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GitHub Package Registry vs npm

A side-by-side look at GitHub Package Registry and npm. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

GitHub Package Registry

GitHub Package Registry

Development

GitHub Package Registry is a software package hosting service that allows you to host your software packages privately or publicly and use them as dependencies in your projects. It is integrated with GitHub's authentication and allows free hosting for public packages.

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npm

npm

Development

npm is a package manager for JavaScript that allows developers to share and reuse code packages. It hosts over 1.5 million packages and is the default package manager for Node.js.

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