Feature Comparison

Feature	pnpm	Yarn	npm
Workspace support	✔️	✔️	✔️
Isolated `node_modules`	✔️ - The default	✔️	✔️
Hoisted `node_modules`	✔️	✔️	✔️ - The default
Autoinstalling peers	✔️	❌	✔️
Plug‘n’Play	✔️	✔️ - The default	❌
Zero-Installs	❌	✔️	❌
Patching dependencies	✔️	✔️	❌
Managing Node.js versions	✔️	❌	❌
Has a lockfile	✔️ - `pnpm-lock.yaml`	✔️ - `yarn.lock`	✔️ - `package-lock.json`
Overrides support	✔️	✔️ - Via resolutions	✔️
Content-addressable storage	✔️	❌	❌
Dynamic package execution	✔️ - Via `pnpm dlx`	✔️ - Via `yarn dlx`	✔️ - Via `npx`
Side-effects cache	✔️	❌	❌
Listing licenses	✔️ - Via `pnpm licenses list`	✔️ - Via a plugin	❌