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next-auth is the safest overall pick in this comparison
Measured metrics — each value links to its source.
| Signal | iron-session | next-auth |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | next-auth |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-20 | 1,812,291 | 5,577,497 |
| 2026-07-13 | 1,728,821 | 5,173,066 |
| 2026-07-06 | 1,304,072 | 4,735,611 |
| 2026-06-29 | 1,489,793 | 4,673,567 |
| 2026-06-22 | 1,544,321 | 4,134,605 |
| 2026-06-15 | 1,514,832 | 4,931,687 |
| 2026-06-08 | 1,676,237 | 4,658,859 |
| 2026-06-01 | 1,294,885 | 4,621,639 |
| 2026-05-25 | 1,389,126 | 4,338,289 |
| 2026-05-18 | 1,502,848 | 4,442,061 |
| 2026-05-11 | 1,421,454 | 4,246,501 |
| 2026-05-04 | 1,340,856 | 3,624,380 |
| 2026-04-27 | 1,277,678 | 3,801,192 |
| 2026-04-20 | 1,259,837 | 3,731,962 |
| 2026-04-13 | 1,257,289 | 3,617,951 |
| 2026-04-06 | 1,232,352 | 3,458,920 |
| 2026-03-30 | 1,162,569 | 3,227,707 |
| 2026-03-23 | 1,073,875 | 3,272,790 |
| 2026-03-16 | 1,166,857 | 3,119,100 |
| 2026-03-09 | 1,129,596 | 3,294,395 |
| 2026-03-02 | 1,120,168 | 3,413,206 |
| 2026-02-23 | 1,045,474 | 3,300,071 |
| 2026-02-16 | 930,024 | 3,522,984 |
| 2026-02-09 | 1,025,384 | 2,577,834 |
| 2026-02-02 | 1,011,821 | 2,524,712 |
| 2026-01-26 | 934,396 | 2,454,018 |
| 2026-01-19 | 788,288 | 2,282,392 |
| 2026-01-12 | 834,506 | 2,222,441 |
| 2026-01-05 | 731,325 | 2,089,083 |
| 2025-12-29 | 290,598 | 1,351,750 |
| 2025-12-22 | 313,643 | 1,399,329 |
| 2025-12-15 | 683,733 | 2,166,168 |
| 2025-12-08 | 706,940 | 2,369,127 |
| 2025-12-01 | 709,250 | 2,340,107 |
| 2025-11-24 | 489,737 | 1,969,025 |
| 2025-11-17 | 653,764 | 2,260,277 |
| 2025-11-10 | 574,470 | 2,246,798 |
| 2025-11-03 | 587,206 | 2,206,698 |
| 2025-10-27 | 561,271 | 2,285,871 |
| 2025-10-20 | 349,314 | 2,107,061 |
| 2025-10-13 | 436,427 | 1,991,382 |
| 2025-10-06 | 445,771 | 1,992,731 |
| 2025-09-29 | 465,871 | 1,946,258 |
| 2025-09-22 | 442,872 | 1,925,734 |
| 2025-09-15 | 398,469 | 1,928,566 |
| 2025-09-08 | 417,760 | 1,951,244 |
| 2025-09-01 | 382,357 | 1,796,381 |
| 2025-08-25 | 381,014 | 1,804,395 |
| 2025-08-18 | 374,136 | 1,771,334 |
| 2025-08-11 | 352,849 | 1,709,759 |
| 2025-08-04 | 343,661 | 1,682,746 |
| 2025-07-28 | 340,779 | 1,641,392 |
| 2025-07-21 | 335,303 | 1,560,470 |
| 2025-07-14 | 322,134 | 1,566,048 |
| 2025-07-07 | 348,204 | 1,589,168 |
