Nub

Summary

Nub is ranked #11 of 18 in JavaScript package managers on Samsung Mobile US Press. It runs on Linux, macOS, Windows.

Compared on JavaScript package managers

Workspace support

Yesnubjs.com

Lockfile support

Yesnubjs.com

Peer dependency handling

Yesnubjs.com

Package publishing

Yesnubjs.com

Offline package cache

Yesnubjs.com

Global installation

Yesnubjs.com

Facts

Product

Nub is a Rust toolkit that runs TypeScript files and scripts, installs dependencies, and manages Node.js on stock Node.nubjs.com · 4 Oct 2026

Runtime

It runs TypeScript, JSX, and JavaScript files on the stock Node binary without requiring a separate build step.nubjs.com · 4 Oct 2026

Environment files

It loads .env files automatically and supports variable expansion.nubjs.com · 4 Oct 2026

Watch mode

Its watch command restarts an application when its entrypoint or transitively imported files change.nubjs.com · 4 Oct 2026

Node management

Nub can read version pins from .node-version, .nvmrc, or engines/devEngines and download the requested Node version on demand.nubjs.com · 4 Oct 2026

Script runner

The script runner supports package lifecycle hooks, npm_* environment variables, argument forwarding, and pnpm-style workspace filters.nubjs.com · 4 Oct 2026

Package manager compatibility

The installer reads and writes npm, pnpm, or Bun lockfiles; Yarn lockfiles are read-only.nubjs.com · 4 Oct 2026

Supply-chain protections

The installer denies dependency build scripts by default, checks OSV advisories, and holds back releases younger than 24 hours.nubjs.com · 4 Oct 2026

Install approval

Users can review and enable skipped install scripts with the nub approve-builds command.nubjs.com · 4 Oct 2026

CI integration

Nub provides a GitHub Action that installs Nub, warms the project's Node version, and caches Nub's store in CI.nubjs.com · 4 Oct 2026

Container integration

The documentation provides an official container image at ghcr.io/nubjs/nub.nubjs.com · 4 Oct 2026

Requirements

Augmented modes require Node 18.19 or newer and support macOS, Linux, and Windows on the listed x64 and arm64 architectures.nubjs.com · 4 Oct 2026

License

The site links the project license as MIT.nubjs.com · 4 Oct 2026

TypeScript runtime

Nub runs TypeScript, JSX, and modern syntax directly with support for tsconfig.json, environment files, and data-file imports.nubjs.com · 4 Oct 2026

Node compatibility

Nub runs code on the stock Node binary and describes its file command as flag-for-flag compatible with node.nubjs.com · 4 Oct 2026

CLI runner

nubx runs local command-line tools or fetches tools that are not installed, following a local-first model like npx.nubjs.com · 4 Oct 2026

Package manager

Nub install is a pnpm-compatible package manager that can round-trip npm, pnpm, and bun lockfiles; Yarn lockfiles are read-only.nubjs.com · 4 Oct 2026

Node version management

Nub can provision the Node version pinned by a project, downloading it from nodejs.org when it is not already installed.nubjs.com · 4 Oct 2026

Integrations

The documentation lists a GitHub Action and deployment guides for Docker, Vercel, Cloudflare, Railway, Render, AWS Lambda, and Google Cloud Run.nubjs.com · 4 Oct 2026

Package ecosystem support

Nub documents compatibility with npm, pnpm, Yarn, and Bun package-manager workflows, while its installer writes existing npm, pnpm, or bun lockfiles and treats yarn.lock as read-only.nubjs.com · 4 Oct 2026

Environment support

When Nub detects a Varlock .env.schema file, it disables its own environment loading and uses Varlock to load and validate the environment.nubjs.com · 4 Oct 2026

Where it ranks on Samsung Mobile US Press

• Best JavaScript Package Managers in 2026#11 of 18

Sources

• nubjs.com/docs· checked 4 Oct 2026
• nubjs.com· checked 4 Oct 2026
• nubjs.com/docs/faq· checked 4 Oct 2026
• nubjs.com/docs/runtime/varlock· checked 4 Oct 2026