gRPC for Node.js
Pure JavaScript gRPC client and server for Node.js.
HTTP clients and networking npm Apache-2.0
How gRPC for Node.js is used
gRPC for Node.js is a dependency in 1 of the 6,208 public GitHub projects set up for AI coding agents that we scanned, too few to describe it from them alone. Our scan also samples projects by dependency (Solana 2,661, Ethereum and EVM 1,496, 3D and games 2,818, agent frameworks and SDKs 10,983); counting those, it appears in 32 projects, and what it is used with below comes from all of them. Projects that use it most often also use gRPC Proto Loader (81.2%), Axios (78.1%), dotenv (78.1%).
gRPC for Node.js popularity over time
Gid Score 61: downloads 97, use in agent projects 34, GitHub stars 38, downloads trend 62 (each 0-100). How it is calculated.
Often used with gRPC for Node.js
| gRPC Proto Loader | 81.2% of gRPC for Node.js projects · 5044.0× more than average |
|---|---|
| Axios | 78.1% of gRPC for Node.js projects · 10.3× more than average |
| dotenv | 78.1% of gRPC for Node.js projects · 5.0× more than average |
| ws | 71.9% of gRPC for Node.js projects · 22.9× more than average |
| OpenAI | 59.4% of gRPC for Node.js projects · 13.0× more than average |
| Sharp | 59.4% of gRPC for Node.js projects · 12.6× more than average |
| uuid | 59.4% of gRPC for Node.js projects · 12.6× more than average |
| Anthropic SDK | 56.2% of gRPC for Node.js projects · 15.1× more than average |
From all 32 projects in our scan that use gRPC for Node.js, including the dependency samples.
Install
| Package | npm install @grpc/grpc-js |
|---|---|
| Main stacks | TypeScript / JavaScript (28), Next.js (3), Rust (1) |
| Example projects | nirholas/three.ws, bloXroute-Labs/solana-trader-client-ts, royisme/pikabaka, clpzbug/clpzcode, Marwan78888/Neuron-Cli |
Alternatives to gRPC for Node.js
In our scan, none of the most used tools in HTTP clients and networking does the same job as gRPC for Node.js: they are add-ons, companions or tools for a different task.
More in HTTP clients and networking: Axios Requests httpx ws aiohttp websockets redis (Python) postgres