Benchmark: Bun 1.3 vs Node.js 26 vs Deno 2.1: Package Installation Speed for 1000+ Dependencies

\n Installing 1,000+ npm dependencies shouldn’t take 12 minutes. But for most teams running Node.js 26, that’s exactly the reality of their CI pipeline. This benchmark pits Bun 1.3, Node.js 26, and Deno 2.1 against each other with a real-world 1,247-dependency monorepo to find which runtime actually delivers on install speed promises. \n\n 🔴 Live Ecosystem Stats ⭐ oven-sh/bun — 89,394 stars, 4,371 forks ⭐ nodejs/node — 112,456 stars, 31,289 forks ⭐ denoland/deno — 102,345 stars, 5,678 forks Dat