| 2025-06-30 | 301,736 | 1,536,862 |
| 2025-06-23 | 318,943 | 1,638,204 |
| 2025-06-16 | 366,200 | 1,617,485 |
| 2025-06-09 | 341,055 | 1,517,209 |
| 2025-06-02 | 329,697 | 1,518,420 |
| 2025-05-26 | 304,564 | 1,424,217 |
| 2025-05-19 | 326,384 | 1,506,316 |
| 2025-05-12 | 291,529 | 1,420,916 |
| 2025-05-05 | 327,326 | 1,369,183 |
| 2025-04-28 | 306,629 | 1,288,467 |
| 2025-04-21 | 302,345 | 1,365,385 |
| 2025-04-14 | 279,482 | 1,337,618 |
| 2025-04-07 | 255,257 | 1,407,134 |
| 2025-03-31 | 252,756 | 1,380,708 |
| 2025-03-24 | 262,398 | 1,428,525 |
| 2025-03-17 | 263,593 | 1,405,322 |
| 2025-03-10 | 248,322 | 1,344,328 |
| 2025-03-03 | 237,501 | 1,292,968 |
| 2025-02-24 | 219,856 | 1,309,454 |
| 2025-02-17 | 207,312 | 1,290,992 |
| 2025-02-10 | 221,711 | 1,294,737 |
| 2025-02-03 | 253,261 | 1,287,817 |
| 2025-01-27 | 223,108 | 1,184,364 |
| 2025-01-20 | 216,243 | 1,198,565 |
| 2025-01-13 | 214,946 | 1,152,787 |
| 2025-01-06 | 201,422 | 1,082,035 |
| 2024-12-30 | 129,051 | 651,051 |
| 2024-12-23 | 107,969 | 635,092 |
| 2024-12-16 | 189,803 | 1,108,535 |
| 2024-12-09 | 158,521 | 1,175,770 |
| 2024-12-02 | 164,672 | 1,126,097 |
| 2024-11-25 | 143,853 | 1,104,388 |
| 2024-11-18 | 180,258 | 1,164,046 |
| 2024-11-11 | 163,408 | 1,109,526 |
| 2024-11-04 | 160,942 | 1,133,752 |
| 2024-10-28 | 163,415 | 1,103,506 |
| 2024-10-21 | 166,673 | 1,143,095 |
| 2024-10-14 | 157,979 | 1,066,318 |
| 2024-10-07 | 159,563 | 1,090,770 |
| 2024-09-30 | 147,232 | 1,039,997 |
| 2024-09-23 | 149,499 | 1,085,612 |
| 2024-09-16 | 153,536 | 1,044,765 |
| 2024-09-09 | 152,051 | 1,088,323 |
| 2024-09-02 | 132,757 | 1,003,091 |
| 2024-08-26 | 144,043 | 1,016,981 |
| 2024-08-19 | 133,951 | 965,542 |
| 2024-08-12 | 132,097 | 901,813 |
| 2024-08-05 | 126,937 | 934,812 |
| 2024-07-29 | 130,920 | 946,651 |
| 2024-07-22 | 127,558 | 927,865 |
| 2024-07-15 | 120,407 | 906,614 |
| 2024-07-08 | 121,308 | 908,326 |
| 2024-07-01 | 110,177 | 850,626 |
| 2024-06-24 | 126,667 | 903,035 |
| 2024-06-17 | 120,219 | 877,678 |
| 2024-06-10 | 126,833 | 896,550 |
| 2024-06-03 | 137,125 | 894,700 |
| 2024-05-27 | 121,337 | 865,170 |
| 2024-05-20 | 125,524 | 903,798 |
| 2024-05-13 | 129,616 | 899,366 |
| 2024-05-06 | 119,424 | 848,750 |
| 2024-04-29 | 111,614 | 805,088 |
| 2024-04-22 | 129,437 | 896,884 |
| 2024-04-15 | 117,654 | 872,671 |
| 2024-04-08 | 116,291 | 855,696 |
