lazy.nvim
Ranked 4 of 7 Vim plugins by recommenders
Recommended as a capable Neovim plugin loader with lazy loading and dependency handling, though some warn against tying your config to its maker's other plugins.
Recommended as a capable Neovim plugin loader with lazy loading and dependency handling, though some warn against tying your config to its maker's other plugins.
9 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 8
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 89%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 8 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 8 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Fast lazy loading
“Lazy loading is really neat and lazy.nvim's ability to specify plugin dependencies isn't something vim.pack has either.”
Comment from 29 Mar 2026 in “Neovim 0.12.0” “lazy.nvim loaded faster, but the less my config relies on folke the better”
Comment from 23 May 2026 in “Lisp in Vim (2019)”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Ties config to maintainer's other plugins
“lazy.nvim loaded faster, but the less my config relies on folke the better”
Comment from 23 May 2026 in “Lisp in Vim (2019)”
Other Vim plugins people recommend
The four most recommended other Vim plugins, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vim-fugitive | 10 | 0 | 100% | 5 | — | Approved |
| IdeaVim | 9 | 0 | 100% | 6 | — | — |
| Sidekick.nvim | 9 | 0 | 100% | 6 | — | — |
| lazy.nvimThis page | 8 | 1 | 89% | 2 | — | — |
| CodeCompanion.nvim | 7 | 3 | 70% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
10 of the 11 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“lazy.nvim loaded faster, but the less my config relies on folke the better”
“it just works and does what I need”
“I've moved back to lazy.nvim instead of vim.pack”
“a (ragingly popular) plugin loader”
“the latter is a bit more sensible”
“the same developer who made lazy.nvim and snacks.nvim”
“Lazy loading is really neat and lazy.nvim's ability to specify plugin dependencies isn't something vim.pack has either.”
“it's not as tight as lazy.nvim”
“it is very capable with lots of features”
“less popup-centric interfaces (lazy, mason)”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.