Best JavaScript Package Managers in 2026
17 javascript package managers ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
17ranked
12free plans on this page
$7/molowest paid tier
2 Oct 2026last checked
#1 pnpm Top pick · 8.9 Free plan · Free
#2 npm Runner-up · 8.7 Free plan · $7/mo
#3 Yarn Also great · 8.2 Free plan · Free
- Free plan AndroidLinuxmacOSWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trialFree About pnpmVisit site - Free plan LinuxmacOSWindowsRecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial$7/mofirst paid tier About npmVisit site
- Free plan LinuxmacOSWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trialFree About YarnVisit site - Free plan LinuxmacOSWindows
- Workspace support
- Yes
- Lockfile support
- Yes
- Peer dependency handling
- Yes
- Package publishing
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trialFree About AubeVisit site - LinuxmacOSWindows
- Workspace support
- Yes
- Lockfile support
- Yes
- Peer dependency handling
- Yes
- Package publishing
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - Free plan apiextensionLinuxmacOSself-hostedWebWindows
- Workspace support
- Yes
- Lockfile support
- Yes
- Peer dependency handling
- Yes
- Package publishing
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trialFree About JSPMVisit site - Free plan LinuxmacOSself-hostedWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
- Workspace support
- Yes
- Lockfile support
- Yes
- Peer dependency handling
- Yes
- Package publishing
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trialFree About cnpmVisit site - Free plan self-hostedWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Workspace support
- Yes
- Lockfile support
- Yes
- Peer dependency handling
- Yes
- Package publishing
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial$8/mofirst paid tier About vltVisit site - LinuxmacOSWindowsRecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial
- Free plan LinuxmacOSWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 9 /mo
- Workspace support
- Yes
- Lockfile support
- Yes
- Package publishing
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial$9/mofirst paid tier About PantryVisit site - WindowsmacOSLinux
- Workspace support
- Yes
- Lockfile support
- Yes
- Peer dependency handling
- Yes
- Package publishing
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - Free plan LinuxmacOSWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trialFree About RushVisit site - WebWindowsmacOSLinux
- Workspace support
- Yes
- Lockfile support
- Yes
- Package publishing
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - Free plan WindowsmacOSLinux
- Free plan
- Yes
- Workspace support
- No
- Lockfile support
- No
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trialFree About FluxVisit site - Free plan LinuxmacOSWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - Free plan WindowsmacOSLinux
- Free plan
- Yes
- Lockfile support
- Yes
- Package publishing
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trialFree About RuskVisit site - WindowsmacOSLinux
- Package publishing
- No
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial
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Questions about this list
Which javascript package manager is ranked first on Specifiction?
pnpm is ranked #1 of 17 with a score of 8.9. npm is second and Yarn third.
How many of these have a free plan?
12 of the 17 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, npm has the lowest first paid tier we found: $7/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes, the fullest spec sheet first: how deeply the product is documented, the platforms it runs on, a free tier or trial to test it, and its standing. Paid placements never change a rank.
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