Everything on Operational Sustainability

The operational costs of running the NPM registry are high, and the lack of a sustainable funding model leads to under-resourcing. This results in slow responses to security issues and a backlog of necessary improvements.

Impact: Leads to a degraded security posture and slower innovation, potentially driving developers to seek alternative ecosystems or accept higher risks.

— from NPM Security Crisis and Infrastructure Neglect · The Changelog: Software Development, Open Source· Jan 29, 2026