Anaconda AlternativesPackage Managers and other similar apps like Anaconda

Anaconda is described as 'Completely free enterprise-ready Python distribution for large-scale data processing, predictive analytics, and scientific computing. Includes 100+ of the most popular Python packages for science, math, engineering, data analysis. Cross platform on Linux, Windows, Mac' and is a popular Package Manager in the development category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Anaconda for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Python and BSD apps. The best Anaconda alternative is PyPI, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Anaconda are Conda, Miniconda, NumPy and WinPython.

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  1. PyPI icon
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    The Python Package Index (PyPI) is a repository of software for the Python programming language. PyPI helps you find and install software developed and shared by the Python community. Package authors use PyPI to distribute their software.

    51 PyPI alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
     
    • PyPI is the most popular Web-based alternative to Anaconda.

    • PyPI is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Anaconda.

    • PyPI is Free and Open SourceAnaconda is Free Personal and Proprietary
  2. Conda icon
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    Conda is a package manager application that quickly installs, runs, and updates packages and their dependencies. The conda command is the primary interface for managing installations of various packages.

    13 Conda alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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    • Python
     
    • Conda is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Anaconda.

    • Conda is Free and Open SourceAnaconda is Free Personal and Proprietary
  3. Miniconda icon
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    Miniconda is a free minimal installer for conda. It is a small bootstrap version of Anaconda that includes only conda, Python, the packages they both depend on, and a small number of other useful packages (like pip, zlib, and a few others).

    23 Miniconda alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Python
     
  4. NumPy icon
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    NumPy is the fundamental package for scientific computing in Python. It is a Python library that provides a multidimensional array object, various derived objects (such as masked arrays and matrices), and an assortment of routines for fast operations on arrays, including...

    52 NumPy alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Python
     
  5. WinPython icon
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    The easiest way to run Python, Spyder with SciPy and friends out of the box on any Windows PC, without installing anything!.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
     
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    Winpython does not have repositories but has a large list of packages covering most uses. You can then complete with pypi. Free (anaconda is not).

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    • WinPython is Free and ProprietaryAnaconda is Free Personal and Proprietary
  6. Mamba icon
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    Mamba is a significantly faster drop-in replacement for the popular Conda environment manager.

    3 Mamba alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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  7. python(x,y) icon
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    Python(x,y) is a free scientific and engineering development software for numerical computations, data analysis and data visualization based on Python programming language, Qt graphical user interfaces and .

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8. Enthought icon
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    The Enthought Python Distribution provides scientists with a comprehensive set of tools to perform rigorous data analysis and visualization. Python, distinguished by its flexibility, coherence, and ease-of-use, is rapidly becoming the programming language of choice for...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
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    • Enthought is the most popular commercial alternative to Anaconda.

    • Enthought is Paid and ProprietaryAnaconda is Free Personal and Proprietary
  9. Poetry icon
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    Poetry helps you declare, manage and install dependencies of Python projects, ensuring you have the right stack everywhere. It's commands are intuitive and easy to use, with sensible defaults while still being configurable.

    14 Poetry alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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  10. Pyodide icon
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    Pyodide is a Python distribution for the browser and Node.js based on WebAssembly.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
    • Python
    • Online
     
    • Pyodide is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Anaconda.

    • Pyodide is Free and Open SourceAnaconda is Free Personal and Proprietary
  11. Conan icon
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    The open source, decentralized and multi-platform package manager to create and share all your native binaries.

    14 Conan alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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  12. Polars icon
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    Polars is a highly performant DataFrame library for manipulating structured data. The core is written in Rust, but the library is also available in Python. Its key features are:

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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    • BSD
    • Python
     
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