Comparison

Go modules vs Verdaccio

On the evidence we track, Verdaccio leads this comparison with a composite score of 68/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Go modules53

★Verdaccio68

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Go modules	VerdaccioLeader
vioscaleAI score	53 / 100low · 34%	68 / 100high · 77%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	open_source	free
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	free
Transparentpricing.transparent	-	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	-	5
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	✓
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	6.2	6.5
Trust centersecurity.trust_center	-	https://verdaccio.org/community/security
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fgolang%2FGO&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0	Count: 1 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=verdaccio&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0 · Max severity: MODERATE
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	-
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	0	4,188
Github starsadoption.github_stars	139,180	17,912
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	-	656,845
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	100	63
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	-	3
Historyrelease.history	-	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	BSD-3-Clause	MIT
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	Go	TypeScript
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide	-
Content
Faqcontent.faq	6 items	6 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

Go modules53 / 100low · 34%

Verdaccio68 / 100high · 77%

Pricing

Free tier

Go modules✓

Verdaccio✓

Model

Go modulesopen_source

Verdacciofree

Price level

Go modulesfree

Verdacciofree

Transparent

Go modules–

Verdaccio✓

Integrations

Count

Go modules–

Verdaccio5

Security

Disclosure policy

Go modules✓

Verdaccio✓

Scorecard

Go modules6.2

Verdaccio6.5

Trust center

Go modules–

Verdacciohttps://verdaccio.org/community/security

Vulnerabilities

Go modulesCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fgolang%2FGO&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

VerdaccioCount: 1 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=verdaccio&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0 · Max severity: MODERATE

Reliability

Status page

Go modules✓

Verdaccio–

Adoption

Dependent repos

Go modules0

Verdaccio4,188

Github stars

Go modules139,180

Verdaccio17,912

Package downloads weekly

Go modules–

Verdaccio656,845

Activity

Commits last 30d

Go modules100

Verdaccio63

Release

Cadence days

Go modules–

Verdaccio3

History

Go modules–

Verdaccio20 items

License

Spdx

Go modulesBSD-3-Clause

VerdaccioMIT

Language

Primary

Go modulesGo

VerdaccioTypeScript

Market

Availability

Go modulesAvailable worldwide

Verdaccio–

Content

Faq

Go modules6 items

Verdaccio6 items

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for Package Registries
Capability	Go modules	Verdaccio
Core
Role	Public registry	Private hosted registry
Ecosystem
Ecosystem / language	Go	JavaScript
Deployment
Deployment	CLI-local	CLI-local
Formats
Package formats supported	Many formats	Single ecosystem
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

VerdaccioPrivate hosted registry

Ecosystem

Ecosystem / language

Go modulesGo

VerdaccioJavaScript

Deployment

Go modulesCLI-local

VerdaccioCLI-local

Formats

Package formats supported

Go modulesMany formats

VerdaccioSingle ecosystem

Hosting

Private / scoped packages

Go modules✓

Verdaccio✓

Upstream proxy / caching

Go modules✓

Verdaccio✓

Resolution

Lockfile / deterministic installs

Go modules✓

Verdaccio✓

Workspaces / monorepo

Go modules-

Verdaccio-

Content-addressable store

Go modules-

Verdaccio-

Supply chain

Supply-chain integrity

Go modules✓

Verdaccio✓

Vulnerability / licence scanning

Go modules-

Verdaccio✓

Licensing

Openness

Go modulesOpen-source

VerdaccioOpen-source

Pricing

Pricing model

Go modulesFree / OSS

VerdaccioFree / OSS

What each one is

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

Go modules

A migration tool that converts Go packages from the Open Struct protobuf API implementation to the Opaque API implementation.

Independently observed

Verdaccio

Leader

Self-hosted package registry software that lets you publish private packages, cache public ones, and integrate seamlessly with npm, pnpm, or yarn. Designed for both local development and team deployment.

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 ↗

Verdaccio

Leader

FreeFree tier

as of 2026-10-13verify ↗

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	Verdaccio
WebPlatforms	✗	✓
macOSPlatforms	✓	✗
WindowsPlatforms	✓	✗
LinuxPlatforms	✓	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✗
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓
On-premiseDeployment	✗	✓

Platforms

Web

Go modules✗

Verdaccio✓

macOS

Go modules✓

Verdaccio✗

Windows

Go modules✓

Verdaccio✗

Linux

Go modules✓

Verdaccio✓

CLI

Go modules✓

Verdaccio✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Go modules✓

Verdaccio✗

Self-hosted

Go modules✓

Verdaccio✓

On-premise

Go modules✗

Verdaccio✓

Integrations

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

Go modules

Not documented yet.

Verdaccio

Leader

14 total

npm
yarn
pnpm
Docker
Kubernetes
Helm
Amazon S3
Google Cloud Storage
Snyk
Ansible
nx
create-react-app
Angular CLI
Storybook

Independently observed

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