Side-by-side NPM package comparison
Version 44.0.0
Use Square APIs to manage and run business including payment, customer, product, inventory, and employee management.
Version 20.4.0
Stripe API wrapper
Choosing between Square and Stripe? Here's a data-driven comparison based on real npm data — downloads, bundle size, health scores, and more — to help you decide which package fits your project best.
Stripe leads with 7.0M weekly downloads — roughly 48.5x more. Square has 144.5K weekly downloads. Higher download counts generally indicate broader community adoption and a larger ecosystem of tutorials, plugins, and support.
Stripe has the smallest gzipped bundle at 1.9 MB. Square comes in at 3.3 MB. A smaller bundle size means faster page loads, which improves user experience and Core Web Vitals scores.
Stripe has an overall health score of 85/100 (very good), with strong maintenance, security, popularity scores. Square has an overall health score of 75/100 (very good), with strong maintenance, security, popularity scores. Health scores are calculated from maintenance activity, code quality, security posture, popularity, and stability metrics.
Choose Square if you value strong security track record. Choose Stripe if you value large community support, actively maintained, strong security track record.
Both Square and Stripe are solid choices for JavaScript development. Stripe has the edge in overall health score (85/100), while each package brings unique strengths to the table. Evaluate them based on your project's priorities — whether that's community size, bundle efficiency, or maintenance activity — and choose the one that aligns best with your requirements.