,766 |
| 2024-02-26 | 119,543 | 87,784 |
| 2024-02-19 | 105,679 | 88,202 |
| 2024-02-12 | 88,621 | 81,675 |
| 2024-02-05 | 94,664 | 79,098 |
| 2024-01-29 | 91,631 | 85,342 |
| 2024-01-22 | 89,393 | 90,079 |
| 2024-01-15 | 86,634 | 90,078 |
| 2024-01-08 | 85,407 | 87,738 |
| 2024-01-01 | 56,768 | 55,469 |
| 2023-12-25 | 34,376 | 42,067 |
| 2023-12-18 | 71,969 | 60,027 |
| 2023-12-11 | 81,194 | 63,902 |
| 2023-12-04 | 83,568 | 59,055 |
| 2023-11-27 | 81,383 | 58,926 |
| 2023-11-20 | 75,083 | 61,909 |
| 2023-11-13 | 85,134 | 58,735 |
| 2023-11-06 | 84,269 | 56,677 |
| 2023-10-30 | 63,675 | 43,438 |
| 2023-10-23 | 76,227 | 55,336 |
| 2023-10-16 | 74,870 | 55,657 |
| 2023-10-09 | 72,667 | 51,041 |
| 2023-10-02 | 75,782 | 68,060 |
| 2023-09-25 | 74,263 | 58,513 |
| 2023-09-18 | 66,121 | 56,905 |
| 2023-09-11 | 65,738 | 54,435 |
| 2023-09-04 | 65,932 | 56,905 |
| 2023-08-28 | 67,834 | 52,065 |
| 2023-08-21 | 72,248 | 50,031 |
| 2023-08-14 | 65,665 | 49,272 |
| 2023-08-07 | 68,256 | 52,899 |
| 2023-07-31 | 68,543 | 50,060 |
| 2023-07-24 | 70,598 | 48,409 |
| 2023-07-17 | 71,932 | 50,047 |
| 2023-07-10 | 65,654 | 47,397 |
| 2023-07-03 | 63,318 | 39,859 |
| 2023-06-26 | 69,183 | 41,629 |
| 2023-06-19 | 65,355 | 44,190 |
| 2023-06-12 | 65,931 | 40,447 |
| 2023-06-05 | 64,315 | 36,893 |
| 2023-05-29 | 61,213 | 29,917 |
| 2023-05-22 | 62,309 | 31,581 |
| 2023-05-15 | 62,902 | 32,222 |
| 2023-05-08 | 66,636 | 29,987 |
| 2023-05-01 | 56,629 | 29,924 |
| 2023-04-24 | 61,581 | 24,856 |
| 2023-04-17 | 59,527 | 26,232 |
| 2023-04-10 | 56,823 | 28,869 |
| 2023-04-03 | 53,540 | 25,645 |
| 2023-03-27 | 56,749 | 26,354 |
| 2023-03-20 | 54,738 | 23,144 |
| 2023-03-13 | 61,065 | 16,982 |
| 2023-03-06 | 61,761 | 13,949 |
| 2023-02-27 | 59,141 | 14,211 |
| 2023-02-20 | 55,657 | 14,262 |
| 2023-02-13 | 51,734 | 12,895 |
| 2023-02-06 | 50,948 | 10,427 |
| 2023-01-30 | 48,698 | 8,886 |
| 2023-01-23 | 46,672 | 8,690 |
| 2023-01-16 | 46,081 | 8,018 |
| 2023-01-09 | 45,086 | 8,029 |
| 2023-01-02 | 35,528 | 5,598 |
| 2022-12-26 | 20,019 | 2,874 |
| 2022-12-19 | 37,219 | 5,763 |
| 2022-12-12 | 42,969 | 5,867 |
| 2022-12-05 | 40,965 | 4,948 |
| 2022-11-28 | 39,492 | 5,111 |
| 2022-11-21 | 35,641 | 4,460 |
| 2022-11-14 | 39,203 | 4,713 |
| 2022-11-07 | 39,200 | 4,944 |
| 2022-10-31 | 37,049 | 5,889 |
| 2022-10-24 | 38,550 | 5,616 |
| 2022-10-17 | 33,192 | 3,999 |
| 2022-10-10 | 27,432 | 5,380 |
| 2022-10-03 | 28,418 | 4,367 |
| 2022-09-26 | 29,828 | 5,433 |
| 2022-09-19 | 26,845 | 5,149 |
| 2022-09-12 | 25,766 | 3,877 |
| 2022-09-05 | 23,661 | 4,267 |
| 2022-08-29 | 23,564 | 4,626 |
| 2022-08-22 | 24,147 | 4,029 |
| 2022-08-15 | 21,163 | 3,402 |
| 2022-08-08 | 24,357 | 3,293 |
| 2022-08-01 | 21,130 | 3,342 |
| 2022-07-25 | 20,201 | 3,480 |
| 2022-07-18 | 17,026 | 2,787 |
| 2022-07-11 | 20,304 | 3,667 |
| 2022-07-04 | 19,871 | 3,389 |
| 2022-06-27 | 21,279 | 2,525 |
| 2022-06-20 | 18,659 | 2,676 |
| 2022-06-13 | 20,085 | 3,189 |
| 2022-06-06 | 19,768 | 2,642 |
| 2022-05-30 | 19,157 | 2,970 |
| 2022-05-23 | 17,269 | 2,931 |
| 2022-05-16 | 18,488 | 2,624 |
| 2022-05-09 | 19,243 | 3,612 |
| 2022-05-02 | 18,245 | 2,665 |
| 2022-04-25 | 19,631 | 3,091 |
| 2022-04-18 | 16,675 | 2,462 |
| 2022-04-11 | 13,360 | 2,885 |
| 2022-04-04 | 15,276 | 2,830 |
| 2022-03-28 | 15,600 | 3,092 |
| 2022-03-21 | 16,525 | 2,737 |
| 2022-03-14 | 13,841 | 2,189 |
| 2022-03-07 | 11,364 | 1,855 |
| 2022-02-28 | 10,625 | 2,236 |
| 2022-02-21 | 12,461 | 1,906 |
| 2022-02-14 | 9,735 | 1,859 |
| 2022-02-07 | 8,596 | 1,892 |
| 2022-01-31 | 7,622 | 1,976 |
| 2022-01-24 | 7,504 | 1,474 |
| 2022-01-17 | 5,460 | 1,539 |
| 2022-01-10 | 4,634 | 1,329 |
| 2022-01-03 | 4,088 | 842 |
| 2021-12-27 | 2,088 | 691 |
| 2021-12-20 | 2,573 | 914 |
| 2021-12-13 | 3,378 | 1,061 |
| 2021-12-06 | 3,322 | 1,011 |
| 2021-11-29 | 2,885 | 1,086 |
| 2021-11-22 | 2,101 | 633 |
| 2021-11-15 | 1,733 | 674 |
| 2021-11-08 | 1,139 | 473 |
| 2021-11-01 | 628 | 387 |
| 2021-10-25 | 351 | 230 |
| 2021-10-18 | 469 | 299 |
| 2021-10-11 | 10 | 177 |
| 2021-10-04 | 4 | 130 |
| 2021-09-27 | 13 | 48 |
| 2021-09-20 | 11 | 126 |
| 2021-09-13 | 18 | 143 |
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