Best CPAN Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from package registries ranked against CPAN on the same published basis.
- 2CPAN vs Inedo ProGet
- 3CPAN vs npm
- 4CPAN vs CocoaPods
- 5CPAN vs Hex
- 6CPAN vs Maven Central
- 7CPAN vs MELPA
- 8CPAN vs Packagist
- 9CPAN vs PyPI
- 10CPAN vs Conan
- 11CPAN vs NuGet
- 12CPAN vs RubyGems.org
- 13CPAN vs R
- 14CPAN vs LuaRocks
- 15CPAN vs opam
- 16CPAN vs Bioconductor
- 17CPAN vs aptly
- 18CPAN vs Go Module Mirror
- 19CPAN vs JSR
- 20CPAN vs Nimble Package List
- 21CPAN vs NonGNU ELPA
CPAN alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Inedo ProGet | 6.6 | Free plan | $199.58/mo | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 3 | npm | 6.6 | Free plan | $7/mo | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 4 | CocoaPods | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | iOS, Mac |
| 5 | Hex | 6.4 | Free plan | $7.50/mo | API, self-hosted, Web |
| 6 | Maven Central | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | API, Web |
| 7 | MELPA | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Web |
| 8 | Packagist | 6.4 | Free plan | €2,500/mo | API, Web |
| 9 | PyPI | 6.4 | Free plan | $5/mo | API, Web |
| 10 | Conan | 5.7 | No | — | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 11 | NuGet | 5.7 | No | — | API, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 12 | RubyGems.org | 5.7 | No | — | API, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 13 | R | 5.5 | No | — | Mac, Windows |
| 14 | LuaRocks | 5.4 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 15 | opam | 5.4 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 16 | Bioconductor | 5.2 | No | — | Web |
| 17 | aptly | 5.1 | No | — | Linux, Mac |
| 18 | Go Module Mirror | 5.1 | No | — | — |
| 19 | JSR | 5.1 | No | — | Web |
| 20 | Nimble Package List | 5.1 | No | — | Web |
| 21 | NonGNU ELPA | 5.1 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
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Questions about CPAN alternatives
What is the best alternative to CPAN?
Inedo ProGet, number 2 in package registries with a score of 6.6 out of 10. The others here: npm, CocoaPods, Hex and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to CPAN?
Inedo ProGet is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 8 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.