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
| # | App | Score | From | Free plan | Paid from | Workspace support | Lockfile support | Peer dependency handling | Package publishing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  pnpm | 9.7 | Free | Yes | — | — | — | — | — | View |
| 2 |  npm | 8.2 | $7/mo | — | — | — | — | — | — | View |
| 3 | Yarn | 7.8 | Free | Yes | — | — | — | — | — | View |
| 4 | Aube | 7.5 | Free | — | — | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | View |
| 5 |  cnpm | 7.2 | Free | Yes | — | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | View |
| 6 |  snpm | 7.0 | — | — | — | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | View |
| 7 |  vlt | 7.0 | $8/mo | Yes | — | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | View |
| 8 | Bun | 6.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | View |
| 9 |  JSPM | 6.8 | Free | — | — | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | View |
| 10 | Nub | 6.3 | — | — | — | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | View |
| 11 | Rush | 6.2 | Free | Yes | — | — | — | — | — | View |
| 12 |  Pantry | 6.2 | $9/mo | Yes | 9 /mo | Yes | Yes | — | Yes | View |
| 13 |  Flux | 6.1 | Free | Yes | — | No | No | — | — | View |
| 14 |  Utoo | 5.9 | — | — | — | Yes | Yes | — | Yes | View |
| 15 |  Textadept | 5.6 | Free | Yes | — | — | — | — | — | View |
| 16 |  Rusk | 5.5 | Free | Yes | — | — | Yes | — | Yes | View |
| 17 |  Bower | 5.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | No | View |
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Questions about this list
Which javascript package manager is ranked first on Samsung Mobile US Press?
pnpm is ranked #1 of 17 with a score of 9.7. 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 mobile-first: a phone app alongside the web or desktop product, a free tier and the depth of its documentation. Paid placements never change a rank.
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