install speed

pnpm vs npm vs Bun: Which Installs Fastest? 14s, 3.1s, 1.5s

npm 12.2.0 vs pnpm 12.9.1 vs Bun 1.4.2 on one 24-dependency React + Vite app: from scratch 14.2 s / 3.1 s / 1.5 s; lockfile + warm cache 2.9 s / 0.28 s / 0.27 s; lockfile + empty cache 3.9 s / 2.3 s / 0.45 s. Disk, lockfile size and the pnpm phantom-dependency catch.