JavaScript package managers

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Tool	Stars	Licence	Terms	Self-hosted	Language	Latest	Last push
pnpm	37k	MIT	Open source	No	Rust	v12.18.0	2026-11-12
npm	10k	Other	Open source	No	JavaScript	v12.2.2	2026-11-11
Yarn	8.1k	BSD-2-Clause	Open source	No	TypeScript	@yarnpkg/cli/4.18.1	2026-11-11

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Fast, disk space efficient package manager

Language: Rust
Licence: MIT
Stars: 37k
Latest: v12.18.0
Last push: 2026-11-12

the package manager for JavaScript

Language: JavaScript
Licence: Other
Stars: 10k
Latest: v12.2.2
Last push: 2026-11-11

📦🐈 Active development trunk for Yarn ⚒

Language: TypeScript
Licence: BSD-2-Clause
Stars: 8.1k
Latest: @yarnpkg/cli/4.18.1
Last push: 2026-11-11

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