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Versions

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npm v9 (~2022–2023)
npm v10 (~2023–2025)
npm v11 (~2025–2026)

Bundled with Node

18 / 19

20 / 22

22+ / 24+

Minimum Node engines

≥14.17

≥18.17 || ≥20.5

≥18 / ≥20 / ≥22 (stricter)

Install

Node Package Manager

byGrok 2026
Language
Cross-platform
Auto-switch (.nvmrc/.node-version)
Speed / Shell startup
Per-project tools (npm/yarn/pnpm)
Best for
Popularity (approx.)

nvm

Bash

Yes (nvm-windows separate)

Yes

Slow (2-3s delay)

No

Beginners, traditional users

Highest (~75k stars)

fnm

Rust

Yes

Yes (fastest)

Very fast (~instant)

No

Speed + simplicity

High

Volta

Rust

Yes

Yes (via package.json)

Very fast

Yes (pins npm/yarn/pnpm too)

Teams, consistent tooling

High

asdf

Shell

Yes

Yes

Medium

No (plugins for others)

Polyglot devs (multiple langs)

Medium-High

n

Bash

macOS/Linux mainly

No

Fast

No

Minimalist, no shell mods

Medium

nvs

JS

Yes

Yes

Medium

No

Windows focus, cross-platform

Lower

  • Speed + easy → fnm

  • Full JS toolchain pinning → Volta

  • Multi-language → asdf

  • Classic → nvm

fnm

volta

https://volta.sh/

nvm

https://github.com/nvm-sh/nvm

Frameworks

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