node-fetch vs superagent

node-fetch is downloaded 7.4× more often than superagent (596,360,386 vs 81,006,257 per month), so it has the larger community and more answered questions online. superagent ships 19% less gzipped JavaScript (18.3 kB vs 22.6 kB), which matters if bundle size is a priority. node-fetch has been updated more recently, a sign of more active maintenance.

Metricnode-fetchsuperagent
Weekly downloads141,594,834✓18,853,906
Monthly downloads596,360,386✓81,006,257
GitHub stars8,85616,650✓
Minified size83.0 kB57.9 kB✓
Minified + gzipped22.6 kB18.3 kB✓
Dependencies3✓9
Open issues247183✓
Last commit2026-05-12✓2026-01-06
Latest version3.3.210.3.0
LicenseMITMIT

node-fetch

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

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superagent

elegant & feature rich browser / node HTTP with a fluent API

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