--- title: "pnpm vs uv: Which is searched more?" description: "Is pnpm or uv more popular in search? 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." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/pnpm-vs-uv-python" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # pnpm vs uv: Which is searched more? Is pnpm or uv more popular in search? 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**: pnpm and uv - **Competitive set**: Package managers - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **pnpm Share of Search**: 14.5% - **uv Share of Search**: 10.2% ## Is pnpm or uv more popular in search? - In September 2026, pnpm had more branded searches than uv among package managers worldwide. pnpm had about 74,000 branded searches, while uv had 51,800. pnpm made up 14.5% of all package manager searches we track, and uv accounted for 10.2%. - The lead changed hands once in the 12 months ending September 2026: pnpm took it in November 2025. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, pnpm’s share of searches among package managers worldwide moved from 12% to 14.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 74K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, uv’s share of searches among package managers worldwide moved from 13.5% to 10.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 83.4K to 51.8K. ## Top package managers in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, pnpm and uv were each mentioned in four out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. pnpm was listed before uv in four out of five answers. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Homebrew | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | uv | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | pnpm | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | npm | 4th | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Conda | 5th | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Yarn | 6th | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Cargo | 7th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | APT | 8th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | NuGet | 9th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about package managers - Asked ChatGPT "Which package manager should I use?": 1. Homebrew, 2. npm, 3. pnpm, 4. uv, 5. Yarn - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best package managers?": 1. Homebrew, 2. pnpm, 3. uv, 4. APT, 5. Conda, 6. Cargo, 7. npm, 8. Yarn - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best package manager for software dependencies?": 1. pnpm, 2. uv, 3. npm, 4. Cargo, 5. NuGet, 6. APT, 7. Yarn, 8. Homebrew - Searched Google, AI Overview "package managers": 1. Homebrew, 2. npm, 3. Yarn, 4. pnpm, 5. Conda, 6. Cargo - Searched Google, AI Overview "python package manager": 1. uv, 2. Conda Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 21, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for package managers worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, pnpm overtook Conda to rank 2nd among package managers worldwide, with 14.5% of the searches. - In September 2026, uv rose from 4th to 3rd among package managers worldwide. ## Month by month | Month | pnpm estimated searches | pnpm Share of Search | pnpm rank | uv estimated searches | uv Share of Search | uv rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 74K | 12% | 3 | 83.4K | 13.5% | 2 | | Nov 2025 | 74K | 12.5% | 2 | 68.2K | 11.5% | 3 | | Dec 2025 | 74K | 12.5% | 2 | 68.2K | 11.6% | 3 | | Jan 2026 | 74K | 12.3% | 2 | 72.4K | 12% | 3 | | Feb 2026 | 74K | 12.4% | 2 | 72.4K | 12.1% | 3 | | Mar 2026 | 90.5K | 13.1% | 2 | 76.4K | 11% | 3 | | Apr 2026 | 90.5K | 13.3% | 2 | 72.4K | 10.6% | 3 | | May 2026 | 110K | 18% | 2 | 63.4K | 10.4% | 3 | | Jun 2026 | 74K | 13.9% | 2 | 61.9K | 11.7% | 3 | | Jul 2026 | 74K | 14.4% | 2 | 51.8K | 10.1% | 4 | | Aug 2026 | 74K | 13.9% | 3 | 51.8K | 9.7% | 4 | | Sep 2026 | 74K | 14.5% | 2 | 51.8K | 10.2% | 3 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using pnpm’s and uv’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. - **pnpm**: Measured on the search term “pnpm”. - **uv**: Measured on the search terms “astral uv”, “uv package manager” and “uv python”, summed into one figure. - [pnpm profile](/demand/global-en/brands/pnpm) - [uv profile](/demand/global-en/brands/uv-python) - [All package managers worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/package-manager-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 9 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is pnpm or uv more popular in search? In September 2026, pnpm had more branded searches than uv among package managers worldwide. pnpm had about 74,000 branded searches, while uv had 51,800. pnpm made up 14.5% of all package manager searches we track, and uv accounted for 10.2%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "pnpm vs uv: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/pnpm-vs-uv-python This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/pnpm-vs-uv-python. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.