# Homebrew vs Yarn

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Yarn

| Attribute | Homebrew | Yarn |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 55.2 (52% (medium)) | 63.5 (75% (high)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 100 | 18 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 0 | 13,468 |
| adoption.github_stars | 50,016 | 8,110 |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | - | 9,428,906 |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"Homebrew is a package manager that installs command-line tools, libraries, and applications from upstream source code. It organizes each package in an isolated directory and uses symlinks to integrate them into your system. It is indexed under Package Registries.","source":"https://brew.sh","question":"What is Homebrew?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Homebrew offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://brew.sh","question":"Is Homebrew free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Homebrew supports macOS, Linux and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://brew.sh","question":"What platforms does Homebrew support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Homebrew can be deployed self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://brew.sh","question":"Can Homebrew be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Homebrew is published under the BSD-2-Clause licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/Homebrew/brew","question":"Is Homebrew open source?","confidence":0.95}]` | `[{"answer":"Yarn is a package manager that functions as both a package and project manager, supporting everything from simple projects to industry monorepos for open source developers and enterprise users. It is indexed under Package Registries.","source":"https://yarnpkg.com","question":"What is Yarn?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yarn is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the BSD-2-Clause licence. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://yarnpkg.com","question":"Is Yarn free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yarn supports a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://yarnpkg.com","question":"What platforms does Yarn support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Yarn can be deployed self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://yarnpkg.com","question":"Can Yarn be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Yarn is published under the BSD-2-Clause licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/yarnpkg/berry","question":"Is Yarn open source?","confidence":0.99}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"self_hosted":true}` | `{"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | Homebrew is a free, community-driven package manager that automates the installation and management of software packages, libraries, and applications. It supports multiple platforms and package formats, allowing users to install tools from official repositories or maintain custom packages. | Yarn is a modern package manager for JavaScript projects that prioritizes deterministic installations and includes built-in support for monorepos. It provides a complete solution for managing both dependencies and project structure with a focus on reliability and security. |
| features.capabilities | `{"role":"public_registry","ecosystem":"os","deployment":"cli_local","open_source":"oss","pricing_model":"free","package_formats":"multi","private_packages":true,"content_addressable":true,"vuln_license_scanning":true,"supply_chain_integrity":true}` | `{"role":"manager_client","ecosystem":"js","deployment":"cli_local","workspaces":true,"open_source":"oss","pricing_model":"free","package_formats":"multi","private_packages":true,"vuln_license_scanning":true,"lockfile_deterministic":true,"supply_chain_integrity":true}` |
| integrations.count | 8 | 3 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Mac App Store","native":true},{"name":"WinGet","native":true},{"name":"VSCode","native":true},{"name":"Go","native":true},{"name":"Cargo","native":true},{"name":"uv","native":true},{"name":"Flatpak","native":true},{"name":"kubectl","native":true}]` | `[{"name":"GitHub","native":true},{"name":"Git","native":true},{"name":"npm","native":true}]` |
| language.primary | Ruby | TypeScript |
| license.spdx | BSD-2-Clause | BSD-2-Clause |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | - |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"mac":true,"linux":true,"windows":true}` | `{"cli":true,"mac":true,"linux":true,"windows":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"free","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://brew.sh","retrievedAt":"2026-10-15T09:22:56.084Z"}` | `{"type":"open_source","sourceUrl":"https://yarnpkg.com","retrievedAt":"2026-10-15T09:20:33.013Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | free | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | free | free |
| release.cadence_days | 3 | 20 |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/releases/tag/7.0.9","date":"2026-10-08T10:51:59Z","type":"stable","version":"7.0.9"},{"url":"https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/releases/tag/7.0.8","date":"2026-10-05T07:48:38Z","type":"stable","version":"7.0.8"},{"url":"https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/releases/tag/7.0.7","date":"2026-09-28T07:49:21Z","type":"stable","version":"7.0.7"},{"url":"https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/releases/tag/7.0.6","date":"2026-09-21T16:33:33Z","type":"stable","version":"7.0.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/releases/tag/7.0.5","date":"2026-09-21T14:32:39Z","type":"stable","version":"7.0.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/releases/tag/7.0.4","date":"2026-09-17T16:38:21Z","type":"stable","version":"7.0.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/releases/tag/7.0.3","date":"2026-09-16T18:31:15Z","type":"stable","version":"7.0.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/releases/tag/7.0.2","date":"2026-09-15T16:44:56Z","type":"stable","version":"7.0.