Pnpm Has a Free Package Manager — 2x Faster Than npm, 3x Less Disk Space

Pnpm is a fast, disk-efficient package manager — uses hard links to save disk space and speed up installs. What You Get for Free 2x faster — than npm for installing dependencies 3x less disk — shared store, hard links instead of copies Strict by default — prevents phantom dependencies Workspaces — first-class monorepo support Side-by-side versions — different versions of same package coexist Lockfile — deterministic installs across machines npm compatible — drop-in replacement for npm Patching — patch packages without forking Quick Start npm install -g pnpm pnpm install # drop-in replacement for npm install # Monorepo workspace # pnpm-workspace.yaml packages: - 'packages/*' - 'apps/*' pnpm --filter @myorg/web dev # run dev in specific package pnpm -r build # build all packages Why Developers Switch from npm/yarn npm copies every package into each project's node_modules: Shared store — 100 projects share one copy of React Strict mode — catches undeclared dependencies Faster CI — less to