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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				24.1s	28.2s	10.5s
install	✔	✔	✔	6.2s	972ms	798ms
install	✔	✔		7.5s	7.5s	3.4s
install	✔			19.5s	12.1s	8.8s
install		✔		9.6s	17.6s	11.1s
install	✔		✔	31s	12s	2.4s
install		✔	✔	6.9s	960ms	860ms
install			✔	6.4s	27.6s	10.7s

Ember app

The app's package.json here

action	cache	lockfile	node_modules	npm	Yarn	pnpm
install				30.7s	21.9s	20.6s
install	✔	✔	✔	7.3s	1s	1.2s
install	✔	✔		12.1s	6.3s	7.9s
install	✔			22.1s	18.2s	10.5s
install		✔		16.4s	14.5s	20.7s
install	✔		✔	18.4s	12.4s	6.8s
install		✔	✔	7.8s	963ms	1.2s
install			✔	7.4s	21.9s	16.3s

Angular app

The app's package.json here

action	cache	lockfile	node_modules	npm	Yarn	pnpm
install				15.8s	15s	10.1s
install	✔	✔	✔	4.1s	649ms	934ms
install	✔	✔		5.1s	2.5s	4s
install	✔			9.3s	15.5s	4.6s
install		✔		13.1s	9.4s	10.6s
install	✔		✔	4.1s	9.4s	7.2s
install		✔	✔	4.3s	596ms	945ms
install			✔	4.1s	15.9s	8.8s

Medium Size App

The app's package.json here

action	cache	lockfile	node_modules	npm	Yarn	pnpm
install				24s	23.4s	18.4s
install	✔	✔	✔	6.8s	873ms	1.1s
install	✔	✔		9.1s	4.3s	7.6s
install	✔			16.9s	15.1s	9.5s
install		✔		15.5s	11.7s	18s
install	✔		✔	6.5s	15.7s	6s
install		✔	✔	6.9s	958ms	1.3s
install			✔	6.6s	23.1s	14.9s

Lots of Files

The app's package.json here

action	cache	lockfile	node_modules	npm	Yarn	pnpm
install				29.1s	31.1s	21.2s
install	✔	✔	✔	5.5s	936ms	1.3s
install	✔	✔		13.5s	8.3s	10s
install	✔			21.8s	21.7s	10.2s
install		✔		17.8s	18.7s	21.8s
install	✔		✔	5.3s	20.9s	7.5s
install		✔	✔	5.7s	920ms	1.5s
install			✔	5.2s	30.5s	17.9s