Side-by-side comparison

Dependency manager for PHP backed by Packagist; used by virtually every modern PHP project.

Default package manager bundled with Node.js and the CLI for the world's largest package registry.

Fast, disk-efficient package manager with a content-addressable store and first-class monorepo workspaces.

Package manager with Plug'n'Play and workspaces; still common in older monorepos as pnpm gains ground.