Electron Forge vs fpm

Electron Forge

5.1 #20 in Software Packaging Tools

About Electron Forge

fpm

5.8 #9 in Software Packaging Tools

About fpm
Electron Forgefpm
Free planNoYes
Free trialNoNo
Paid from—Free
Open sourceNoNo
PlatformsWindows, macOS, LinuxLinux, macOS, self-hosted
Target platformsWindows, macOS, LinuxDebian, Ubuntu, Fedora, CentOS, RHEL, Arch Linux, FreeBSD, macOS, Solaris
Output formatsSquirrel.Windows, ZIP, DEB, RPM, DMG, AppX, Flatpakdeb, rpm, solaris, freebsd, osxpkg, pacman, puppet, p5p, sh, tar, zip, dir
Command-line packagingYesYes
Auto-update supportYes—
CI/CD integrationYes—

Both are listed in Best Software Packaging Tools. On Inferse, fpm scores higher on our published basis.