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pnpm

pnpm solves a real problem: npm and Yarn waste disk space by duplicating packages across projects.

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Our verdict

Who it's for

Fast, disk space efficient package manager

Who should look elsewhere

Different lockfile format

Pros

  • +Huge disk space savings
  • +Much faster than npm
  • +Catches dependency issues

Cons

  • −Different lockfile format
  • −Some edge cases with old packages
  • −Team needs to adopt together

Key features

  • ✓Content-addressable storage
  • ✓Workspaces
  • ✓Strict mode
  • ✓Fast installation
  • ✓Disk efficiency
  • ✓npm compatibility

Pricing

PlanPriceBillingNotes
Free$0monthFast package manager; Disk space efficient; Strict dependencies

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