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title: "NuGet vs pnpm: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, NuGet or pnpm? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Package managers set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time."
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# NuGet vs pnpm: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, NuGet or pnpm? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Package managers set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time.

## Key facts

- **Compared**: NuGet and pnpm
- **Competitive set**: Package managers
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **NuGet Share of Search**: 12.4%
- **pnpm Share of Search**: 18.6%

## Which is more popular in search, NuGet or pnpm?

- In August 2026, pnpm had more branded searches than NuGet among package managers worldwide. pnpm was estimated to have 74K branded searches compared to NuGet’s 49.5K, and held an 18.6% Share of Search versus NuGet’s 12.4%.
- pnpm was ahead of NuGet in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, NuGet’s estimated Share of Search among package managers worldwide moved from 13.2% to 12.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 60.5K to 49.5K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, pnpm’s estimated Share of Search among package managers worldwide moved from 16.1% to 18.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 74K.

## How did search popularity change for package managers worldwide in August 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for NuGet worldwide fell 18.2% over 11 measured months, from 60.5K to 49.5K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | NuGet estimated searches | NuGet Share of Search | NuGet rank | pnpm estimated searches | pnpm Share of Search | pnpm rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 60.5K | 13.2% | 3 | 74K | 16.1% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 60.5K | 13.2% | 3 | 74K | 16.1% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 60.5K | 13.2% | 3 | 74K | 16.1% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 60.5K | 13% | 3 | 74K | 15.9% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 60.5K | 13% | 3 | 74K | 16% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 60.5K | 10.9% | 3 | 90.5K | 16.4% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 60.5K | 11.1% | 3 | 90.5K | 16.5% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 49.5K | 10% | 3 | 110K | 22.2% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 49.5K | 12.4% | 3 | 74K | 18.6% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 49.5K | 12.6% | 3 | 74K | 18.8% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 49.5K | 12.4% | 3 | 74K | 18.6% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using NuGet’s and pnpm’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading.

- **NuGet**: Measured on the search term “nuget”.
- **pnpm**: Measured on the search term “pnpm”.

- [NuGet profile](/demand/global-en/brands/nuget)
- [pnpm profile](/demand/global-en/brands/pnpm)
- [All package managers worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/package-manager-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is more popular in search, NuGet or pnpm?

In August 2026, pnpm had more branded searches than NuGet among package managers worldwide. pnpm was estimated to have 74K branded searches compared to NuGet’s 49.5K, and held an 18.6% Share of Search versus NuGet’s 12.4%.

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