# Verdaccio vs Yarn

| Attribute | Verdaccio | Yarn |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 67.5 (77% (high)) | 63.5 (75% (high)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 63 | 18 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 4,188 | 13,468 |
| adoption.github_stars | 17,912 | 8,110 |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | 656,845 | 9,428,906 |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"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. It is indexed under Package Registries.","source":"https://verdaccio.org","question":"What is Verdaccio?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Verdaccio offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://verdaccio.org","question":"Is Verdaccio free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Verdaccio supports Windows, macOS, Linux and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://verdaccio.org","question":"What platforms does Verdaccio support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Verdaccio can be deployed cloud / SaaS and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://verdaccio.org","question":"Can Verdaccio be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 13 integrations for Verdaccio, including npm, yarn, Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, Amazon S3, Google Cloud Storage and Snyk, plus 5 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://verdaccio.org","question":"What does Verdaccio integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Verdaccio is published under the MIT 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/verdaccio/verdaccio","question":"Is Verdaccio open source?","confidence":0.99}]` | `[{"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 | `{"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | Self-hosted package registry software that lets you publish private packages, cache public ones, and integrate seamlessly with npm, pnpm, or yarn. Designed for both local development and team deployment. | 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":"private_hosted_registry","ecosystem":"js","deployment":"cli_local","open_source":"oss","pricing_model":"free","upstream_proxy":true,"package_formats":"single","private_packages":true,"vuln_license_scanning":true,"lockfile_deterministic":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 | 5 | 3 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"npm"},{"name":"yarn"},{"name":"pnpm"},{"name":"Docker"},{"name":"Kubernetes"},{"name":"Helm"},{"name":"Amazon S3"},{"name":"Google Cloud Storage"},{"name":"Snyk"},{"name":"Ansible"},{"name":"nx"},{"name":"create-react-app"},{"name":"Angular CLI"},{"name":"Storybook"}]` | `[{"name":"GitHub","native":true},{"name":"Git","native":true},{"name":"npm","native":true}]` |
| language.primary | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| license.spdx | MIT | BSD-2-Clause |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true,"linux":true}` | `{"cli":true,"mac":true,"linux":true,"windows":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"free","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://verdaccio.org","retrievedAt":"2026-10-13T15:09:16.261Z"}` | `{"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 |
| pricing.transparent | yes | - |
| release.cadence_days | 3 | 20 |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/verdaccio/verdaccio/releases/tag/v7.0.0-next-7.30","date":"2026-10-03T21:04:50Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v7.0.0-next-7.30"},{"url":"https://github.com/verdaccio/verdaccio/releases/tag/v6.10.5","date":"2026-10-03T19:49:48Z","type":"stable","version":"v6.10.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/verdaccio/verdaccio/releases/tag/v7.0.0-next-7.29","date":"2026-09-27T19:49:46Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v7.0.0-next-7.29"},{"url":"https://github.com/verdaccio/verdaccio/releases/tag/v7.0.0-next-7.28","date":"2026-09-26T12:37:36Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v7.0.0-next-7.28"},{"url":"https://github.com/verdaccio/verdaccio/releases/tag/v6.10.4","date":"2026-09-20T15:25:55Z","type":"stable","version":"v6.10.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/verdaccio/verdaccio/releases/tag/v6.10.3","date":"2026-09-05T19:37:13Z","type":"stable","version":"v6.10.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/verdaccio/verdaccio/releases/tag/v7.0.0-next-7.27","date":"2026-09-04T21:02:51Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v7.0.0-next-7.27"},{"url":"https://github.com/verdaccio/verdaccio/releases/tag/v6.10.2","date":"2026-09-02T20:52:18Z","type":"stable","version":"v6.10.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/verdaccio/verdaccio/releases/tag/v7.0.0-next-7.26","date":"2026-08-30T16:52:49Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v7.0.0-next-7.26"},{"url":"https://github.com/verdaccio/verdaccio/releases/tag/v7.0.0-next-7.25","date":"2026-08-30T13:11:45Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v7.0.0-next-7.25"},{"url":"https://github.com/verdaccio/verdaccio/releases/tag/v6.10.1","date":"2026-08-26T20:51:59Z","type":"stable","version":"v6.10.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/verdaccio/verdaccio/releases/tag/v7.0.0-next-7.24","date":"2026-08-18T16:52:43Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v7.0.0-next-7.24"},{"url":"https://github.com/verdaccio/verdaccio/releases/tag/v6.10.0","date":"2026-08-18T06:06:54Z","type":"stable","version":"v6.10.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/verdaccio/verdaccio/releases/tag/v6.9.3","date":"2026-08-17T21:52:20Z","type":"stable","version":"v6.9.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/verdaccio/verdaccio/releases/tag/v6.9.2","date":"2026-08-02T17:52:15Z","type":"stable","version":"v6.9.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/verdaccio/verdaccio/releases/tag/v6.9.1","date":"2026-08-02T08:26:30Z","type":"stable","version":"v6.9.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/verdaccio/verdaccio/releases/tag/v6.9.0","date":"2026-07-26T20:05:02Z","type":"stable","version":"v6.9.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/verdaccio/verdaccio/releases/tag/v6.8.0","date":"2026-07-13T20:50:22Z","type":"stable","version":"v6.8.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/verdaccio/verdaccio/releases/tag/v7.0.0-next-7.23","date":"2026-07-11T12:39:21Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v7.0.0-next-7.23"},{"url":"https://github.com/verdaccio/verdaccio/releases/tag/v6.7.4","date":"2026-06-21T08:01:04Z","type":"stable","version":"v6.7.4"}]` | `[{"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 |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.scorecard | 6.5 | 3.4 |
| security.trust_center | https://verdaccio.org/community/security | https://yarnpkg.com/features/security |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":1,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=verdaccio&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":"MODERATE"}` | `{"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 | Verdaccio | Yarn |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Role | Private hosted registry | Package manager client |
| **Ecosystem** |  |  |
| Ecosystem / language | JavaScript | JavaScript |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Deployment | CLI-local | CLI-local |
| **Formats** |  |  |
| Package formats supported | Single ecosystem | 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 2026-10-16T20:56:20.223Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*