Comparison

pnpm vs Yarn

On the evidence we track, pnpm leads this comparison with a composite score of 72/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

pnpm full profile →Yarn full profile →

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★pnpm72

Yarn62

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	pnpmLeader	Yarn
Vioscale score	72 / 100medium · 66%	62 / 100medium · 71%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	open_source	commercial
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	free
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	-
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	7	-
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	-
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	6.9	3.4
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40pnpm%2Ferror&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40yarnpkg%2Fparsers&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	-	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	600	13,468
Github starsadoption.github_stars	36,223	8,100
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	174,694,273	9,559,608
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	100	18
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	-	15
Historyrelease.history	20 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	MIT	BSD-2-Clause
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	Rust	TypeScript
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide	-

Score

Vioscale score

pnpm72 / 100medium · 66%

Yarn62 / 100medium · 71%

Pricing

Free tier

pnpm✓

Yarn✓

Model

pnpmopen_source

Yarncommercial

Price level

pnpmfree

Yarnfree

Transparent

pnpm✓

Yarn–

Integrations

Count

pnpm7

Yarn–

Security

Disclosure policy

pnpm✓

Yarn–

Scorecard

pnpm6.9

Yarn3.4

Vulnerabilities

pnpmCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40pnpm%2Ferror&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

YarnCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40yarnpkg%2Fparsers&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Reliability

Status page

pnpm–

Yarn✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

pnpm600

Yarn13,468

Github stars

pnpm36,223

Yarn8,100

Package downloads weekly

pnpm174,694,273

Yarn9,559,608

Activity

Commits last 30d

pnpm100

Yarn18

Release

Cadence days

pnpm–

Yarn15

History

pnpm20 items

Yarn20 items

License

Spdx

pnpmMIT

YarnBSD-2-Clause

Language

Primary

pnpmRust

YarnTypeScript

Market

Availability

pnpmAvailable worldwide

Yarn–

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for Package Registries
Capability	pnpm	Yarn
Core
Role	Package manager client	Package manager client
Ecosystem
Ecosystem / language	JavaScript	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

Core

Role

pnpmPackage manager client

YarnPackage manager client

Ecosystem

Ecosystem / language

pnpmJavaScript

YarnJavaScript

Deployment

pnpmCLI-local

YarnCLI-local

Formats

Package formats supported

pnpmMany formats

YarnMany formats

Hosting

Private / scoped packages

pnpm✓

Yarn✓

Upstream proxy / caching

pnpm✓

Yarn-

Resolution

Lockfile / deterministic installs

pnpm✓

Yarn-

Workspaces / monorepo

pnpm✓

Yarn✓

Content-addressable store

pnpm✓

Yarn-

Supply chain

Supply-chain integrity

pnpm✓

Yarn-

Vulnerability / licence scanning

pnpm-

Yarn-

Licensing

Openness

pnpmOpen-source

YarnOpen-source

Pricing

Pricing model

pnpmFree / OSS

YarnFree / OSS

What each one is

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

pnpm

Leader

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

Independently observed

Yarn

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.

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 2026-08-14verify ↗

Yarn

Open sourceFree tier

as of 2026-08-13verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	pnpm	Yarn
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓

Platforms

CLI

pnpm✓

Yarn✓

Deployment

Self-hosted

pnpm✓

Yarn✓

Integrations

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

pnpm

Leader

7 total

GitHub Actions
AppVeyor
Azure Pipelines
Bitbucket Pipelines
CircleCI
npm
JSR

Independently observed

Yarn

Not documented yet.

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