Feature Comparison
| Feature | pnpm | Yarn | npm |
|---|---|---|---|
| Workspace support | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
Isolated node_modules | ✔️ - The default | ✔️ | ✔️ |
Hoisted node_modules | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ - The default |
| Autoinstalling peers | ✔️ - Via auto-install-peers=true | ❌ | ✔️ |
| Plug'n'Play | ✔️ | ✔️ - The default | ❌ |
| Zero-Installs | ❌ | ✔️ | ❌ |
| Patching dependencies | ✔️ | ✔️ | ❌ |
| Managing Node.js versions | ✔️ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Has a lockfile | ✔️ - pnpm-lock.yaml | ✔️ - yarn.lock | ✔️ - package-lock.json |
| Overrides support | ✔️ | ✔️ - Via resolutions | ✔️ |
| Content-addressable storage | ✔️ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Dynamic package execution | ✔️ - Via pnpm dlx | ✔️ - Via yarn dlx | ✔️ - Via npx |
| Side-effects cache | ✔️ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Listing licenses | ✔️ - Via pnpm licenses list | ✔️ - Via a plugin | ❌ |