npm vs pnpm vs Yarn 2026: Which is Safer?
Custom npmjs.com pnpm Free Free (OSS) Free (OSS) (pnpm.io) Yarn Berry Free Free (OSS) Free (OSS) (yarnpkg.com) All three package managers are completely free as CLI tools. The npm paid tier applies only to private package hosting on the npm registry — not the CLI itself. pnpm and Yarn have no pai…