Lerna
Fast build system for managing and publishing multiple packages from monorepos.
Build tools and bundlers npm MIT
Used in agent projects
27
0.2% of 12,697 public repos built with AI coding agents
Rank in build tools and bundlers
#65 of 81
by use in those projects
Downloads
1.7M
npm, last 7 days, lerna
GitHub stars
36K
last push Oct 9, 2026
How Lerna is used
Lerna is a dependency in 27 of the 12,697 public GitHub projects set up for AI coding agents that we scanned (0.2%), #65 of 81 in build tools and bundlers. The most used alternative there is Vite. Projects that use it most often also use Husky (81.5%), Vitest (66.7%), concurrently (59.3%).
Often used with Lerna
| Husky | 81.5% of Lerna projects · 13.0× more than average |
|---|---|
| Vitest | 66.7% of Lerna projects · 5.5× more than average |
| concurrently | 59.3% of Lerna projects · 13.2× more than average |
| cross-env | 59.3% of Lerna projects · 28.4× more than average |
| Sharp | 55.6% of Lerna projects · 18.1× more than average |
| pnpm | 55.6% of Lerna projects · 213.8× more than average |
| Turborepo | 55.6% of Lerna projects · 17.7× more than average |
| Coinbase SDK | 51.9% of Lerna projects · 299.3× more than average |
By coding agent
| GitHub Copilot | 0.2% of projects set up for it |
|---|---|
| Claude Code | 0.2% of projects set up for it |
Share of public repos configured for each agent that list Lerna as a dependency.
Install
| Package | npm install lerna |
|---|---|
| Main stacks | TypeScript / JavaScript (25), PHP (1), Java / Kotlin (1) |
| Example projects | WordPress/gutenberg, OfficeDev/microsoft-365-agents-toolkit, okta/odyssey, Synerise/synerise-design, CDCgov/cdc-open-viz |
Alternatives to Lerna
| Tool | Used in agent projects | Downloads / wk | GitHub stars | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vite npm Fast native-ESM powered web development build tool and dev server. |
2,897 (22.8%) | 194M | 83.3K | MIT |
| Babel (JavaScript) npm JavaScript compiler for transforming modern JavaScript to compatible code. |
484 (3.8%) | 187M | 44.1K | MIT |
| Turborepo npm High-performance build system for monorepos with task parallelization. |
399 (3.1%) | 29.5M | 31.2K | MIT |
| esbuild npm Extremely fast JavaScript and CSS bundler and minifier written in Go. |
342 (2.7%) | 3M | 40.1K | MIT |
| webpack npm Module bundler that packages JavaScript, assets and dependencies for browser deployment. |
255 (2.0%) | 54.9M | 66.1K | MIT |
| react-scripts npm Build configuration and scripts for Create React App zero-configuration setup. |
231 (1.8%) | 2.4M | 103K | MIT |
| React Compiler Babel Plugin npm Babel plugin for React Compiler that optimizes React component rendering. |
202 (1.6%) | 17.8M | 251K | MIT |
| webpack CLI npm Command-line interface for webpack bundler and related build tools. |
201 (1.6%) | 10.4M | 2,617 | MIT |