Incredibly fast JavaScript runtime, bundler, test runner, and package manager – all in one
bun install reads package.json and writes its own lockfile.
- Language
- Rust
- Licence
- Other
- Stars
- 96k
- Latest
- bun-v1.4.2
- Last push
- 2026-09-22
alternatives to
npm
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Fast, disk space efficient package manager
Same package.json, a content-addressed store and its own lockfile.
- Language
- Rust
- Licence
- MIT
- Stars
- 37k
- Latest
- v12.5.1✓ signed
- Last push
- 2026-09-22
📦🐈 Active development trunk for Yarn ⚒
Same package.json, with Plug'n'Play as an option instead of node_modules.
- Language
- TypeScript
- Licence
- BSD-2-Clause
- Stars
- 8.1k
- Latest
- @yarnpkg/cli/4.18.0
- Last push
- 2026-09-19