Best Chocolatey Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 platforms from package managers ranked against Chocolatey on the same published basis.
- 1Chocolatey vs npm
- 2Chocolatey vs uv
- 3Chocolatey vs Gradle
- 4Chocolatey vs Cargo
- 5Chocolatey vs Hex
- 6Chocolatey vs Yarn
- 7Chocolatey vs pip
- 8Chocolatey vs Apache Maven
- 9Chocolatey vs Composer
- 10Chocolatey vs Pixi
- 11Chocolatey vs Conan
- 12Chocolatey vs Swift Package Manager
- 13Chocolatey vs Bun
- 14Chocolatey vs Julia Pkg
- 15Chocolatey vs pnpm
- 16Chocolatey vs Go Modules
- 17Chocolatey vs Nix
- 18Chocolatey vs NuGet
- 19Chocolatey vs Dart pub
- 20Chocolatey vs conda
Chocolatey alternatives compared
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | npm | 8.8 | Free plan | $7/mo | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 2 | uv | 8.6 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 3 | Gradle | 8.6 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 4 | Cargo | 8.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 5 | Hex | 8.5 | Free plan | $7.50/mo | API, self-hosted, Web |
| 6 | Yarn | 8.4 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 7 | pip | 8.4 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 8 | Apache Maven | 8.3 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 9 | Composer | 8.3 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 10 | Pixi | 8.3 | Free plan | €42/mo | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 11 | Conan | 8.2 | No | — | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 12 | Swift Package Manager | 8.2 | Free plan | Free | iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 13 | Bun | 8.2 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 14 | Julia Pkg | 8.2 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 15 | pnpm | 8.1 | No | — | Android, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 16 | Go Modules | 8.0 | No | — | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 17 | Nix | 8.0 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 18 | NuGet | 7.8 | No | — | API, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 19 | Dart pub | 7.8 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 20 | conda | 7.7 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
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Questions about Chocolatey alternatives
What is the best alternative to Chocolatey?
npm, number 1 in package managers with a score of 8.8 out of 10. The others here: uv, Gradle, Cargo and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Chocolatey?
npm is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 14 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked on how quickly a newcomer can get going: documentation depth, a free tier or trial, and the platforms it runs on.