Is google-protobuf safe to use?

google-protobuf has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (4.0.2). DepScope rates its health at 81/100 (low risk).

What is the latest version of google-protobuf?

The latest version of google-protobuf is 4.0.2, released 2026-02-24.

Does google-protobuf have known vulnerabilities?

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of google-protobuf.

Is google-protobuf deprecated?

No, google-protobuf is actively maintained. Latest release: 4.0.2 (2026-02-24).

What are alternatives to google-protobuf?

Popular alternatives to google-protobuf in npm include: debug, minimatch, strip-ansi, ms, lru-cache.

What license does google-protobuf use?

google-protobuf is licensed under (BSD-3-Clause AND Apache-2.0).

google-protobuf

npmv4.0.2

Protocol Buffers for JavaScript

License (BSD-3-Clause AND Apache-2.0)permissive94 versions3 maintainers0 deps4,081,661 weekly dl

protocolbuffers/protobuf-javascript

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Health

safe to use

[email protected] is safe to use (health: 81/100)

Health breakdown0 – 100

20/25

maintenance

17/20

popularity

25/25

security

15/15

maturity

4/15

community

Vulnerabilities

none known

Bundle & TypeScript

📦

Bundle Size

236.6 KBminified

40.6 KB gzipped

0 direct dependencies

side effects

🌟

TypeScript

7/10typed

Types from @types/google-protobuf (DefinitelyTyped)

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