got vs node-fetch

node-fetch is downloaded 4.2× more often than got (596,360,386 vs 143,651,475 per month), so it has the larger community and more answered questions online. node-fetch ships 49% less gzipped JavaScript (22.6 kB vs 44.2 kB), which matters if bundle size is a priority. Both projects are actively maintained.

Metricgotnode-fetch
Weekly downloads33,119,616141,594,834✓
Monthly downloads143,651,475596,360,386✓
GitHub stars14,909✓8,856
Minified size144.7 kB83.0 kB✓
Minified + gzipped44.2 kB22.6 kB✓
Dependencies123✓
Open issues0✓247
Last commit2026-05-072026-05-12✓
Latest version15.0.53.3.2
LicenseMITMIT

got

Human-friendly and powerful HTTP request library for Node.js

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node-fetch

A light-weight module that brings Fetch API to node.js

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