Both YARN and NPM are package manager tools. We can use them to install dependencies /packages.
NPM stands for (Node package manager).
YARN stands for (Yet another resource negotiator)
Dependencies Management
| YARN | NPM |
|---|---|
| It uses the yarn add command to install dependencies | It uses the npm install command to install dependencies |
| It will install dependencies in parallel | It will install dependencies sequentially (one by one) |
| The version lock file is known as yarn.lock | The version lock file is known as package-lock.json |
| It supports the Plug’n’Play feature | It doesn’t support any such feature |
Performance & speed
| YARN | NPM |
|---|---|
| It is faster when installing large files. It supports offline features where you can install dependencies | It is slower when installing large files. It doesn’t support such a feature |
Security
| YARN | NPM |
|---|---|
| While we download packages, it will run a security check in the background, and make use of the package license information. This avoids downloading dangerous scripts or creating dependency issues | In early versions of NPM, security has been a major concern. Since version 6, every time you install a package, NPM does a security audit to avoid vulnerabilities and assures that no dependencies are incompatible |
| It will verify packages using checksum | It will verify using the SHA-512 stored in the package-lock.json file |
