Comparison

pnpm vs uv

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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★pnpm70
uv65
Score
vioscaleAI score
pnpm70 / 100medium · 65%
uv65 / 100medium · 63%
Pricing
Free tier
pnpm✓
uv✓
Price level
pnpmfree
Transparent
pnpm✓
uv–
Integrations
Count
pnpm7
uv17
Adoption
Dependent repos
pnpm600
uv0
Github stars
Package downloads weekly
Activity
Commits last 30d
pnpm100
uv100
Release
Cadence days
pnpm–
uv2
History
License
Spdx
Language
Primary
pnpmRust
Market
Availability
Content

Capabilities

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

Core
Role
pnpmPackage manager client
uvPackage manager client
Ecosystem
Ecosystem / language
pnpmJavaScript
uvPython
Deployment
Deployment
pnpmCLI-local
uvCLI-local
Formats
Package formats supported
pnpmMany formats
uvMany formats
Hosting
Private / scoped packages
pnpm✓
uv-
Upstream proxy / caching
pnpm✓
uv-
Resolution
Lockfile / deterministic installs
pnpm✓
uv✓
Workspaces / monorepo
pnpm✓
uv✓
Content-addressable store
pnpm✓
uv-
Supply chain
Supply-chain integrity
pnpm✓
uv✓
Vulnerability / licence scanning
pnpm✓
uv✗
Licensing
Openness
pnpmOpen-source
uvOpen-source
Pricing
Pricing model
pnpmFree / OSS
uvFree / OSS

What each one is

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

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

uv

A unified command-line tool that consolidates the functionality of multiple Python package management and development utilities into a single interface. It delivers substantially faster dependency resolution and installation compared to traditional package managers.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

pnpm

Leader
Open source
as of verify ↗

uv

Open source
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
macOS
pnpm✓
uv✓
Windows
pnpm✓
uv✓
Linux
pnpm✓
uv✓
CLI
pnpm✓
uv✓
Deployment
Self-hosted
pnpm✓
uv✓

Integrations

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

In common (1)
  • GitHub Actions

pnpm

Leader
12 total - 11 not shared
  • AppVeyor
  • Azure Pipelines
  • Bitbucket Pipelines
  • CircleCI
  • npm
  • JSR
  • GitLab CI
  • Jenkins
  • Semaphore
  • Travis CI
  • GitLab
Independently observed

uv

10 total - 9 not shared
  • Docker
  • GitLab CI/CD
  • AWS Lambda
  • Azure Artifacts
  • AWS CodeArtifact
  • JFrog Artifactory
  • PyTorch
  • FastAPI
  • Jupyter
Independently observed
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