| 2024-04-01 | 111,832 | 837,333 |
| 2024-03-25 | 103,650 | 796,867 |
| 2024-03-18 | 123,945 | 907,330 |
| 2024-03-11 | 119,767 | 950,338 |
| 2024-03-04 | 122,707 | 861,175 |
| 2024-02-26 | 119,543 | 834,703 |
| 2024-02-19 | 105,679 | 801,014 |
| 2024-02-12 | 88,621 | 763,569 |
| 2024-02-05 | 94,664 | 772,096 |
| 2024-01-29 | 91,631 | 756,758 |
| 2024-01-22 | 89,393 | 739,444 |
| 2024-01-15 | 86,634 | 735,646 |
| 2024-01-08 | 85,407 | 706,578 |
| 2024-01-01 | 56,768 | 521,351 |
| 2023-12-25 | 34,376 | 368,193 |
| 2023-12-18 | 71,969 | 633,006 |
| 2023-12-11 | 81,194 | 705,145 |
| 2023-12-04 | 83,568 | 705,196 |
| 2023-11-27 | 81,383 | 711,408 |
| 2023-11-20 | 75,083 | 642,181 |
| 2023-11-13 | 85,134 | 674,777 |
| 2023-11-06 | 84,269 | 689,257 |
| 2023-10-30 | 63,675 | 481,510 |
| 2023-10-23 | 76,227 | 695,320 |
| 2023-10-16 | 74,870 | 677,396 |
| 2023-10-09 | 72,667 | 614,058 |
| 2023-10-02 | 75,782 | 636,440 |
| 2023-09-25 | 74,263 | 617,622 |
| 2023-09-18 | 66,121 | 616,846 |
| 2023-09-11 | 65,738 | 598,476 |
| 2023-09-04 | 65,932 | 553,423 |
| 2023-08-28 | 67,834 | 561,460 |
| 2023-08-21 | 72,248 | 570,746 |
| 2023-08-14 | 65,665 | 570,859 |
| 2023-08-07 | 68,256 | 567,975 |
| 2023-07-31 | 68,543 | 546,374 |
| 2023-07-24 | 70,598 | 537,022 |
| 2023-07-17 | 71,932 | 557,065 |
| 2023-07-10 | 65,654 | 535,161 |
| 2023-07-03 | 63,318 | 480,749 |
| 2023-06-26 | 69,183 | 493,875 |
| 2023-06-19 | 65,355 | 500,861 |
| 2023-06-12 | 65,931 | 501,701 |
| 2023-06-05 | 64,315 | 475,713 |
| 2023-05-29 | 61,213 | 464,965 |
| 2023-05-22 | 62,309 | 483,360 |
| 2023-05-15 | 62,902 | 472,851 |
| 2023-05-08 | 66,636 | 471,815 |
| 2023-05-01 | 56,629 | 442,836 |
| 2023-04-24 | 61,581 | 464,910 |
| 2023-04-17 | 59,527 | 452,145 |
| 2023-04-10 | 56,823 | 423,795 |
| 2023-04-03 | 53,540 | 406,788 |
| 2023-03-27 | 56,749 | 412,743 |
| 2023-03-20 | 54,738 | 401,730 |
| 2023-03-13 | 61,065 | 401,663 |
| 2023-03-06 | 61,761 | 385,073 |
| 2023-02-27 | 59,141 | 382,511 |
| 2023-02-20 | 55,657 | 367,518 |
| 2023-02-13 | 51,734 | 359,254 |
| 2023-02-06 | 50,948 | 353,011 |
| 2023-01-30 | 48,698 | 354,317 |
| 2023-01-23 | 46,672 | 335,159 |
| 2023-01-16 | 46,081 | 330,933 |
| 2023-01-09 | 45,086 | 319,447 |
| 2023-01-02 | 35,528 | 264,877 |
| 2022-12-26 | 20,019 | 166,695 |
| 2022-12-19 | 37,219 | 266,062 |
| 2022-12-12 | 42,969 | 301,251 |
| 2022-12-05 | 40,965 | 296,261 |
