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PM2

Process manager for Node.js and Bun applications that keeps them running, with a built-in load balancer.

PM2 is a process manager for Node.js and Bun applications. It runs as a daemon process manager that keeps applications online and has a built-in load balancer. It is installed with npm or with Bun. The project is maintained by KEYMETRICS, a French company that also runs the PM2 Plus monitoring service.

Worth knowing

The open source runtime is licensed under the GNU Affero General Public License 3.0, and the README says other licenses are available on request. PM2 Plus is a hosted monitoring dashboard with no free plan. The pricing page also lists PM2 Enterprise, with advanced optimization and profiling features, offered after contact.

Identity

Status
Active
Maintainer
KEYMETRICS SAS4
Maintained by
Company4
Owned by
KEYMETRICS Inc.4
First release
20135
Headquarters
France4

Rendering and deploy

Runs as
Always on2
Install with
npm1

Releases

Current major version
77
Last release
2026-10-237

Adoption

GitHub stars
43,3293
npm downloads a week
2,232,69911
Contributors
26710
Downloads a month
12,651,31212
Dependent repositories
23,53112
Dependent packages
1,79812

Why these figures do not compare

Sources

  1. 2026-10-30: name, links, Categories, Runtime, Install with, License model
    github.com/Unitech/pm2/blob/master/README.md
  2. 2026-10-30: links, Runs as
    pm2.keymetrics.io/docs/usage/quick-start/
  3. 2026-10-30: links, Written in, GitHub stars
    api.github.com/repos/Unitech/pm2
  4. 2026-10-30: Maintainer, Maintained by, Owned by, Headquarters
    pm2.keymetrics.io/assets/terms_conditions.pdf
  5. 2026-10-30: First release
    registry.npmjs.org/pm2
  6. 2026-10-30: Minimum runtime
    github.com/Unitech/pm2/blob/v7.1.1/package.json
  7. 2026-10-30: Current major version, Last release
    github.com/Unitech/pm2/releases/tag/v7.1.1
  8. 2026-10-30: License
    registry.npmjs.org/pm2/latest
  9. 2026-10-30: links
    pm2.keymetrics.io/pricing/
  10. 2026-10-30: Contributors
    api.github.com/repos/Unitech/pm2/contributors?per_page=1
  11. 2026-10-30: npm downloads a week
    api.npmjs.org/downloads/range/2026-10-19:2026-10-25/pm2
  12. 2026-10-30: Downloads a month, Dependent packages, Dependent repositories
    packages.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/registries/npmjs.org/packages/pm2

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