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/releases/tag/7.0.1","date":"2026-09-13T16:26:18Z","type":"stable","version":"7.0.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/releases/tag/7.0.0","date":"2026-09-13T08:30:11Z","type":"stable","version":"7.0.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/releases/tag/6.0.22","date":"2026-09-05T07:56:10Z","type":"stable","version":"6.0.22"},{"url":"https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/releases/tag/6.0.21","date":"2026-09-01T12:22:13Z","type":"stable","version":"6.0.21"},{"url":"https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/releases/tag/6.0.20","date":"2026-08-27T10:26:48Z","type":"stable","version":"6.0.20"},{"url":"https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/releases/tag/6.0.19","date":"2026-08-24T07:43:35Z","type":"stable","version":"6.0.19"},{"url":"https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/releases/tag/6.0.18","date":"2026-08-17T07:46:53Z","type":"stable","version":"6.0.18"},{"url":"https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/releases/tag/6.0.17","date":"2026-08-11T14:37:20Z","type":"stable","version":"6.0.17"},{"url":"https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/releases/tag/6.0.16","date":"2026-08-10T13:40:39Z","type":"stable","version":"6.0.16"},{"url":"https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/releases/tag/6.0.15","date":"2026-08-03T07:55:59Z","type":"stable","version":"6.0.15"},{"url":"https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/releases/tag/6.0.14","date":"2026-07-31T15:10:38Z","type":"stable","version":"6.0.14"},{"url":"https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/releases/tag/6.0.13","date":"2026-07-27T12:54:46Z","type":"stable","version":"6.0.13"}]` | `[{"url":"https://github.com/yarnpkg/berry/releases/tag/%40yarnpkg/cli/4.18.1","date":"2026-09-24T20:40:35Z","type":"stable","version":"@yarnpkg/cli/4.18.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/yarnpkg/berry/releases/tag/%40yarnpkg/cli/4.18.0","date":"2026-07-29T07:56:33Z","type":"stable","version":"@yarnpkg/cli/4.18.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/yarnpkg/berry/releases/tag/%40yarnpkg/cli/4.17.1","date":"2026-07-08T16:48:56Z","type":"stable","version":"@yarnpkg/cli/4.17.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/yarnpkg/berry/releases/tag/%40yarnpkg/cli/4.17.0","date":"2026-06-15T08:28:48Z","type":"stable","version":"@yarnpkg/cli/4.17.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/yarnpkg/berry/releases/tag/%40yarnpkg/cli/4.16.0","date":"2026-06-02T07:11:32Z","type":"stable","version":"@yarnpkg/cli/4.16.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/yarnpkg/berry/releases/tag/%40yarnpkg/cli/4.15.0","date":"2026-05-19T22:20:46Z","type":"stable","version":"@yarnpkg/cli/4.15.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/yarnpkg/berry/releases/tag/%40yarnpkg/cli/4.14.1","date":"2026-04-17T06:00:10Z","type":"stable","version":"@yarnpkg/cli/4.14.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/yarnpkg/berry/releases/tag/%40yarnpkg/cli/4.14.0","date":"2026-04-16T15:45:42Z","type":"stable","version":"@yarnpkg/cli/4.14.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/yarnpkg/berry/releases/tag/%40yarnpkg/cli/4.13.0","date":"2026-03-03T02:12:57Z","type":"stable","version":"@yarnpkg/cli/4.13.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/yarnpkg/berry/releases/tag/%40yarnpkg/cli/4.12.0","date":"2025-11-23T11:09:03Z","type":"stable","version":"@yarnpkg/cli/4.12.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/yarnpkg/berry/releases/tag/%40yarnpkg/cli/4.11.0","date":"2025-11-07T13:52:43Z","type":"stable","version":"@yarnpkg/cli/4.11.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/yarnpkg/berry/releases/tag/%40yarnpkg/cli/4.10.3","date":"2025-09-23T09:42:00Z","type":"stable","version":"@yarnpkg/cli/4.10.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/yarnpkg/berry/releases/tag/%40yarnpkg/cli/4.10.2","date":"2025-09-18T17:57:07Z","type":"stable","version":"@yarnpkg/cli/4.10.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/yarnpkg/berry/releases/tag/%40yarnpkg/cli/4.10.1","date":"2025-09-18T12:53:06Z","type":"stable","version":"@yarnpkg/cli/4.10.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/yarnpkg/berry/releases/tag/%40yarnpkg/cli/4.10.0","date":"2025-09-18T09:18:24Z","type":"stable","version":"@yarnpkg/cli/4.10.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/yarnpkg/berry/releases/tag/%40yarnpkg/cli/4.9.4","date":"2025-08-26T07:12:31Z","type":"stable","version":"@yarnpkg/cli/4.9.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/yarnpkg/berry/releases/tag/%40yarnpkg/cli/4.9.3","date":"2025-08-20T12:15:54Z","type":"stable","version":"@yarnpkg/cli/4.9.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/yarnpkg/berry/releases/tag/%40yarnpkg/cli/4.9.2","date":"2025-06-03T20:25:28Z","type":"stable","version":"@yarnpkg/cli/4.9.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/yarnpkg/berry/releases/tag/%40yarnpkg/cli/4.9.1","date":"2025-04-11T09:04:22Z","type":"stable","version":"@yarnpkg/cli/4.9.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/yarnpkg/berry/releases/tag/%40yarnpkg/cli/4.9.0","date":"2025-04-09T14:12:16Z","type":"stable","version":"@yarnpkg/cli/4.9.0"}]` |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.scorecard | 5.9 | 3.4 |
| security.trust_center | https://brew.sh/2021/04/21/security-incident-disclosure/ | https://yarnpkg.com/features/security |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2FHomebrew%2Fbrew&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40yarnpkg%2Fparsers&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (Package Registries)

| Capability | Homebrew | Yarn |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Role | Public registry | Package manager client |
| **Ecosystem** |  |  |
| Ecosystem / language | OS-level | 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 |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T20:56:23.303Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*