Best Athens Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from artifact repository software ranked against Athens on the same published basis.
- 1Athens vs Cloudsmith
- 2Athens vs Sonatype Nexus Repository
- 3Athens vs Buildkite
- 4Athens vs Inedo ProGet
- 5Athens vs Nexspence
- 6Athens vs Packagecloud
- 7Athens vs Ravenstash
- 8Athens vs Anaconda Notebooks
- 9Athens vs Artifact Keeper
- 10Athens vs Attune
- 11Athens vs Google Artifact Registry
- 12Athens vs Verdaccio
- 14Athens vs Gemstash
- 15Athens vs Satis
- 16Athens vs Cachix
- 17Athens vs JFrog Artifactory
- 18Athens vs BaGet
- 19Athens vs devpi
- 20Athens vs Posit Package Manager
- 21Athens vs Gemfury
Athens alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cloudsmith | 6.7 | Free plan | $149/mo | API, Browser, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 2 | Sonatype Nexus Repository | 6.7 | Free plan | $162.50/mo | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 3 | Buildkite | 6.6 | Free plan | $30/mo | API, Browser, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 4 | Inedo ProGet | 6.6 | Free plan | $199.58/mo | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 5 | Nexspence | 6.6 | Free plan | $5/mo | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 6 | Packagecloud | 6.6 | Free plan | $89/mo | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 7 | Ravenstash | 6.6 | Free plan | $7/mo | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 8 | Anaconda Notebooks | 6.4 | Free plan | $15/mo | Web |
| 9 | Artifact Keeper | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | API, Mac, self-hosted, Web |
| 10 | Attune | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted |
| 11 | Google Artifact Registry | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | API, Web |
| 12 | Verdaccio | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 14 | Gemstash | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | self-hosted |
| 15 | Satis | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted |
| 16 | Cachix | 5.6 | No | — | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 17 | JFrog Artifactory | 5.6 | No | $50/mo | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 18 | BaGet | 5.5 | No | — | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 19 | devpi | 5.5 | No | — | Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 20 | Posit Package Manager | 5.5 | No | — | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 21 | Gemfury | 5.4 | No | — | Web, Linux, Mac, Windows |
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Questions about Athens alternatives
What is the best alternative to Athens?
Cloudsmith, number 1 in artifact repository software with a score of 6.7 out of 10. The others here: Sonatype Nexus Repository, Buildkite, Inedo ProGet and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Athens?
Cloudsmith is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 14 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.