Best Packagist Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from package registries ranked against Packagist on the same published basis.
- 1Packagist vs Bioconductor
- 2Packagist vs CPAN
- 3Packagist vs Inedo ProGet
- 4Packagist vs npm
- 5Packagist vs R-universe
- 6Packagist vs CocoaPods
- 7Packagist vs Hex
- 8Packagist vs Maven Central
- 9Packagist vs MELPA
- 11Packagist vs PyPI
- 12Packagist vs Verdaccio
- 13Packagist vs GNU ELPA
- 14Packagist vs JSR
- 15Packagist vs Conan
- 16Packagist vs NuGet
- 17Packagist vs RubyGems.org
- 18Packagist vs NonGNU ELPA
- 19Packagist vs devpi
- 20Packagist vs opam
- 21Packagist vs R
Packagist alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bioconductor | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 2 | CPAN | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 3 | Inedo ProGet | 6.6 | Free plan | $199.58/mo | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 4 | npm | 6.6 | Free plan | $7/mo | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 5 | R-universe | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 6 | CocoaPods | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | iOS, Mac |
| 7 | Hex | 6.4 | Free plan | $7.50/mo | API, self-hosted, Web |
| 8 | Maven Central | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | API, Web |
| 9 | MELPA | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Web |
| 11 | PyPI | 6.4 | Free plan | $5/mo | API, Web |
| 12 | Verdaccio | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 13 | GNU ELPA | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Web |
| 14 | JSR | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | API, Web |
| 15 | Conan | 5.7 | No | — | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 16 | NuGet | 5.7 | No | — | API, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 17 | RubyGems.org | 5.7 | No | — | API, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 18 | NonGNU ELPA | 5.6 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 19 | devpi | 5.5 | No | — | Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 20 | opam | 5.5 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 21 | R | 5.5 | No | — | Mac, Windows |
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Questions about Packagist alternatives
What is the best alternative to Packagist?
Bioconductor, number 1 in package registries with a score of 6.6 out of 10. The others here: CPAN, Inedo ProGet, npm and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Packagist?
Bioconductor is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 13 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.