JSR AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Package Managers

The best Package Manager alternative to JSR is Bun, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to JSR and many of them are Package Managers so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Package Manager alternatives to JSR are npm, Nix Package Manager, Advanced Package Tool (APT) and PyPI.

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  1. Bun icon
     21 likes

    Incredibly fast JavaScript runtime, bundler, transpiler and package manager – all in one.

    8 Bun alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • JavaScript
    • Typescript
     
  2. npm icon
     73 likes

    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.

    34 npm alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  3. 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...

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  4. PyPI icon
     8 likes

    The Python Package Index (PyPI) is a repository of software for the Python programming language. PyPI helps you find and install software developed and shared by the Python community. Package authors use PyPI to distribute their software.

    51 PyPI alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  5. Yarn icon
     20 likes

    Yarn is a package manager for your code. It allows you to use and share code with other developers from around the world. Yarn does this quickly, securely, and reliably so you don’t ever have to worry.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
  6. aptitude icon
     47 likes

    aptitude is a terminal-based frontend for Advanced Package Tool (APT) with a number of useful features, including: a mutt-like syntax for matching packages in a flexible manner, dselect-like persistence of user actions, the ability to retrieve and...

    36 aptitude alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  7. Snapcraft icon
     27 likes

    Snaps are software packages that are simple to create and install. They auto-update and are safe to run. And because they bundle their dependencies, they work on all major Linux systems without modification.

    32 Snapcraft alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  8. pnpm icon
     12 likes

    Fast, disk space efficient package manager.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  9. Souk icon
     10 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  10. Bower icon
     39 likes

    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
     
  11. Yum is an automatic updater and package installer/remover for rpm systems. It automatically computes dependencies and figures out what things should occur to install packages. It makes it easier to maintain groups of machines without having to manually update each one using rpm.

    36 YUM Package Manager alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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