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The best alternative to Chocolatey is Nix Package Manager, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Chocolatey and 11 are so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting alternatives to Chocolatey are Software Manager, UCheck, WAPT Community and Just Install.

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  1. Nix Package Manager icon

    Nix Package Manager

     30 likes

    Nix is a powerful package manager for macOS, Linux and other Unix systems that makes package management reliable and reproducible. It provides atomic upgrades and rollbacks, side-by-side installation of multiple versions of a package, multi-user package management and easy setup...

    59 Nix Package Manager alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
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  4. UCheck icon

    UCheck

     8 likes

    UCheck is a tool that will help you to keep your software updated. You can scan your machine for outdated software and perform an automated update to latest version.

    42 UCheck alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU
    UCheck screenshot 1
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  5. WAPT Community icon

    WAPT Community

     11 likes

    WAPT is a package manager for Windows which provides installation, removal and upgrades of software in managed environment. Software can be deployed through a central management console. WAPT was modeled on GNU/Linux Debian APT, hence its name.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU
    WAPT Community screenshot 1
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  6. Just Install icon

    Just Install

     34 likes

    just-install - The stupid package installer for Windows.

    Chocolatey , Ninite , Npackd are way too slow, bloated and difficult to extend. I needed a no-frills solution to inst.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • IT flagItaly
    • European Union flagEU
    Just Install screenshot 1
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  8. Souk icon

    Souk

     10 likes

    A flatpak-based app store, written with GTK4 and Rust.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU
    Souk screenshot 1
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  9. AM icon

    AM

     3 likes

    AUR-inspired database, and package manager to install, update (for real) and manage ALL AppImages and other portable formats for GNU/Linux, system-wide or locally, with the ease of APT and the power of PacMan.

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    • Linux
    • IT flagItaly
    • European Union flagEU
    installed programs systemwide and locally (AppMan) or just integrated
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  10. Lix Project icon

    Lix Project

     1 like

    A modern, delicious implementation of the Nix package manager, focused on correctness, usability, and growth — and committed to doing right by its community.

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Mac
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  11. Endstate icon

    Endstate

     2 likes

    Endstate captures the applications and supported settings on a Windows PC into one portable profile. On a new or freshly installed machine, it compares that profile with the current setup, reinstalls missing applications through WinGet or Chocolatey and restores only the...

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • EE flagEstonia
    • European Union flagEU
    Choose whether to capture the current Windows setup or configure the computer from an existing Endstate profile.
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  12. UpdateStar icon

    UpdateStar

     4 likes

    Stop missing and searching for important software updates! UpdateStar lets you know! It is a world-class update service with third-party software updates for more than 1,273,000 programs. It lets you stay up to date and secure with the software on your computer.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU
    UpdateStar screenshot 1
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  13. Kelp icon

    Kelp

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    A simple replacement for homebrew for installing binary packages on macOS written in Go.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Go (Programming Language)
    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU
    Kelp screenshot 1
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