Is compression safe to use?

compression has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (1.8.2). DepScope rates its health at 94/100 (low risk).

What is the latest version of compression?

The latest version of compression is 1.8.2, released 2026-09-11.

Does compression have known vulnerabilities?

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of compression.

Is compression deprecated?

No, compression is actively maintained. Latest release: 1.8.2 (2026-09-11).

What are alternatives to compression?

Popular alternatives to compression in npm include: ?, semver, debug, ansi-styles, minimatch.

What license does compression use?

compression is licensed under MIT.

compression

npmv1.8.2

Node.js compression middleware

License MITpermissive40 versions3 maintainers8 deps30,532,643 weekly dl

expressjs/compression

/ 100

Health

safe to use

[email protected] is safe to use (health: 94/100)

Health breakdown0 – 100

25/25

maintenance

20/20

popularity

25/25

security

15/15

maturity

9/15

community

0/15

popularity_floor

Vulnerabilities

none known

Bundle & TypeScript

🌟

TypeScript

7/10typed

Types from @types/compression (DefinitelyTyped)

Health History

Dependency Tree

License Audit

Dependencies (8)

vary bytes debug destroy negotiator on-headers safe-buffer compressible

API access

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compression

npmv1.8.2

Node.js compression middleware

License MITpermissive40 versions3 maintainers8 deps30,532,643 weekly dl

expressjs/compression

/ 100

Health

safe to use

[email protected] is safe to use (health: 94/100)

Health breakdown0 – 100

25/25

maintenance

20/20

popularity

25/25

security

15/15

maturity

9/15

community

0/15

popularity_floor

Vulnerabilities

none known

Bundle & TypeScript

🌟

TypeScript

7/10typed

Types from @types/compression (DefinitelyTyped)

Health History

Dependency Tree

License Audit

Dependencies (8)

vary bytes debug destroy negotiator on-headers safe-buffer compressible

API access

Get this data programmatically — free, no authentication.

curl https://depscope.dev/api/check/npm/compression