Composer AlternativesPackage Managers and other similar apps like Composer

Apps similar to Composer include npm, which is free and open source. Other options are Bower, Generic Package Manager, Pak and AlgoDeploy. In total there are seven Package Managers like Composer for self-hosting, Windows, Linux, the web and Mac.

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  1. npm icon
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    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.

    37 npm alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • US flagUnited States
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  2. Bower icon
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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Git
    • Node.JS
    • npm
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  3. Directly install applications from their GitHub repository with out-of-the-box support for updates using GPM, the package manager with the superpowers of a cross-platform build tool.

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  4. Pak icon
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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • US flagUnited States
    Pak screenshot 1
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  5. AlgoDeploy is a self-hosted Python framework to backtest, risk-manage, and live-trade your own strategies on your own Alpaca or Interactive Brokers account.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Python
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  6. JSR icon
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    Open-source package registry supports TypeScript and distributes as ECMAScript modules, works with all JS runtimes like Node.js, Deno, and Bun. Seamlessly integrates with npm, enhancing compatibility and editor support without manual typings distribution.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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