Anaconda AlternativesPackage Managers and other similar apps like Anaconda

Apps similar to Anaconda include Conda, which is free and open source. Other options are PyPI, pixi, Mamba and Miniconda. You can choose from more than 10 Package Managers like Anaconda for Windows, Linux, Mac, the web and self-hosting.

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  1. 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.

    14 Conda alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
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    • Python
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  2. 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.

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    • Online
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  3. pixi icon
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    Powerful system-level package manager for Linux, macOS and Windows written in Rust – building on top of the Conda ecosystem.

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    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
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  4. Mamba icon
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    Mamba is a significantly faster drop-in replacement for the popular Conda environment manager.

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    Creating an environment from a file
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  5. 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
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  6. 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!.

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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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 .

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    • Discontinued

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    • Windows
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  8. 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 (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Python
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  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 (MIT)

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  10. 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
    • Linux
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    The PyPA recommended tool for installing Python packages.

    15 pip alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
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    • Linux
    • Python
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  12. Conan icon
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    The open source, decentralized and multi-platform package manager to create and share all your native binaries.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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