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Best Yarn Alternatives in 2026

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

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

Yarn 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
6pnpm8.5No—Android, Linux, Mac, Windows
7Conan8.5No—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows
8pip8.5Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
9Composer8.4Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
10Go Modules8.4No—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows
11Pixi8.3Free plan€42/moLinux, Mac, Windows
12NuGet8.2No—API, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
13Nix8.1Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
14Hex8.1Free plan$7.50/moAPI, self-hosted, Web
15conda8.0No—Linux, Mac, Windows
16PDM8.0No—Linux, Mac, Windows
17Chocolatey8.0No$1.50/moLinux, Mac, Windows
18Poetry7.9No—Linux, Mac, Windows
19vcpkg7.9No—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows
20Dart pub7.8No—Linux, Mac, Windows
21Apache Maven7.7No—Linux, Mac, Windows
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Questions about Yarn alternatives

What is the best alternative to Yarn?

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 Yarn?

npm is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 9 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.