Comparison

conda vs pnpm

On the evidence we track, pnpm leads this comparison with a composite score of 70/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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conda54

★pnpm70

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	conda	pnpmLeader
vioscaleAI score	54 / 100high · 79%	70 / 100medium · 65%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	open_source	open_source
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	free
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	1	7
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	-	✓
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	5.1	6.8
Trust centersecurity.trust_center	-	https://pnpm.io/blog/tags/security
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=conda&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
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	6,665	600
Github starsadoption.github_stars	7,533	36,813
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	1,252	223,195,967
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	95	100
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	17	-
Historyrelease.history	20 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	BSD	MIT
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	Python	Rust
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	-	Available worldwide
Content
Faqcontent.faq	4 items	6 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

conda54 / 100high · 79%

pnpm70 / 100medium · 65%

Pricing

Free tier

conda✓

pnpm✓

Model

condaopen_source

pnpmopen_source

Price level

condafree

pnpmfree

Transparent

conda✓

pnpm✓

Integrations

Count

conda1

pnpm7

Security

Disclosure policy

conda–

pnpm✓

Scorecard

conda5.1

pnpm6.8

Trust center

conda–

pnpmhttps://pnpm.io/blog/tags/security

Vulnerabilities

condaCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=conda&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

Adoption

Dependent repos

conda6,665

pnpm600

Github stars

conda7,533

pnpm36,813

Package downloads weekly

conda1,252

pnpm223,195,967

Activity

Commits last 30d

conda95

pnpm100

Release

Cadence days

conda17

pnpm–

History

conda20 items

pnpm20 items

License

Spdx

condaBSD

pnpmMIT

Language

Primary

condaPython

pnpmRust

Market

Availability

conda–

pnpmAvailable worldwide

Content

Faq

conda4 items

pnpm6 items

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for Package Registries
Capability	conda	pnpm
Core
Role	Package manager client	Package manager client
Ecosystem
Ecosystem / language	Polyglot	JavaScript
Deployment
Deployment	CLI-local	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-source	Open-source
Pricing
Pricing model	Free / OSS	Free / OSS

Core

Role

condaPackage manager client

pnpmPackage manager client

Ecosystem

Ecosystem / language

condaPolyglot

pnpmJavaScript

Deployment

condaCLI-local

pnpmCLI-local

Formats

Package formats supported

condaMany formats

pnpmMany formats

Hosting

Private / scoped packages

conda-

pnpm✓

Upstream proxy / caching

conda-

pnpm✓

Resolution

Lockfile / deterministic installs

conda✓

pnpm✓

Workspaces / monorepo

conda-

pnpm✓

Content-addressable store

conda✓

pnpm✓

Supply chain

Supply-chain integrity

conda✓

pnpm✓

Vulnerability / licence scanning

conda-

pnpm✓

Licensing

Openness

condaOpen-source

pnpmOpen-source

Pricing

Pricing model

condaFree / OSS

pnpmFree / OSS

What each one is

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

conda

An open-source tool and ecosystem for managing software packages and libraries across different programming languages and computer platforms

Independently observed

pnpm

Leader

A Node.js package manager that stores packages in a single content-addressable store and hard-links them into projects, eliminating duplication across projects and accelerating installation times

Independently observed

Pricing

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

conda

Open source

as of 2026-10-15verify ↗

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	conda	pnpm
macOSPlatforms	✓	✓
WindowsPlatforms	✓	✓
LinuxPlatforms	✓	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	-	✓

Platforms

macOS

conda✓

pnpm✓

Windows

conda✓

pnpm✓

Linux

conda✓

pnpm✓

CLI

conda✓

pnpm✓

Deployment

Self-hosted

conda–

pnpm✓

Integrations

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

conda

1 total

PyPI

Independently observed

pnpm

Leader

12 total

GitHub Actions
AppVeyor
Azure Pipelines
Bitbucket Pipelines
CircleCI
npm
JSR
GitLab CI
Jenkins
Semaphore
Travis CI
GitLab

Independently observed

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