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The best alternative to Chocolatey is UniGetUI, 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 Nix Package Manager, UCheck, Software Manager and WAPT Community.

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Chocolatey alternatives are mainly Package Managers, but if you're looking for Software Installers or Software Updaters you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Windows + Open Source, Linux, Mac and Windows. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Chocolatey.
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  1. UniGetUI icon

    UniGetUI

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    Intuitive interface for managing software on Windows through WinGet, Scoop, Chocolatey, Pip, Npm, .NET Tool, and PowerShell Gallery. Offers bulk install, detailed metadata, custom options, auto-updates, tray notifications, filtering, backups, and restore features.

    21 UniGetUI alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Chocolatey
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    UniGetUI is completely opensource and Free for use. more easy to install.

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    • Almost everyone thinks UniGetUI is a great Chocolatey alternative.

    • UniGetUI is Free and Open SourceChocolatey is Freemium and Open Source
  2. Nix Package Manager icon

    Nix Package Manager

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    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...

    53 Nix Package Manager alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  4. UCheck icon

    UCheck

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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  6. WAPT Community icon

    WAPT Community

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    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.

    23 WAPT Community alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    • WAPT Community is the most popular commercial alternative to Chocolatey.

    • WAPT Community is Paid and ProprietaryChocolatey is Freemium and Open Source
    • WAPT Community is Security-focusedChocolatey is not according to our users
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    Souk

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  10. AM icon

    AM

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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    installed programs systemwide and locally (AppMan) or just integrated
     
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    Lix Project

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Mac
     
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    UpdateStar

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    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
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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 types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Go (Programming Language)
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