Best XBPS Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from package managers ranked against XBPS on the same published basis.
- 1XBPS vs npm
- 2XBPS vs uv
- 3XBPS vs Yarn
- 4XBPS vs Gradle
- 5XBPS vs Cargo
- 6XBPS vs pip
- 7XBPS vs Apache Maven
- 8XBPS vs Composer
- 9XBPS vs Pixi
- 10XBPS vs Swift Package Manager
- 11XBPS vs Bun
- 12XBPS vs Nix
- 13XBPS vs Julia Pkg
- 14XBPS vs Hex
- 15XBPS vs CocoaPods
- 16XBPS vs pnpm
- 17XBPS vs Conan
- 18XBPS vs NuGet
- 19XBPS vs Go Modules
- 20XBPS vs GNU Guix
XBPS 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 | Apache Maven | 7.9 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 8 | Composer | 7.8 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 9 | Pixi | 7.8 | Free plan | €42/mo | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 10 | Swift Package Manager | 7.8 | Free plan | Free | iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 11 | Bun | 7.6 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 12 | Nix | 7.6 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 13 | Julia Pkg | 7.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 14 | Hex | 7.4 | Free plan | $7.50/mo | API, self-hosted, Web |
| 15 | CocoaPods | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | iOS, Mac |
| 16 | pnpm | 7.2 | No | — | Android, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 17 | Conan | 7.2 | No | — | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 18 | NuGet | 7.0 | No | — | API, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 19 | Go Modules | 7.0 | No | — | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 20 | GNU Guix | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted |
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Questions about XBPS alternatives
What is the best alternative to XBPS?
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 XBPS?
npm is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 16 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.