Comparison

Chocolatey vs pnpm

On the evidence we track, pnpm leads this comparison with a composite score of 72/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Chocolatey full profile →pnpm full profile →

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Chocolatey53

★pnpm72

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Chocolatey	pnpmLeader
Vioscale score	53 / 100medium · 56%	72 / 100medium · 66%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	commercial	open_source
Price levelpricing.price_level	mid	free
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	3	7
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	-	✓
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	-
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	4.8	6.9
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=nuget&package_name=chocolatey&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40pnpm%2Ferror&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	-
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	110	600
Github starsadoption.github_stars	11,495	36,223
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	-	174,694,273
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	7	100
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	21	-
Historyrelease.history	20 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	-	MIT
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	C#	Rust
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide · Popular in US · HQ US	Available worldwide

Score

Vioscale score

Chocolatey53 / 100medium · 56%

pnpm72 / 100medium · 66%

Pricing

Free tier

Chocolatey✓

pnpm✓

Model

Chocolateycommercial

pnpmopen_source

Price level

Chocolateymid

pnpmfree

Transparent

Chocolatey✓

pnpm✓

Integrations

Count

Chocolatey3

pnpm7

Security

Disclosure policy

Chocolatey–

pnpm✓

Gdpr

Chocolatey✓

pnpm–

Scorecard

Chocolatey4.8

pnpm6.9

Vulnerabilities

ChocolateyCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=nuget&package_name=chocolatey&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

pnpmCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40pnpm%2Ferror&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Reliability

Status page

Chocolatey✓

pnpm–

Adoption

Dependent repos

Chocolatey110

pnpm600

Github stars

Chocolatey11,495

pnpm36,223

Package downloads weekly

Chocolatey–

pnpm174,694,273

Activity

Commits last 30d

Chocolatey7

pnpm100

Release

Cadence days

Chocolatey21

pnpm–

History

Chocolatey20 items

pnpm20 items

License

Spdx

Chocolatey–

pnpmMIT

Language

Primary

ChocolateyC#

pnpmRust

Market

Availability

ChocolateyAvailable worldwide · Popular in US · HQ US

pnpmAvailable worldwide

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for package registries. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capability comparison for Package Registries
Capability	Chocolatey	pnpm
Core
Role	Package manager client	Package manager client
Ecosystem
Ecosystem / language	OS-level	JavaScript
Deployment
Deployment	Both	CLI-local
Formats
Package formats supported	Many formats	Many formats
Hosting
Private / scoped packages	✓	✓
Upstream proxy / caching	✓	✓
Resolution
Lockfile / deterministic installs	-	✓
Workspaces / monorepo	-	✓
Content-addressable store	-	✓
Supply chain
Supply-chain integrity	✓	✓
Vulnerability / licence scanning	✓	-
Licensing
Openness	Open-core	Open-source
Pricing
Pricing model	Per-seat	Free / OSS

Core

Role

ChocolateyPackage manager client

pnpmPackage manager client

Ecosystem

Ecosystem / language

ChocolateyOS-level

pnpmJavaScript

Deployment

ChocolateyBoth

pnpmCLI-local

Formats

Package formats supported

ChocolateyMany formats

pnpmMany formats

Hosting

Private / scoped packages

Chocolatey✓

pnpm✓

Upstream proxy / caching

Chocolatey✓

pnpm✓

Resolution

Lockfile / deterministic installs

Chocolatey-

pnpm✓

Workspaces / monorepo

Chocolatey-

pnpm✓

Content-addressable store

Chocolatey-

pnpm✓

Supply chain

Supply-chain integrity

Chocolatey✓

pnpm✓

Vulnerability / licence scanning

Chocolatey✓

pnpm-

Licensing

Openness

ChocolateyOpen-core

pnpmOpen-source

Pricing

Pricing model

ChocolateyPer-seat

pnpmFree / OSS

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Chocolatey

Chocolatey is a command-line package manager for Windows that simplifies software deployment and lifecycle management. It offers both free open-source capabilities and commercial enterprise editions with advanced features like central management and package auditing.

Independently observed

pnpm

Leader

A package manager for JavaScript projects that emphasizes fast performance and minimal disk space requirements.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Chocolatey

from $18/moHybridFree tier

Free open source tier. Pro $96/year for individuals (up to 8 machines). Business from $18/node/year with volume discounts.

Open SourceFree
- Unlimited machines
- Create packages
- Host own package repository
- Third-party tool integration
- Package shims
- +3 more
Pro$96/year for up to 8 machines
- All open source features
- Enhanced functionality
- Additional PowerShell functions
- Package reducer
- Package throttle
- +2 more
Business (C4B)From $18/node/year (100-node minimum). Volume discounts and perpetual licensing available.
- All Pro features
- Central management dashboard
- Self-service package installation
- Full package synchronization
- Package internalizer
- +3 more

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

pnpm

Leader

Open source

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Chocolatey	pnpm
WindowsPlatforms	✓	✗
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✗
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓
On-premiseDeployment	✓	✗

Platforms

Windows

Chocolatey✓

pnpm✗

CLI

Chocolatey✓

pnpm✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Chocolatey✓

pnpm✗

Self-hosted

Chocolatey✓

pnpm✓

On-premise

Chocolatey✓

pnpm✗

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Chocolatey

3 total

Puppet
SCCM
Intune

Independently observed

pnpm

Leader

7 total

GitHub Actions
AppVeyor
Azure Pipelines
Bitbucket Pipelines
CircleCI
npm
JSR

Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.