AxiosvsKy
Head-to-Head Stats
AxiosKy
Weekly Downloads48.0M1.2M
GitHub Stars105.0K12.0K
Repos Using320.0K4.5K
Contributors44035
Open Issues32015
Bundle Size13.5 KB3.2 KB
TypeScriptnativenative
Growth Rate-2.1%+25%
Last Release2026-01-152026-03-10
Adoption Over 12 Months (repos in thousands)
Axios
Ky
Side-by-Side Bars
Axios: 48.0MKy: 1.2M
Axios Stars: 105.0KKy Stars: 12.0K
Axios Repos: 320.0KKy Repos: 4.5K
Migration Flow (Last 30 Days)
89
Axios → Ky
vs
3
Ky → Axios
Repos using Axios also use:
ReactExpressReduxVueTypeScriptlodash
Repos using Ky also use:
TypeScriptNext.jsSvelteViteZodSvelteKit
Analysis & Verdict
Axios remains dominant by sheer install base, but Ky represents the modern fetch-based approach at 1/4 the size. Migration is slow but steady as developers embrace native fetch APIs.