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Comparison

pnpm vs Verdaccio

No clear leader: pnpm (71.8) and Verdaccio (67.6) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

pnpm full profile →Verdaccio full profile →
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pnpm72
Verdaccio68
Score
Vioscale score
pnpm72 / 100medium · 66%updating
Verdaccio68 / 100high · 78%updating
Pricing
Free tier
pnpm✓
Verdaccio✓
Model
pnpmopen_source
Verdacciofree
Price level
pnpmfree
Verdacciofree
Transparent
pnpm✓
Verdaccio✓
Integrations
Count
pnpm7
Verdaccio14
Security
Disclosure policy
pnpm✓
Verdaccio✓
Scorecard
pnpm6.9
Verdaccio6.9
Vulnerabilities
Adoption
Dependent repos
pnpm600
Verdaccio4,188
Github stars
pnpm36,223
Verdaccio17,843
Package downloads weekly
pnpm174,694,273
Verdaccio635,930
Activity
Commits last 30d
pnpm100
Verdaccio36
Release
Cadence days
pnpm–
Verdaccio4
History
pnpm20 items
Verdaccio20 items
License
Spdx
pnpmMIT
VerdaccioMIT
Language
Primary
pnpmRust
VerdaccioTypeScript
Market
Availability
pnpmAvailable worldwide
Verdaccio–

Capabilities

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

Core
Role
pnpmPackage manager client
VerdaccioPrivate hosted registry
Ecosystem
Ecosystem / language
pnpmJavaScript
VerdaccioJavaScript
Deployment
Deployment
pnpmCLI-local
VerdaccioCLI-local
Formats
Package formats supported
pnpmMany formats
VerdaccioSingle ecosystem
Hosting
Private / scoped packages
pnpm✓
Verdaccio✓
Upstream proxy / caching
pnpm✓
Verdaccio✓
Resolution
Lockfile / deterministic installs
pnpm✓
Verdaccio✓
Workspaces / monorepo
pnpm✓
Verdaccio-
Content-addressable store
pnpm✓
Verdaccio-
Supply chain
Supply-chain integrity
pnpm✓
Verdaccio✓
Vulnerability / licence scanning
pnpm-
Verdaccio✓
Licensing
Openness
pnpmOpen-source
VerdaccioOpen-source
Pricing
Pricing model
pnpmFree / OSS
VerdaccioFree / OSS

What each one is

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

pnpm

A package manager for JavaScript projects that emphasizes fast performance and minimal disk space requirements.

Independently observed

Verdaccio

Verdaccio is an open-source, lightweight registry for managing npm packages locally within an organization. It runs with minimal configuration, proxies remote registries to cache packages locally, and supports private package hosting without requiring external infrastructure.

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

Open source
as of verify ↗

Verdaccio

FreeFree tier

Free and open source; optional donations accepted starting from $1/month

as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
macOS
pnpm✗
Verdaccio✓
Windows
pnpm✗
Verdaccio✓
Linux
pnpm✗
Verdaccio✓
CLI
pnpm✓
Verdaccio✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
pnpm✗
Verdaccio✓
Self-hosted
pnpm✓
Verdaccio✓

Integrations

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

In common (1)
  • npm

pnpm

7 total - 6 not shared
  • GitHub Actions
  • AppVeyor
  • Azure Pipelines
  • Bitbucket Pipelines
  • CircleCI
  • JSR
Independently observed

Verdaccio

14 total - 13 not shared
  • yarn
  • pnpm
  • Docker
  • Kubernetes
  • Helm
  • Amazon S3
  • Google Cloud Storage
  • Snyk
  • Ansible
  • nx
  • create-react-app
  • Angular CLI
  • Storybook
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.