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Best pnpm Alternatives in 2026

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20 tools from package managers ranked against pnpm on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    npm Free plan LinuxMacWin $7/mo8.8
    pnpm vs npm
  2. 2
    uv Free plan LinuxMacWin Free8.7
    pnpm vs uv
  3. 3
    Gradle Free plan apiLinuxMacWin Free8.6
    pnpm vs Gradle
  4. 4
    Cargo Free plan LinuxMacWin Free8.6
    pnpm vs Cargo
  5. 5
    Yarn Free plan LinuxMacWin Free8.5
    pnpm vs Yarn
  6. 7
    Conan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWin 8.5
    pnpm vs Conan
  7. 8
    Composer Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free8.4
    pnpm vs Composer
  8. 9
    Go Modules AndroidiOSLinuxMacWin 8.4
    pnpm vs Go Modules
  9. 10
    Pixi Free plan LinuxMacWin €42/mo8.3
    pnpm vs Pixi
  10. 11
    NuGet apiLinuxMacWebWin 8.2
    pnpm vs NuGet
  11. 12
    Nix Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free8.1
    pnpm vs Nix
  12. 13
    Hex Free plan apiself-hostedWeb $7.50/mo8.1
    pnpm vs Hex
  13. 14
    conda LinuxMacWin 8.0
    pnpm vs conda
  14. 15
    PDM LinuxMacWin 8.0
    pnpm vs PDM
  15. 16
    Chocolatey LinuxMacWin $1.50/mo8.0
    pnpm vs Chocolatey
  16. 17
    Poetry LinuxMacWin 7.9
    pnpm vs Poetry
  17. 18
    vcpkg AndroidiOSLinuxMacWin 7.9
    pnpm vs vcpkg
  18. 19
    pip Free plan LinuxMacWin Free7.8
    pnpm vs pip
  19. 20
    Dart pub LinuxMacWin 7.8
    pnpm vs Dart pub
  20. 21
    Apache Maven LinuxMacWin 7.7
    pnpm vs Apache Maven

pnpm alternatives compared

#ToolScoreFree planFromRuns on
1npm8.8Free plan$7/moLinux, Mac, Windows
2uv8.7Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
3Gradle8.6Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, Windows
4Cargo8.6Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
5Yarn8.5Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
7Conan8.5No—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows
8Composer8.4Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
9Go Modules8.4No—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows
10Pixi8.3Free plan€42/moLinux, Mac, Windows
11NuGet8.2No—API, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
12Nix8.1Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
13Hex8.1Free plan$7.50/moAPI, self-hosted, Web
14conda8.0No—Linux, Mac, Windows
15PDM8.0No—Linux, Mac, Windows
16Chocolatey8.0No$1.50/moLinux, Mac, Windows
17Poetry7.9No—Linux, Mac, Windows
18vcpkg7.9No—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows
19pip7.8Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
20Dart pub7.8No—Linux, Mac, Windows
21Apache Maven7.7No—Linux, Mac, Windows
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Questions about pnpm alternatives

What is the best alternative to pnpm?

npm, number 1 in package managers with a score of 8.8 out of 10. The others here: uv, Gradle, Cargo and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to pnpm?

npm is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 10 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives 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.