esbuild vs @swc/core
Estimated humans, week by week
- esbuild
- @swc/core
- npm downloads (same color, dashed)
The 12-month chart is drawn in the browser from the npm API.
esbuild vs @swc/core: which is more popular?
| package | npm / week | humans / week | inflation | confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| esbuild | 396,850,580 | 396,809,773–396,850,580 | less than 1% | high |
| @swc/core | 57,608,376 | 57,591,332–57,608,376 | less than 1% | high |
Snapshot from the daily build of Nov 3, 2026, last 7 days of npm data. With JavaScript on, this page recomputes it live with a 12-month chart.
By estimated real human installs, esbuild is ahead of @swc/core by about 6.9×: about 396,849,616 vs 57,606,512 a week. npm's raw counts are 396,850,580 for esbuild and 57,608,376 for @swc/core, which include mirrors, scanners and crawlers.
How the estimate works
- Cut the spike every new version gets from mirrors in its first days.
- Subtract the flat floor robots download from every version each week.
- Show what is left as a range, with an honest confidence level.