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Best APT Alternatives in 2026

Updated

20 platforms from package managers ranked against APT on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Gradle Free plan apiLinuxMacWin Free8.7
    APT vs Gradle
  2. 2
    NuGet apiLinuxMacWebWin 8.3
    APT vs NuGet
  3. 3
    Hex Free plan apiself-hostedWeb $7.50/mo8.3
    APT vs Hex
  4. 4
    npm Free plan LinuxMacWin $7/mo7.5
    APT vs npm
  5. 5
    uv Free plan LinuxMacWin Free7.5
    APT vs uv
  6. 6
    Yarn Free plan LinuxMacWin Free7.4
    APT vs Yarn
  7. 7
    Cargo Free plan LinuxMacWin Free7.4
    APT vs Cargo
  8. 8
    RubyGems.org apiLinuxMacWebWin 7.4
    APT vs RubyGems.org
  9. 9
    pip Free plan LinuxMacWin Free7.3
    APT vs pip
  10. 10
    Composer Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.2
    APT vs Composer
  11. 11
    pnpm AndroidLinuxMacWin 7.1
    APT vs pnpm
  12. 12
    Pixi Free plan LinuxMacWin €42/mo7.1
    APT vs Pixi
  13. 13
    Nix Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.0
    APT vs Nix
  14. 14
    Conan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWin 6.9
    APT vs Conan
  15. 15
    conda LinuxMacWin 6.9
    APT vs conda
  16. 16
    PDM LinuxMacWin 6.9
    APT vs PDM
  17. 17
    Poetry LinuxMacWin 6.8
    APT vs Poetry
  18. 18
    Go Modules AndroidiOSLinuxMacWin 6.8
    APT vs Go Modules
  19. 19
    Chocolatey LinuxMacWin $1.50/mo6.7
    APT vs Chocolatey
  20. 20
    CocoaPods Free plan iOSMac Free6.7
    APT vs CocoaPods

APT alternatives compared

#PlatformScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Gradle8.7Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, Windows
2NuGet8.3No—API, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
3Hex8.3Free plan$7.50/moAPI, self-hosted, Web
4npm7.5Free plan$7/moLinux, Mac, Windows
5uv7.5Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
6Yarn7.4Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
7Cargo7.4Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
8RubyGems.org7.4No—API, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
9pip7.3Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
10Composer7.2Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
11pnpm7.1No—Android, Linux, Mac, Windows
12Pixi7.1Free plan€42/moLinux, Mac, Windows
13Nix7.0Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
14Conan6.9No—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows
15conda6.9No—Linux, Mac, Windows
16PDM6.9No—Linux, Mac, Windows
17Poetry6.8No—Linux, Mac, Windows
18Go Modules6.8No—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows
19Chocolatey6.7No$1.50/moLinux, Mac, Windows
20CocoaPods6.7Free planFreeiOS, Mac
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Questions about APT alternatives

What is the best alternative to APT?

Gradle, number 1 in package managers with a score of 8.7 out of 10. The others here: NuGet, Hex, npm and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to APT?

Gradle is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 11 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked on what each maker publishes, open and connectable first: a public API, open-source code, the depth of its documentation and a free tier to try it on. Model lists are sorted by the figure in their title, exactly as each provider publishes it.