Anaconda Alternatives

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, WinPython and python(x,y).

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Anaconda alternatives page was last updated Mar 9, 2025
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  1. Pipenv icon

    Pipenv

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    Pipenv is a production-ready tool that aims to bring the best of all packaging worlds to the Python world. It harnesses Pipfile, pip, and virtualenv into one single command.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Python
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD

    Pipenv Features

    1.  Supports Python
    2.  Python-based

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  2. pip

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    The PyPA recommended tool for installing Python packages.

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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Python
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  4. PDM - Python Dependency Manager icon

    PDM - Python Dependency Manager

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    PDM, as described, is a modern Python package and dependency manager supporting the latest PEP standards. But it is more than a package manager. It boosts your development workflow in various aspects. The most significant benefit is it installs and manages packages in a similar...

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Mac
    • BSD

    PDM - Python Dependency Manager Features

    1.  Workflow

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    pipx

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    pipx is a tool to help you install and run end-user applications written in Python. It's roughly similar to macOS's brew, JavaScript's npx, and Linux's apt.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Python
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    pipx Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Python-based

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  6. pandas icon

    pandas

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    Flexible and powerful data analysis / manipulation library for Python, providing labeled data structures similar to R data.frame objects, statistical functions, and much more.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Python

    pandas Features

    1.  Scientific data analysis
    2.  Data science
    3.  Python-based

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    Comments about pandas as an Alternative to Anaconda
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    module/library vs software to manage packages/distribution. Not much in common

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    • pandas is Free and Open SourceAnaconda is Free Personal and Proprietary
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    Portable Python

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    Minimum bare bones portable python distribution with PyScripter as development environment. Contains no additional packages other than those provided with the official python setup from python.org.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Portable Python Features

    1.  Portable

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  9. iD3 icon

    iD3

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    iD3 is an open-source, cross-platform desktop IDE for D3.js development. It's designed to simplify data visualization with D3 and sports a Python based data management system and custom generated attribute controls.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
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    Discontinued

    The official website is unavailable, and the last update was in September 2017.

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  10. CuPy icon

    CuPy

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    CuPy is an open-source array library for GPU-accelerated computing with Python. CuPy utilizes CUDA Toolkit libraries including cuBLAS, cuRAND, cuSOLVER, cuSPARSE, cuFFT, cuDNN and NCCL to make full use of the GPU architecture.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • JP flagJapan

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Python
    • Mac
    • BSD

    CuPy Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Python-based

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  11. Package Control

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    The Sublime Text package manager that makes it exceedingly simple to find, install and keep packages up-to-date.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Sublime Text

    Package Control VS Anaconda

     
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