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pnpm vs Bun vs npm in 2026: Which Package Manager Is Actually Fastest for React Projects?

Bun 1.2 wins cold installs by a wide margin but pnpm 10 is faster in the warm-cache and CI-lockfile scenarios that dominate real developer time. Use pnpm 10 by default, switch to Bun if you spin up ephemeral environments constantly, skip npm 11 unless your setup forces it.