Node package manager benchmark

This benchmark compares the performance of npm, pnpm and yarn.

React app

The app's package.json here

action	cache	lockfile	node_modules	npm	Yarn	pnpm
install				30.2s	36.9s	39.7s
install	✔	✔	✔	11.7s	1s	4.7s
install	✔	✔		14.8s	14.6s	18.8s
install	✔			21.4s	18.9s	24.3s
install		✔		16.7s	27.9s	31.5s
install	✔		✔	10.7s	8.9s	19.1s
install		✔	✔	11.2s	958ms	4.9s
install			✔	10.6s	22.9s	33s

Ember app

The app's package.json here

action	cache	lockfile	node_modules	npm	Yarn	pnpm
install				33.9s	1m 6s	57.1s
install	✔	✔	✔	13.3s	933ms	4.5s
install	✔	✔		17.2s	34.4s	36.9s
install	✔			22.9s	42.6s	40s
install		✔		21.1s	56.5s	50.7s
install	✔		✔	9.3s	14.1s	34.2s
install		✔	✔	9.6s	893ms	4.5s
install			✔	9.5s	36s	47.7s

Angular app

The app's package.json here

action	cache	lockfile	node_modules	npm	Yarn	pnpm
install				26.4s	48.5s	45.9s
install	✔	✔	✔	10.4s	918ms	4.8s
install	✔	✔		14.3s	20.2s	25.5s
install	✔			21s	31.8s	30.3s
install		✔		17.3s	35.4s	37.7s
install	✔		✔	9.9s	17.4s	25s
install		✔	✔	10.3s	887ms	4.9s
install			✔	10.1s	37.9s	38.3s

Medium Size App

The app's package.json here

action	cache	lockfile	node_modules	npm	Yarn	pnpm
install				27.9s	40.2s	35.3s
install	✔	✔	✔	9.8s	834ms	3.5s
install	✔	✔		12.6s	15.8s	18.1s
install	✔			19.6s	26.4s	23s
install		✔		14.8s	28.9s	29s
install	✔		✔	9.3s	13.3s	17.7s
install		✔	✔	9.7s	910ms	3.5s
install			✔	9.3s	24.3s	28.3s

Lots of Files

The app's package.json here

action	cache	lockfile	node_modules	npm	Yarn	pnpm
install				38.6s	51.3s	39.6s
install	✔	✔	✔	10.6s	1s	3.7s
install	✔	✔		20.4s	23s	19.7s
install	✔			27.3s	37.7s	25.4s
install		✔		21.2s	37.5s	31.5s
install	✔		✔	10.2s	30.8s	19.6s
install		✔	✔	10.5s	918ms	3.5s
install			✔	10s	32.7s	32.4s