Best Nub Alternatives in 2026
Updated
17 apps from JavaScript package managers ranked against Nub on the same published basis.
- 1Nub vs JSPM
- 2Nub vs npm
- 3Nub vs Pantry
- 4Nub vs Yarn
- 5Nub vs Bower
- 6Nub vs Rush
- 7Nub vs Deno Sandbox
- 8Nub vs pnpm
- 9Nub vs vlt
- 10Nub vs Utoo
- 11Nub vs Aube
- 12Nub vs cnpm
- 13Nub vs Rusk
- 14Nub vs snpm
- 16Nub vs Bun
- 17Nub vs Textadept
- 18Nub vs Flux
Nub alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JSPM | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | API, Browser, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 2 | npm | 7.1 | Free plan | $7/mo | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 3 | Pantry | 7.0 | Free plan | $9/mo | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 4 | Yarn | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 5 | Bower | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 6 | Rush | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 7 | Deno Sandbox | 6.8 | Free plan | $0.20/mo | API, Web |
| 8 | pnpm | 6.8 | No | — | Android, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 9 | vlt | 6.8 | Free plan | $8/mo | self-hosted, Web |
| 10 | Utoo | 6.6 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 11 | Aube | 6.5 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 12 | cnpm | 6.5 | No | — | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 13 | Rusk | 6.5 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 14 | snpm | 6.5 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 16 | Bun | 6.0 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 17 | Textadept | 6.0 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 18 | Flux | 5.9 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
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Questions about Nub alternatives
What is the best alternative to Nub?
JSPM, number 1 in JavaScript package managers with a score of 7.2 out of 10. The others here: npm, Pantry, Yarn and 13 more.
What is the best free alternative to Nub?
JSPM is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 9 of the 17 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes: documentation depth, a free tier and the platforms it runs on.