Hex

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Free to practise onyes
Free trialyes
Well documentedyes
Runs where you worknot on record

Runs on api, self-hosted, Web. Paid plans from $7.50/mo.

Hex is ranked #5 of 93 in package managers on The Geeks Club, made by Hex (San Francisco, California, United States). It runs on API, Self-hosted, Web. There is a free plan. A free trial is offered. Paid plans start at $7.50/mo.

Hex plans and pricing

All plans

Open Source Free billed monthly Unlimited number of public packages · Public Packages Documentation · Multiple Package Owners · Public Dependency Policies hex.pm · 20 Sept 2026

Private Packages $9/mo $9 / user / month Unlimited private packages · Private package documentation · Republish and delete packages · Private dependency policies hex.pm · 28 Sept 2026

Enterprise Not published Contact Sales Run your own infrastructure · Mirroring of hex.pm packages · Whitelist allowed and vetted packages · Apply Security Packages hex.pm · 20 Sept 2026

Open Source Free $0 / user / month Unlimited public packages · Public package documentation · Multiple package owners · Public dependency policies hex.pm · 28 Sept 2026

Private Packages (annual) $90/yr $90 / per user / per year Unlimited private packages · Private package documentation · Private dependency policies hex.pm · 28 Sept 2026

Enterprise Not published Custom Run your own infrastructure · Mirror hex.pm packages · Whitelist allowed and vetted packages · Apply Security Packages hex.pm · 28 Sept 2026

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The record

What it does: Hex is a package manager for the BEAM ecosystem, including languages such as Elixir and Erlang.
Components: Hex consists of an HTTP API, website, package and index repository, HexDocs, Mix integration, and other services.
Build tools: Hex packages are supported by Mix, Rebar, and erlang.mk, and the site also provides Gleam usage guidance.
Dependency fetching: Users can fetch dependencies from Hex without creating an account.
Private packages: Organizations can publish and fetch private packages and control which users have access.
Dependency policies: Free organizations can publish public dependency policies, while paid organizations can publish private policies that govern public and private packages.
Self hosting: The documentation explains how to build and serve a Hex package repository on infrastructure you operate.
Security: Hex supports organization authentication keys for CI, and its About page directs security vulnerability reports to [email protected].
Support: Hex directs users to [email protected] for direct contact with the core team and general support.
Source license: Hex source code is licensed under the Apache 2 License and maintained by the Hex core team.
Company: Hex is operated by Swedish limited company Six Colors AB, which supports its development and runs its services.
Notable limit: A private package can depend only on packages in its own organization repository and the global hexpm repository.
Founded: 2014
Price from: $7.50/mo

Where it ranks on The Geeks Club

Best Package Managers in 2026#5 of 93
Best Package Registries in 2026#2 of 28

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Sources

hex.pm/about· checked 28 Sept 2026
hex.pm· checked 28 Sept 2026
hex.pm/docs/private· checked 28 Sept 2026
hex.pm/pricing· checked 28 Sept 2026
hex.pm/docs/self-hosting· checked 28 Sept 2026