# JFrog Artifactory vs pnpm

**Leader by Vioscale score:** pnpm

| Attribute | JFrog Artifactory | pnpm |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 32.1 (69% (medium)) | 71.8 (66% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 100 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 600 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 36,223 |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | - | 174,694,273 |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | JFrog Artifactory is a universal artifact and ML model repository manager that provides end-to-end visibility, security, and control for automating delivery of trusted releases as part of the JFrog software supply chain platform. | A package manager for JavaScript projects that emphasizes fast performance and minimal disk space requirements. |
| features.capabilities | `{"role":"private_hosted_registry","ecosystem":"polyglot","deployment":"saas","open_source":"closed","package_formats":"multi","private_packages":true,"vuln_license_scanning":true,"supply_chain_integrity":true}` | `{"role":"manager_client","ecosystem":"js","deployment":"cli_local","workspaces":true,"open_source":"oss","pricing_model":"free","upstream_proxy":true,"package_formats":"multi","private_packages":true,"content_addressable":true,"lockfile_deterministic":true,"supply_chain_integrity":true}` |
| integrations.count | 100 | 7 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"ServiceNow"},{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"NVIDIA"},{"name":"Docker"},{"name":"Maven"},{"name":"Sonar"}]` | `[{"name":"GitHub Actions"},{"name":"AppVeyor"},{"name":"Azure Pipelines"},{"name":"Bitbucket Pipelines"},{"name":"CircleCI"},{"name":"npm"},{"name":"JSR"}]` |
| language.primary | - | Rust |
| license.spdx | - | MIT |
| market.availability | - | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"cli":true}` |
| pricing | - | `{"type":"open_source","sourceUrl":"https://pnpm.io","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T21:32:10.481Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | - | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | - | free |
| pricing.transparent | - | yes |
| release.history | - | `[{"url":"https://github.com/pnpm/pnpm/releases/tag/v12.0.0","date":"2026-08-26T15:13:51Z","type":"stable","version":"v12.0.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/pnpm/pnpm/releases/tag/pnpr%400.1.0-alpha.8","date":"2026-08-26T15:13:05Z","type":"prerelease","version":"pnpr@0.1.0-alpha.8"},{"url":"https://github.com/pnpm/pnpm/releases/tag/v12.0.0-rc.11","date":"2026-08-25T09:49:21Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v12.0.0-rc.11"},{"url":"https://github.com/pnpm/pnpm/releases/tag/v12.0.0-rc.10","date":"2026-08-24T19:06:14Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v12.0.0-rc.10"},{"url":"https://github.com/pnpm/pnpm/releases/tag/v11.24.0","date":"2026-08-24T19:10:25Z","type":"stable","version":"v11.24.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/pnpm/pnpm/releases/tag/v12.0.0-rc.9","date":"2026-08-23T23:17:08Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v12.0.0-rc.9"},{"url":"https://github.com/pnpm/pnpm/releases/tag/v11.23.0","date":"2026-08-23T14:41:02Z","type":"stable","version":"v11.23.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/pnpm/pnpm/releases/tag/v12.0.0-rc.8","date":"2026-08-20T20:48:28Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v12.0.0-rc.8"},{"url":"https://github.com/pnpm/pnpm/releases/tag/v12.0.0-rc.7","date":"2026-08-18T10:37:27Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v12.0.0-rc.7"},{"url":"https://github.com/pnpm/pnpm/releases/tag/pnpr%400.1.0-alpha.7","date":"2026-08-18T10:37:48Z","type":"prerelease","version":"pnpr@0.1.0-alpha.7"},{"url":"https://github.com/pnpm/pnpm/releases/tag/v12.0.0-rc.6","date":"2026-08-15T17:17:48Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v12.0.0-rc.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/pnpm/pnpm/releases/tag/v11.22.0","date":"2026-08-15T17:18:05Z","type":"stable","version":"v11.22.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/pnpm/pnpm/releases/tag/v12.0.0-rc.5","date":"2026-08-13T16:42:24Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v12.0.0-rc.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/pnpm/pnpm/releases/tag/v12.0.0-rc.4","date":"2026-08-12T14:42:28Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v12.0.0-rc.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/pnpm/pnpm/releases/tag/pnpr%400.1.0-alpha.6","date":"2026-08-12T14:38:30Z","type":"prerelease","version":"pnpr@0.1.0-alpha.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/pnpm/pnpm/releases/tag/v12.0.0-rc.3","date":"2026-08-09T20:32:01Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v12.0.0-rc.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/pnpm/pnpm/releases/tag/v12.0.0-rc.2","date":"2026-08-09T14:32:02Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v12.0.0-rc.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/pnpm/pnpm/releases/tag/v11.21.0","date":"2026-08-09T14:25:31Z","type":"stable","version":"v11.21.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/pnpm/pnpm/releases/tag/v12.0.0-rc.1","date":"2026-08-07T14:57:20Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v12.0.0-rc.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/pnpm/pnpm/releases/tag/v12.0.0-rc.0","date":"2026-08-05T20:20:09Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v12.0.0-rc.0"}]` |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | yes |
| security.pci | yes | - |
| security.scorecard | - | 6.9 |
| security.vulnerabilities | - | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40pnpm%2Ferror&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (Package Registries)

| Capability | JFrog Artifactory | pnpm |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Role | Private hosted registry | Package manager client |
| **Ecosystem** |  |  |
| Ecosystem / language | Polyglot | JavaScript |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Deployment | SaaS | 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 | Closed | Open-source |
| **Pricing** |  |  |
| Pricing model | - | Free / OSS |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T16:51:30.625Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*