Inedo ProGet

Inedo ProGet is a package and container repository for organizations managing software across multiple ecosystems. It suits teams that need private feeds, security controls and deployment options; its breadth is strongest when those controls matter across more than one package format.

Overview

ProGet brings package feeds and Docker containers into a shared repository, with self-hosted and cloud deployment options. It supports 22 formats, including NuGet, PyPI, Conda, npm, Ruby Gems, Maven, Chocolatey and Linux distribution packages. That range can reduce the need to manage separate repositories, though a team centered on one public registry may not need ProGet's wider governance features.

Teams can cache upstream packages locally, route them through approval workflows, detect licenses and block noncompliant packages. Fine-grained feed access and retention rules add control over what is stored and who can retrieve it. The Free Edition is usable commercially, but its reduced security and compliance features make it a weaker fit where governance is central.

Key features

Package and container controls

ProGet can create private Docker registries, scan container contents for vulnerabilities and help ensure that only approved images reach production. These controls are useful for teams that want package and container review in the same workflow rather than treating images as a separate repository problem.

It integrates with nearly any CI/CD tool and offers a CLI and HTTP API for component identification and SBOM publishing. Connectors can aggregate feeds from ProGet, NuGet.org, Azure DevOps Packages and Artifactory. This flexibility supports mixed toolchains, while teams should account for the additional setup that comes with consolidating several sources.

Security, identity and storage

Inedo says its Security Labs maintains vulnerability data and dedicates 10% of its resources to cybersecurity research. ProGet also supports LDAP, SAML, load balancing and high availability; feed replication can support disaster recovery. Asset Directories can store or replicate assets across S3, Google Cloud, Azure, local storage and cloud storage. Together, these options suit organizations with infrastructure and identity requirements beyond a basic private package feed.

Pricing

ProGet is freemium, with a free trial and annual per-server licensing for paid editions. Every edition supports unlimited users and feeds, but separate licenses are required for test or development installations. That per-server rule can matter to teams that maintain separate production and nonproduction environments.

• ProGet Free Edition: free. It allows unlimited feeds for private packages and Docker, making it a practical starting point for commercial use when limited security and compliance features are acceptable.
• Basic: $2,395 a year, billed $2,395/year. Aimed at small teams with basic security needs; it is the lower-cost paid option, but is not positioned for enterprise-level security and compliance.
• Cloud Edition: $4,895 a year, starting from $4,895/yr. It includes managed services, proactive monitoring, 20TB bandwidth and 400GB storage, fitting teams that want cloud operations rather than self-hosting.
• Enterprise Essentials: $11,995 a year, billed $11,995/year. It targets organizations seeking enterprise-level security, protection and compliance features.
• ISV Edition: $11,995 a year, starting from $11,995/yr. Its customer download center and licensed-product focus suit software vendors maintaining their own distribution service.
• Enterprise Complete: $29,995 a year, starting from $29,995/year. It includes multiple licenses, production and sandbox, and dedicated support for organizations needing those capabilities.
• Edge Edition: $59,995 a year, starting at $59,995/yr. It combines ProGet Enterprise features with scalable pricing, edge nodes and dashboards for edge deployments.

All paid plans use annual server licensing. The free tier's unlimited feeds and users do not remove its security and compliance trade-off, while teams with multiple test or development servers should include their separate licenses in the decision.

Platforms

ProGet supports Windows, Linux, web and API use. Windows installation is managed through Inedo Hub; Linux hosting uses Docker. Cloud VM and container deployment are supported alongside self-hosting. The installation guide recommends at least 2 vCPU and 2 GB RAM for Linux containers, and ProGet itself uses less than 1GB of disk space. This gives infrastructure teams concrete minimums for a Linux deployment without implying that every workload will need only those resources.

Who it's for

ProGet is a good fit for small teams through enterprises that need to centralize packages and containers while applying access, vulnerability, license and approval controls. Its support for SAML and LDAP, high availability and feed replication is relevant to organizations with identity and resilience needs. Teams seeking only public package publishing, or those unwilling to license separate development and test servers, may prefer a narrower service.

Pros and cons

• Pros: 22 supported formats and connectors for several major package sources help consolidate mixed-language feeds.
• Pros: Approval workflows, vulnerability and license checks, and controls over Docker images support policy enforcement before production.
• Pros: Unlimited users and feeds across editions avoid seat and feed caps as teams grow.
• Cons: The Free Edition has limited security and compliance features, so it may not satisfy teams whose main need is governance.
• Cons: Annual per-server licensing and separate test or development licenses can raise the cost of multi-environment use.
• Cons: Higher-tier plans reach custom-scale annual commitments, making them a substantial choice for teams that need only a basic registry.

Alternatives

npm is a freemium choice for public package authors, with a free plan for public package publishing and registry access; choose it when that public npm workflow is the priority rather than centralized multi-format package and container controls.

Hex offers a free Open Source plan for public packages. It is the more focused option when public package hosting is the need.

Maven Central provides free community open-source publishing with monthly file, release-size and release-count limits; choose it for that publishing purpose rather than an organization-wide repository.

PyPI has a free community organization plan and a company organization plan priced at $5 a month; it fits teams focused on Python package distribution.

Conan is a free and open-source option for C and C++ package, dependency and binary management.

NuGet is a free alternative for teams working in its package ecosystem.

RubyGems.org is a free alternative for Ruby package distribution.

R is free software for users seeking an R environment rather than a general package and container repository.

For broader comparisons, see Package Registries, Container Registries and Artifact repository software.

Verdict

Choose ProGet if your organization needs one repository for packages and containers, with controls to review components, manage access and govern production images. Its format coverage and deployment choices are compelling for mixed toolchains; look elsewhere if you need only a public single-ecosystem registry or cannot justify annual per-server licensing across separate environments.