Adoption Radar

Adopt means use it. Trial means try it. Assess means watch it. Hold means avoid for now. Each tool links the proof.

What the rings mean

  • Adopt. Use it. Stable, updated in the last 6 months, lots of people use it.
  • Trial. Try it. Still young (before 1.0), or quiet for 6 to 18 months, or few users yet.
  • Assess. Watch it. Brand new, less than a year old.
  • Hold. Avoid for now. Dead, deprecated, or no update in 18 months.

Dot shape shows the license: ● open source, ■ free or free tier, ◆ paid. Every tool links the release page or notice that puts it in its ring.

The same tools as a table
ToolFamilyCategoryRingLicenseEasy to useBig real systems
npm The package manager bundled with Node.js Package & build Package managers Adopt Open source 50 10
pnpm Fast, disk-efficient Node package manager Package & build Package managers Adopt Open source 70 20
Yarn Node package manager with workspaces and Plug'n'Play Package & build Package managers Adopt Open source 40 20
Bun JavaScript runtime, package manager and bundler in one Package & build Package managers Adopt Open source 70 10
Deno JavaScript and TypeScript runtime with built-in tooling Package & build Package managers Adopt Open source 70 10
uv Fast Python package and project manager Package & build Package managers Trial Open source 80 10
pip The standard Python package installer Package & build Package managers Adopt Open source 50 0
Poetry Python dependency management and packaging Package & build Package managers Adopt Open source 40 10
PDM Standards-based Python package and project manager Package & build Package managers Adopt Open source 50 10
Hatch Python project manager with environments and builds Package & build Package managers Adopt Open source 40 0
Pipenv Python virtualenv and Pipfile.lock manager Package & build Package managers Adopt Open source 40 10
Rye Experimental Python project manager, superseded by uv Package & build Package managers Hold Open source 50 10
Conda Cross-language package and environment manager Package & build Package managers Adopt Open source 30 10
Pixi Fast conda and PyPI project manager with lockfiles Package & build Package managers Trial Open source 70 10
Cargo Rust's package manager and build tool Package & build Package managers Adopt Open source 70 20
Go modules Go's built-in dependency management Package & build Package managers Adopt Open source 90 20
Maven Convention-based Java build and dependency tool Package & build Package managers Adopt Open source 30 20
Gradle Build automation and dependency tool for the JVM Package & build Package managers Adopt Open source 40 20
Composer Dependency manager for PHP Package & build Package managers Adopt Open source 60 10
Bundler Gem dependency manager for Ruby Package & build Package managers Adopt Open source 60 10
NuGet Package manager for .NET Package & build Package managers Adopt Open source 40 20
Homebrew Package manager for macOS and Linux Package & build Package managers Adopt Open source 40 0
Swift Package Manager Swift's built-in package and build manager Package & build Package managers Adopt Open source 40 10
mise Polyglot tool versions, env vars and tasks Package & build Version managers Adopt Open source 80 20
asdf Plugin-based version manager for many runtimes Package & build Version managers Trial Open source 30 10
nvm Shell script to manage Node.js versions Package & build Version managers Adopt Open source 30 0
fnm Fast Node.js version manager written in Rust Package & build Version managers Adopt Open source 50 0
Volta JavaScript tool manager pinned via package.json Package & build Version managers Hold Open source 50 10
pyenv Install and switch between Python versions Package & build Version managers Adopt Open source 30 0
rbenv Lightweight Ruby version manager Package & build Version managers Adopt Open source 30 0
rustup The Rust toolchain installer Package & build Version managers Adopt Open source 60 10
SDKMAN! Manage parallel JDK and JVM tool versions Package & build Version managers Adopt Open source 40 10
proto Pluggable multi-language version manager Package & build Version managers Trial Open source 50 10
Vite Frontend dev server and build tool Package & build Build tools Adopt Open source 80 10
esbuild Extremely fast JavaScript bundler and minifier Package & build Build tools Trial Open source 70 10
Rspack Rust bundler compatible with the webpack API Package & build Build tools Adopt Open source 50 20
Rolldown Rust bundler with a Rollup-compatible API Package & build Build tools Adopt Open source 60 10
Turbopack Incremental Rust bundler built into Next.js Package & build Build tools Adopt Open source 60 10
webpack Configurable module bundler for JavaScript Package & build Build tools Adopt Open source 30 20
Rollup ES module bundler for libraries Package & build Build tools Adopt Open source 40 10
Parcel Zero-configuration web application bundler Package & build Build tools Adopt Open source 60 10
SWC Rust compiler for JavaScript and TypeScript Package & build Build tools Adopt Open source 50 10
tsdown Library bundler for TypeScript, powered by Rolldown Package & build Build tools Trial Open source 70 10
Bazel Hermetic, multi-language build system from Google Package & build Build tools Adopt Open source 30 30
Buck2 Meta's fast multi-language build system Package & build Build tools Trial Open source 20 20
Pants Monorepo build system for Python, Go, JVM and more Package & build Build tools Adopt Open source 30 30
Earthly Containerized builds from Dockerfile-like Earthfiles Package & build Build tools Hold Open source 30 20
Dagger Programmable CI/CD pipelines that run in containers Package & build Build tools Trial Open source 40 50
Make The classic dependency-based build and task tool Package & build Task runners Hold Open source 20 0
Just A command runner with make-like recipes Package & build Task runners Adopt Open source 70 0
Task YAML-based task runner and build tool in Go Package & build Task runners Adopt Open source 60 0