Bumply
A macOS app that updates your project's npm/Yarn/pnpm/Bun dependencies safely, with a one-click undo if something breaks.
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Description
Updating dependencies is one of those chores developers put off because it can silently break something, and by the time you notice, it's hard to tell which update caused it. Bumply's whole pitch is removing that fear: it previews exactly what a dependency update will change, backs up your project state first, and lets you roll back cleanly — even days later — if an update turns out to be the culprit.
Concretely, Bumply is a macOS menubar app supporting npm, pnpm, Yarn and Bun (including monorepos), showing declared vs. installed vs. registry versions for each package, running security audits without executing any code, and keeping an update history you can revert from at any point. It's priced as a one-time perpetual license (includes 12 months of updates) rather than a subscription, with a free tier covering up to 3 projects indefinitely and a 7-day trial across all projects. It's a small, fresh Product Hunt launch (week of Aug 24, 2026) — the site itself is minimal, with several secondary pages (pricing, docs, FAQ) still returning 404 at review time, which is worth keeping in mind for a brand-new one-person or small-team tool.
💬 Our review
The short version: Bumply is a cheap, focused utility for a genuinely annoying problem — if you're a solo developer or small team on macOS tired of dependency updates breaking things unpredictably, the undo-anything angle and one-time pricing make it low-risk to try.
The real differentiator versus running `npm update` directly or using Dependabot is the safety net: preview, backup, and days-later rollback, which command-line tools generally don't offer out of the box. The perpetual-license pricing (vs. a subscription) is also refreshingly developer-friendly for a tool this focused.
The honest caveat: it's macOS-only, very early-stage (some site pages are still 404), and a narrower fix than Dependabot or Renovate, which run in CI and can be shared across a whole team rather than one developer's machine — if you need team-wide, CI-integrated dependency automation, this isn't a replacement for those.
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📊 Global score
🤖 AI-enriched data
Licence perpétuelle à l'achat unique (12 mois de mises à jour inclus). Gratuit jusqu'à 3 projets, essai 7 jours pour tous les projets.
Pros
Sauvegarde et retour arrière possible même plusieurs jours après une mise à jour
Prend en charge npm, pnpm, Yarn et Bun, y compris les monorepos
Licence perpétuelle à l'achat unique plutôt qu'un abonnement
Audit de sécurité sans exécuter de code
Cons
macOS uniquement
Site encore minimal — plusieurs pages (pricing, docs, FAQ) en 404 au moment de la vérification
Outil individuel, pas une automatisation d'équipe intégrée en CI comme Dependabot/Renovate