Comparison

Go modules 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.

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Go modules55

★pnpm72

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Go modules	pnpmLeader
Vioscale score	55 / 100low · 35%	72 / 100medium · 66%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	open_source	open_source
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	free
Transparentpricing.transparent	-	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	-	7
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	-	✓
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	6.2	6.9
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=conda&package_name=go-nocgo_linux-64&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	0	600
Github starsadoption.github_stars	136,465	36,223
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	-	174,694,273
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	100	100
Release
Historyrelease.history	-	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	BSD-3-Clause	MIT
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	Go	Rust
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide · HQ US	Available worldwide

Score

Vioscale score

Go modules55 / 100low · 35%

pnpm72 / 100medium · 66%

Pricing

Free tier

Go modules✓

pnpm✓

Model

Go modulesopen_source

pnpmopen_source

Price level

Go modulesfree

pnpmfree

Transparent

Go modules–

pnpm✓

Integrations

Count

Go modules–

pnpm7

Security

Disclosure policy

Go modules–

pnpm✓

Scorecard

Go modules6.2

pnpm6.9

Vulnerabilities

Go modulesCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=conda&package_name=go-nocgo_linux-64&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

Go modules✓

pnpm–

Adoption

Dependent repos

Go modules0

pnpm600

Github stars

Go modules136,465

pnpm36,223

Package downloads weekly

Go modules–

pnpm174,694,273

Activity

Commits last 30d

Go modules100

pnpm100

Release

History

Go modules–

pnpm20 items

License

Spdx

Go modulesBSD-3-Clause

pnpmMIT

Language

Primary

Go modulesGo

pnpmRust

Market

Availability

Go modulesAvailable worldwide · 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	Go modules	pnpm
Core
Role	Public registry	Package manager client
Ecosystem
Ecosystem / language	Go	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

Go modulesPublic registry

pnpmPackage manager client

Ecosystem

Ecosystem / language

Go modulesGo

pnpmJavaScript

Deployment

Go modulesCLI-local

pnpmCLI-local

Formats

Package formats supported

Go modulesMany formats

pnpmMany formats

Hosting

Private / scoped packages

Go modules✓

pnpm✓

Upstream proxy / caching

Go modules✓

pnpm✓

Resolution

Lockfile / deterministic installs

Go modules✓

pnpm✓

Workspaces / monorepo

Go modules-

pnpm✓

Content-addressable store

Go modules-

pnpm✓

Supply chain

Supply-chain integrity

Go modules✓

pnpm✓

Vulnerability / licence scanning

Go modules-

pnpm-

Licensing

Openness

Go modulesOpen-source

pnpmOpen-source

Pricing

Pricing model

Go modulesFree / OSS

pnpmFree / OSS

What each one is

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

Go modules

Go is a free, open-source programming language created by Google that emphasizes fast compilation and straightforward syntax. It provides built-in concurrency support and a comprehensive standard library, making it well-suited for cloud-native applications, microservices, and backend development.

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.

Go modules

Open sourceFree tier

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	Go modules	pnpm
macOSPlatforms	✓	✗
WindowsPlatforms	✓	✗
LinuxPlatforms	✓	✗
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✗
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓

Platforms

macOS

Go modules✓

pnpm✗

Windows

Go modules✓

pnpm✗

Linux

Go modules✓

pnpm✗

CLI

Go modules✓

pnpm✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Go modules✓

pnpm✗

Self-hosted

Go modules✓

pnpm✓

Integrations

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

Go modules

Not documented yet.

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.