Chocolatey Alternatives

Chocolatey is described as 'Windows package manager for software updates, requiring no registration, prioritizing privacy with no tracking, and featuring a command-line interface' and is a very popular Package Manager in the os & utilities category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Chocolatey for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Windows, Mac, Web-based and Flatpak apps. The best Chocolatey alternative is Scoop, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Chocolatey are Ninite, UniGetUI, Homebrew and Windows Package Manager / WinGet.

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Chocolatey alternatives are mainly Software Installers, but if you're looking for Package Managers 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. PDQ Deploy icon

    PDQ Deploy

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    Silently deploy almost any Windows patch or application (.exe, .msi) to multiple Windows PCs simultaneously. Deployments can install, uninstall, execute scripts, reboot, copy files, sleep, send messages, etc.

    41 PDQ Deploy alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  2. App Grid icon

    App Grid

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    App Grid is a new lightweight Snap Store alternative that tries to make application discovery easier by using a grid view which includes app screenshots and ratings.

    38 App Grid alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  4. AppCenter icon

    AppCenter

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    AppCenter is a fast software store built on top of libappstore (https://launchpad.net/libappstore)

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
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    IObit Software Updater

    IObit Software Updater automatically checks and updates your important software to enjoy new features and fix security vulnerabilities.

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  6. ABC-Deploy icon

    ABC-Deploy

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    Policy driven software deployment and Inventory tool for Windows clients.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  7. Action1 icon

    Action1

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    Action1 is the #1 risk-based patch management platform for distributed enterprise networks trusted by thousands of organizations globally. Action1 helps to discover, prioritize, and remediate vulnerabilities in a single solution to prevent security breaches and ransomware...

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    App Store
     
  8. CoApp icon

    CoApp

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    CoApp is an open-source package management system for Windows.

    The goal of the CoApp project is to create a community of developers dedicated to creating a set of tools and processes that enable other open source developers to create and maintain their open source products with.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     

  10. eget

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    Eget is the best way to easily get pre-built binaries for your favorite tools. It downloads and extracts pre-built binaries from releases on GitHub

    52 eget alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • GitHub
    • Go (Programming Language)
    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Homebrew
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  11. Ubuntu After Install icon

    Ubuntu After Install

     8 likes
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    This program installs a collection of some of the best Ubuntu software and can be considered to be one of the top things to do after installing Ubuntu.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  12. GitRel icon

    GitRel

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    Install and update binaries via GitHub Releases API.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    install a binary, list installed binaries, update installed binaries
     
  13. Souk icon

    Souk

     10 likes
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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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  15. WPKG icon

    WPKG

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    WPKG is an open source software deployment and distribution tool. The site has a large collection of silent installers.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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