# Lerna vs Pants

| Attribute | Lerna | Pants |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 53.9 (20% (low)) | 52.6 (13% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 10 | 32 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 93,626 | 8 |
| adoption.github_stars | 36,052 | 3,819 |
| description.long | Lerna is a modern build system designed for JavaScript monorepos that enables developers to efficiently manage and release multiple packages from the same repository. It features a powerful command-line interface and development experience enhancements. | - |
| integrations.count | 4 | - |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"VSCode"},{"name":"JetBrains IDEs"},{"name":"Nx Console"},{"name":"Nx Cloud"}]` | - |
| language.primary | TypeScript | Python |
| license.spdx | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true}` | - |
| pricing.model | commercial | commercial |
| release.cadence_days | 20 | 4 |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/lerna/lerna/releases/tag/v10.0.1","date":"2026-08-19T13:37:24Z","type":"stable","version":"v10.0.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/lerna/lerna/releases/tag/v10.0.0","date":"2026-07-29T15:14:49Z","type":"stable","version":"v10.0.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/lerna/lerna/releases/tag/v9.0.7","date":"2026-03-13T19:32:08Z","type":"stable","version":"v9.0.7"},{"url":"https://github.com/lerna/lerna/releases/tag/v9.0.6","date":"2026-03-11T11:14:52Z","type":"stable","version":"v9.0.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/lerna/lerna/releases/tag/v9.0.5","date":"2026-02-28T07:32:44Z","type":"stable","version":"v9.0.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/lerna/lerna/releases/tag/v9.0.4","date":"2026-02-10T20:30:30Z","type":"stable","version":"v9.0.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/lerna/lerna/releases/tag/v9.0.3","date":"2025-11-27T17:21:13Z","type":"stable","version":"v9.0.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/lerna/lerna/releases/tag/v9.0.1","date":"2025-11-14T09:26:43Z","type":"stable","version":"v9.0.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/lerna/lerna/releases/tag/v9.0.0","date":"2025-09-23T08:48:00Z","type":"stable","version":"v9.0.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/lerna/lerna/releases/tag/v8.2.4","date":"2025-07-27T18:10:18Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.2.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/lerna/lerna/releases/tag/v8.2.3","date":"2025-06-29T17:33:09Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.2.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/lerna/lerna/releases/tag/v8.2.2","date":"2025-04-10T13:12:53Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.2.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/lerna/lerna/releases/tag/v8.2.1","date":"2025-03-03T15:20:50Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.2.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/lerna/lerna/releases/tag/v8.2.0","date":"2025-02-19T15:55:16Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.2.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/lerna/lerna/releases/tag/v8.1.9","date":"2024-10-31T10:18:17Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.1.9"},{"url":"https://github.com/lerna/lerna/releases/tag/v8.1.8","date":"2024-08-05T15:39:54Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.1.8"},{"url":"https://github.com/lerna/lerna/releases/tag/v8.1.7","date":"2024-07-21T17:00:05Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.1.7"},{"url":"https://github.com/lerna/lerna/releases/tag/v8.1.6","date":"2024-07-05T13:34:05Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.1.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/lerna/lerna/releases/tag/v8.1.5","date":"2024-06-24T14:41:37Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.1.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/lerna/lerna/releases/tag/v8.1.4","date":"2024-06-09T10:24:49Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.1.4"}]` | `[{"url":"https://github.com/pantsbuild/pants/releases/tag/release_2.34.0.dev3","date":"2026-08-18T20:43:50Z","type":"prerelease","version":"release_2.34.0.dev3"},{"url":"https://github.com/pantsbuild/pants/releases/tag/release_2.33.0","date":"2026-08-01T16:58:43Z","type":"stable","version":"release_2.33.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/pantsbuild/pants/releases/tag/release_2.34.0.dev2","date":"2026-08-01T16:58:08Z","type":"prerelease","version":"release_2.34.0.dev2"},{"url":"https://github.com/pantsbuild/pants/releases/tag/release_2.33.0rc0","date":"2026-07-27T18:29:52Z","type":"prerelease","version":"release_2.33.0rc0"},{"url":"https://github.com/pantsbuild/pants/releases/tag/release_2.34.0.dev1","date":"2026-07-23T15:35:45Z","type":"prerelease","version":"release_2.34.0.dev1"},{"url":"https://github.com/pantsbuild/pants/releases/tag/release_2.34.0.dev0","date":"2026-07-16T20:08:04Z","type":"prerelease","version":"release_2.34.0.dev0"},{"url":"https://github.com/pantsbuild/pants/releases/tag/release_2.33.0a0","date":"2026-07-08T16:27:40Z","type":"prerelease","version":"release_2.33.0a0"},{"url":"https://github.com/pantsbuild/pants/releases/tag/release_2.33.0.dev5","date":"2026-07-01T20:53:08Z","type":"prerelease","version":"release_2.33.0.dev5"},{"url":"https://github.com/pantsbuild/pants/releases/tag/release_2.32.1","date":"2026-06-27T01:06:42Z","type":"stable","version":"release_2.32.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/pantsbuild/pants/releases/tag/release_2.33.0.dev4","date":"2026-06-23T14:57:18Z","type":"prerelease","version":"release_2.33.0.dev4"},{"url":"https://github.com/pantsbuild/pants/releases/tag/release_2.33.0.dev3","date":"2026-06-12T17:52:32Z","type":"prerelease","version":"release_2.33.0.dev3"},{"url":"https://github.com/pantsbuild/pants/releases/tag/release_2.32.0","date":"2026-05-29T03:40:57Z","type":"stable","version":"release_2.32.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/pantsbuild/pants/releases/tag/release_2.33.0.dev2","date":"2026-05-25T00:58:54Z","type":"prerelease","version":"release_2.33.0.dev2"},{"url":"https://github.com/pantsbuild/pants/releases/tag/release_2.32.0rc1","date":"2026-05-18T00:23:45Z","type":"prerelease","version":"release_2.32.0rc1"},{"url":"https://github.com/pantsbuild/pants/releases/tag/release_2.32.0rc0","date":"2026-05-15T20:39:16Z","type":"prerelease","version":"release_2.32.0rc0"},{"url":"https://github.com/pantsbuild/pants/releases/tag/release_2.30.3rc0","date":"2026-05-11T14:41:46Z","type":"prerelease","version":"release_2.30.3rc0"},{"url":"https://github.com/pantsbuild/pants/releases/tag/release_2.32.0a1","date":"2026-05-06T21:18:16Z","type":"prerelease","version":"release_2.32.0a1"},{"url":"https://github.com/pantsbuild/pants/releases/tag/release_2.31.1rc1","date":"2026-05-06T15:48:49Z","type":"prerelease","version":"release_2.31.1rc1"},{"url":"https://github.com/pantsbuild/pants/releases/tag/release_2.32.0a0","date":"2026-04-16T01:05:05Z","type":"prerelease","version":"release_2.32.0a0"},{"url":"https://github.com/pantsbuild/pants/releases/tag/release_2.30.2","date":"2026-04-15T21:30:21Z","type":"stable","version":"release_2.30.2"}]` |
| security.scorecard | 7 | 5.3 |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=lerna&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=pantsbuild.pants&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (Monorepo Tools)

| Capability | Lerna | Pants |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Affected detection | - | - |
| Remote caching | - | - |
| Remote execution | - | - |
| Hermetic sandboxed builds | - | - |
| Reapi compliant | - | - |
| Task dag orchestration | - | - |
| Code generators | - | - |
| Dependency graph visualization | - | - |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T14:40:04.777Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*