--- title: PNPM vs. NPM vs. Yarn: What Should I Choose in 2024? description: Comparison of PNPM, NPM, and Yarn as popular package managers for JavaScript projects. Each has its advantages and is suitable for different scenarios. Explore... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/pnpm-vs-npm-vs-yarn-what-should-i-choose-in-2024--oa0wmp0gr twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: PNPM vs. NPM vs. Yarn: What Should I Choose in 2024? | daily.dev og:description: Comparison of PNPM, NPM, and Yarn as popular package managers for JavaScript projects. Each has its advantages and is suitable for different scenarios. Explore... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/pnpm-vs-npm-vs-yarn-what-should-i-choose-in-2024--oa0wmp0gr og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/OA0wMP0GR.png og:image:alt: PNPM vs. NPM vs. Yarn: What Should I Choose in 2024? og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # PNPM vs. NPM vs. Yarn: What Should I Choose in 2024? **[Syncfusion](https://daily.dev/sources/syncfusion)** · [@sureshmohan](https://daily.dev/sureshmohan) · 6 min read · 26 upvotes · 5 comments ## Summary Comparison of PNPM, NPM, and Yarn as popular package managers for JavaScript projects. Each has its advantages and is suitable for different scenarios. Explore their differences, benefits, and what's new in 2024. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@dertimonius** · 3 upvotes > Just wanted to clarify that `pnpm init -y` is not valid, you have to omit the `-y` flag **@rumncode** · 2 upvotes > I prefer `pnpm` between these 3, though i would love to start dabbling with `bun`. > > Also a GREAT tool to help with cli commands is `ni` from Anthony Fu. You use the same commands no matter which package manager you use. Ie `ni` to install a package, `nu` to uninstall, etc. Check out it > > https://github.com/antfu/ni **@gds87** · 1 upvotes > Huge fan of **pnpm and antfu/ni**, but only when I am working [without containers](https://pnpm.io/docker) **@filipstojakovic** · 0 upvotes > what about `bun`? Just try it out > https://bun.sh/package-manager ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Don’t just attend KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience\!](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-just-attend-kubecon-cloudnativecon-merge-forward-your-experience--l0rpp73x8) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing H2 2026 KCDs](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-h2-2026-kcds-m96goajm1) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Two months of Open Community Groups](https://daily.dev/posts/two-months-of-open-community-groups-asf52zhbs) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Unveils Schedule for KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Europe 2026](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-unveils-schedule-for-kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe-2026-ikhcoa5cb) · CNCF · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Debuts KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Japan 2026 Schedule](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-debuts-kubecon-cloudnativecon-japan-2026-schedule-xp5pyudub) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#javascript](https://daily.dev/tags/javascript), [#nodejs](https://daily.dev/tags/nodejs), [#npm](https://daily.dev/tags/npm), [#yarn](https://daily.dev/tags/yarn) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/pnpm-vs-npm-vs-yarn-what-should-i-choose-in-2024--oa0wmp0gr) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"PNPM vs. NPM vs. Yarn: What Should I Choose in 2024?","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/pnpm-vs-npm-vs-yarn-what-should-i-choose-in-2024--oa0wmp0gr","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/pnpm-vs-npm-vs-yarn-what-should-i-choose-in-2024--oa0wmp0gr"},"datePublished":"2024-05-13T11:16:27.192Z","dateModified":"2024-05-14T08:00:08.712Z","description":"Comparison of PNPM, NPM, and Yarn as popular package managers for JavaScript projects. 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