Best Chocolatey Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from package managers ranked against Chocolatey on the same published basis.
- 1Chocolatey vs npm
- 2Chocolatey vs uv
- 3Chocolatey vs Yarn
- 4Chocolatey vs Gradle
- 5Chocolatey vs Cargo
- 6Chocolatey vs pip
- 7Chocolatey vs Composer
- 8Chocolatey vs Pixi
- 9Chocolatey vs Nix
- 10Chocolatey vs Hex
- 11Chocolatey vs CocoaPods
- 12Chocolatey vs pnpm
- 13Chocolatey vs Conan
- 14Chocolatey vs NuGet
- 15Chocolatey vs Go Modules
- 16Chocolatey vs GNU Guix
- 17Chocolatey vs conda
- 18Chocolatey vs PDM
- 19Chocolatey vs Poetry
- 20Chocolatey vs Apache Maven
Chocolatey alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | npm | 8.1 | Free plan | $7/mo | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 2 | uv | 8.1 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 3 | Yarn | 8.0 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 4 | Gradle | 8.0 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 5 | Cargo | 8.0 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 6 | pip | 8.0 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 7 | Composer | 7.8 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 8 | Pixi | 7.8 | Free plan | €42/mo | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 9 | Nix | 7.6 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 10 | Hex | 7.4 | Free plan | $7.50/mo | API, self-hosted, Web |
| 11 | CocoaPods | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | iOS, Mac |
| 12 | pnpm | 7.2 | No | — | Android, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 13 | Conan | 7.2 | No | — | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 14 | NuGet | 7.0 | No | — | API, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 15 | Go Modules | 7.0 | No | — | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 16 | GNU Guix | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted |
| 17 | conda | 6.9 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 18 | PDM | 6.9 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 19 | Poetry | 6.9 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 20 | Apache Maven | 6.8 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
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Questions about Chocolatey alternatives
What is the best alternative to Chocolatey?
npm, number 1 in package managers with a score of 8.1 out of 10. The others here: uv, Yarn, Gradle and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Chocolatey?
npm is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 12 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.