Comparison

JSR vs Yarn

On the evidence we track, Yarn leads this comparison with a composite score of 64/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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JSR47
★Yarn64
Score
vioscaleAI score
JSR47 / 100low · 42%
Yarn64 / 100high · 75%
Pricing
Free tier
JSR✓
Yarn✓
Price level
JSRfree
Yarnfree
Transparent
JSR✓
Yarn–
Integrations
Count
JSR6
Yarn3
Reliability
Status page
JSR–
Yarn✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
JSR0
Yarn13,468
Github stars
Yarn8,110
Package downloads weekly
JSR–
Activity
Commits last 30d
JSR57
Yarn18
Release
Cadence days
JSR–
Yarn20
History
JSR–
License
Spdx
Language
Primary
Market
Availability
Content
Faq

Capabilities

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

Core
Role
JSRPublic registry
YarnPackage manager client
Ecosystem
Ecosystem / language
JSRPolyglot
YarnJavaScript
Deployment
Deployment
JSRSaaS
YarnCLI-local
Formats
Package formats supported
JSRSingle ecosystem
YarnMany formats
Hosting
Private / scoped packages
JSR✓
Yarn✓
Upstream proxy / caching
JSR-
Yarn-
Resolution
Lockfile / deterministic installs
JSR-
Yarn✓
Workspaces / monorepo
JSR-
Yarn✓
Content-addressable store
JSR-
Yarn-
Supply chain
Supply-chain integrity
JSR✓
Yarn✓
Vulnerability / licence scanning
JSR-
Yarn✓
Licensing
Openness
JSROpen-source
YarnOpen-source
Pricing
Pricing model
JSRFree / OSS
YarnFree / OSS

What each one is

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

JSR

An open-source package registry for JavaScript and TypeScript that publishes ECMAScript modules natively. It works across multiple JavaScript runtimes including Node.js, Deno, Bun, and Cloudflare Workers, with built-in TypeScript support, automatic documentation generation, and interoperability with npm packages.

Independently observed

Yarn

Leader

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.

Independently observed

Pricing

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JSR

FreeFree tier

Free and open-source

  • PublicFree
    • Publish packages
    • ECMAScript modules
    • Automatic API documentation
    • TypeScript support
    • Cross-runtime compatibility
as of verify ↗

Yarn

Leader
Open source
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
JSR✓
Yarn✗
macOS
JSR✗
Yarn✓
Windows
JSR✗
Yarn✓
Linux
JSR✗
Yarn✓
CLI
JSR✗
Yarn✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
JSR✓
Yarn✗
Self-hosted
JSR✓
Yarn✓

Integrations

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

In common (2)
  • npm
  • GitHub

JSR

7 total - 5 not shared
  • Node.js
  • Deno
  • Bun
  • Cloudflare Workers
  • Algolia
Independently observed

Yarn

Leader
3 total - 1 not shared
  • Git
Independently observed
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