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Choosing between Pnpm and Yarn? Here's a data-driven comparison based on real npm data — downloads, bundle size, health scores, and more — to help you decide which package fits your project best.
Pnpm leads with 53.7M weekly downloads — roughly 6.4x more. Yarn has 8.4M weekly downloads. Higher download counts generally indicate broader community adoption and a larger ecosystem of tutorials, plugins, and support.
Pnpm has the smallest gzipped bundle at 1.6 KB. Yarn comes in at 1.5 MB. A smaller bundle size means faster page loads, which improves user experience and Core Web Vitals scores.
Pnpm has an overall health score of 85/100 (very good), with strong maintenance, security, popularity scores. Yarn has an overall health score of 73/100 (good), with strong security, popularity scores. Health scores are calculated from maintenance activity, code quality, security posture, popularity, and stability metrics.
Choose Pnpm if you value massive community and ecosystem, minimal bundle footprint, actively maintained, strong security track record. Choose Yarn if you value large community support, strong security track record.
Both Pnpm and Yarn are solid choices for JavaScript development. Pnpm has the edge in overall health score (85/100), while each package brings unique strengths to the table. Evaluate them based on your project's priorities — whether that's community size, bundle efficiency, or maintenance activity — and choose the one that aligns best with your requirements.