Cargo

Cargo is ranked #7 of 93 in package managers on The Geeks Club. It runs on Linux, macOS, Windows. There is a free plan.

Cargo plans and pricing

Cargo Free Free Rust package manager and build tool doc.rust-lang.org · 30 Sept 2026

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Free plan: Yes
Package formats: Rust crates; crates.io packages; alternate registry packages; Git dependencies; local path dependencies
Supported platforms: Windows; macOS; Linux; other Unix-like systems
Dependency resolution: Yes
Lockfile support: Yes
Workspace support: Yes
Private registry auth: Yes
Offline installation: Yes

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Cargo

Free plan: Yes
Package formats: Rust crates; crates.io packages; alternate registry packages; Git dependencies; local path dependencies
Supported platforms: Windows; macOS; Linux; other Unix-like systems
Dependency resolution: Yes
Lockfile support: Yes
Workspace support: Yes
Private registry auth: Yes
Offline installation: Yes
Purpose: Cargo is the Rust package manager.
Dependency management: Cargo downloads and builds package dependencies and helps ensure repeatable builds.
Build tool: Cargo invokes rustc or another build tool with the correct parameters to build packages.
Package creation: The cargo new command creates a package and defaults to creating a binary program; --lib creates a library.
Commands: Cargo includes commands for compiling, checking, documenting, testing, running, packaging, installing, and publishing Rust packages.
Default registry: Cargo installs crates and fetches dependencies from a registry, with crates.io as the default registry.
Price from: Free

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doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/· checked 22 Sept 2026
doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/guide/why-cargo-exists.html· checked 28 Sept 2026
doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/getting-started/first-steps.html· checked 28 Sept 2026
doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/commands/cargo.html· checked 28 Sept 2026
doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/registries.html· checked 28 Sept 2026
doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/features.html· checked 28 Sept 2026
doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/workspaces.html· checked 28 Sept 2026
doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/config.html· checked 28 Sept 2026
rust-lang.org/tools/install/· checked 28 Sept 2026
github.com/rust-lang/cargo· checked 28 Sept 2026
doc.rust-lang.org/stable/cargo/getting-started/installati· checked 30 Sept 2026
doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/specifying-dependencies· checked 30 Sept 2026