Composer Alternatives
Composer is described as 'Package manager not in the same sense as Yum or Apt are. Yes, it deals with "packages" or libraries, but it manages them on a per-project basis, installing them in a directory (e.g. vendor) inside your project' and is an app in the development category. There are three alternatives to Composer for a variety of platforms, including Git, Linux, Mac, Node.JS and npm apps. The best Composer alternative is npm, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Composer are Bower and Pak.
npm is a package manager for Node.js that is run through the command line and manages dependencies for an application. It is the predominant package manager for Node.js.
- - npm is the most popular Web-based alternative to Composer.
- - npm is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Composer.
npm Features
Bower is a package manager for the web. Bower lets you easily install assets such as images, CSS and JavaScript, and manages dependencies for you.
- - Bower is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Composer.
Bower Features
DiscontinuedIt's now only maintained, not actively developed: https://github.com/bower/bower#:~:text=..psst! While Bower is maintained, we recommend yarn and webpack or parcel for new front-end projects!
6 Pak alternatives- Free • Open Source
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Embedthis Pak is a generic package manager for application components. It makes it easy to retrieve, integrate and manage components for applications. Pak manages dependencies for you and automatically retrieves dependent paks if required.
- - Pak is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Composer.
Pak Features
