# pnpm vs. npm: Which package manager should you use?

DevFeed: [pnpm vs. npm: Which package manager should you use?](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/pnpm-vs-npm-which-package-manager-should-you-use-4354.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://blog.logrocket.com/pnpm-vs-npm-which-package-manager-use/>)

Author: Chinwike Maduabuchi

Published: 2026-07-28T13:00:17Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [LogRocket Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/logrocket-blog.md>)

Topics: [npm](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/npm.md>), [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [supply-chain-security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/supply-chain-security.md>), [JavaScript](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/javascript.md>), [Application Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/application-security.md>), [Yarn](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/yarn.md>)

Tags: [application-security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/application-security.md>), [article](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/article.md>), [dev](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/dev.md>), [javascript](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/javascript.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [supply-chain](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/supply-chain.md>), [uncategorized](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/uncategorized.md>), [vulnerabilities](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/vulnerabilities.md>)

## AI overview

This article compares npm and pnpm as JavaScript package managers, focusing on security defaults, disk usage, dependency strictness, workspace behavior, and software supply chain risk. It explains how pnpm's content-addressable store and linked dependencies improve efficiency while stricter installation policies can make migrations more demanding.

## Source excerpt

Compare pnpm and npm across security defaults, disk usage, dependency strictness, and workspace policy to decide which package manager fits your project. The post pnpm vs. npm: Which package manager should you use? appeared first on LogRocket Blog.