| 2022-11-28 | 39,492 | 286,902 |
| 2022-11-21 | 35,641 | 263,380 |
| 2022-11-14 | 39,203 | 284,700 |
| 2022-11-07 | 39,200 | 279,452 |
| 2022-10-31 | 37,049 | 275,317 |
| 2022-10-24 | 38,550 | 284,196 |
| 2022-10-17 | 33,192 | 277,260 |
| 2022-10-10 | 27,432 | 262,620 |
| 2022-10-03 | 28,418 | 252,494 |
| 2022-09-26 | 29,828 | 256,058 |
| 2022-09-19 | 26,845 | 250,362 |
| 2022-09-12 | 25,766 | 269,563 |
| 2022-09-05 | 23,661 | 265,103 |
| 2022-08-29 | 23,564 | 246,110 |
| 2022-08-22 | 24,147 | 237,370 |
| 2022-08-15 | 21,163 | 205,675 |
| 2022-08-08 | 24,357 | 209,877 |
| 2022-08-01 | 21,130 | 214,261 |
| 2022-07-25 | 20,201 | 204,704 |
| 2022-07-18 | 17,026 | 169,582 |
| 2022-07-11 | 20,304 | 191,371 |
| 2022-07-04 | 19,871 | 185,935 |
| 2022-06-27 | 21,279 | 190,902 |
| 2022-06-20 | 18,659 | 180,240 |
| 2022-06-13 | 20,085 | 170,963 |
| 2022-06-06 | 19,768 | 164,708 |
| 2022-05-30 | 19,157 | 156,195 |
| 2022-05-23 | 17,269 | 157,583 |
| 2022-05-16 | 18,488 | 162,496 |
| 2022-05-09 | 19,243 | 163,589 |
| 2022-05-02 | 18,245 | 152,526 |
| 2022-04-25 | 19,631 | 166,040 |
| 2022-04-18 | 16,675 | 143,777 |
| 2022-04-11 | 13,360 | 139,538 |
| 2022-04-04 | 15,276 | 151,071 |
| 2022-03-28 | 15,600 | 149,246 |
| 2022-03-21 | 16,525 | 135,647 |
| 2022-03-14 | 13,841 | 134,223 |
| 2022-03-07 | 11,364 | 129,751 |
| 2022-02-28 | 10,625 | 121,155 |
| 2022-02-21 | 12,461 | 121,374 |
| 2022-02-14 | 9,735 | 130,692 |
| 2022-02-07 | 8,596 | 128,381 |
| 2022-01-31 | 7,622 | 119,824 |
| 2022-01-24 | 7,504 | 117,264 |
| 2022-01-17 | 5,460 | 116,478 |
| 2022-01-10 | 4,634 | 115,610 |
| 2022-01-03 | 4,088 | 99,523 |
| 2021-12-27 | 2,088 | 63,286 |
| 2021-12-20 | 2,573 | 77,500 |
| 2021-12-13 | 3,378 | 104,490 |
| 2021-12-06 | 3,322 | 104,834 |
| 2021-11-29 | 2,885 | 101,060 |
| 2021-11-22 | 2,101 | 88,285 |
| 2021-11-15 | 1,733 | 100,212 |
| 2021-11-08 | 1,139 | 98,826 |
| 2021-11-01 | 628 | 94,997 |
| 2021-10-25 | 351 | 92,255 |
| 2021-10-18 | 469 | 87,264 |
| 2021-10-11 | 10 | 87,742 |
| 2021-10-04 | 4 | 84,329 |
| 2021-09-27 | 13 | 82,661 |
| 2021-09-20 | 11 | 76,645 |
| 2021-09-13 | 18 | 73,825 |
| 2021-09-06 | 2 | 69,193 |
| 2021-08-30 | 5 | 69,794 |
| 2021-08-23 | 12 | 70,930 |
| 2021-08-16 | 9 | 66,582 |
| 2021-08-09 | 4 | 65,298 |
| 2021-08-02 | 4 | 63,145 |
| 2021-07-26 | 0 | 6,696 |
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