Miniconda AlternativesPackage Managers and other similar apps like Miniconda

Miniconda is described as 'Free minimal installer for conda. It is a small bootstrap version of Anaconda that includes only conda, Python, the packages they both depend on, and a small number of other useful packages (like pip, zlib, and a few others)' and is a Package Manager in the development category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Miniconda for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Python and BSD apps. The best Miniconda alternative is Anaconda. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Anaconda or PyPI. Other great apps like Miniconda are Conda, pandas, Polars and Poetry.

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  1. Anaconda icon
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    Completely free enterprise-ready Python distribution for large-scale data processing, predictive analytics, and scientific computing. Includes 100+ of the most popular Python packages for science, math, engineering, data analysis. Cross platform on Linux, Windows, Mac.

    23 Anaconda alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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    • Python
     
    • Anaconda is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Miniconda.

    • Anaconda is the most popular free alternative to Miniconda.

    • Anaconda is Free Personal and ProprietaryMiniconda is Free and Open Source
    • Anaconda is Lightweight and Privacy focusedMiniconda is not according to our users
  2. PyPI icon
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    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

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
     
    • PyPI is the most popular Web-based alternative to Miniconda.

    • PyPI is the most popular Open Source alternative to Miniconda.

    • PyPI is Free and Open SourceMiniconda is also Free and Open Source
  3. NumPy icon
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    NumPy is the fundamental package for scientific computing in Python. It is a Python library that provides a multidimensional array object, various derived objects (such as masked arrays and matrices), and an assortment of routines for fast operations on arrays, including...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Python
     
  4. Conda icon
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    Conda is a package manager application that quickly installs, runs, and updates packages and their dependencies. The conda command is the primary interface for managing installations of various packages.

    13 Conda alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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  5. pandas icon
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    Flexible and powerful data analysis / manipulation library for Python, providing labeled data structures similar to R data.frame objects, statistical functions, and much more.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Python
     
  6. Polars icon
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    Polars is a highly performant DataFrame library for manipulating structured data. The core is written in Rust, but the library is also available in Python. Its key features are:

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Python
     
  7. Poetry icon
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    Poetry helps you declare, manage and install dependencies of Python projects, ensuring you have the right stack everywhere. It's commands are intuitive and easy to use, with sensible defaults while still being configurable.

    14 Poetry alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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  8. Pyodide icon
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    Pyodide is a Python distribution for the browser and Node.js based on WebAssembly.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
    • Python
    • Online
     
    • Pyodide is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Miniconda.

    • Pyodide is Free and Open SourceMiniconda is also Free and Open Source
  9. python(x,y) icon
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    Python(x,y) is a free scientific and engineering development software for numerical computations, data analysis and data visualization based on Python programming language, Qt graphical user interfaces and .

    62 python(x,y) alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Windows
     
  10. WinPython icon
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    The easiest way to run Python, Spyder with SciPy and friends out of the box on any Windows PC, without installing anything!.

    15 WinPython alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
     
  11. pipx icon
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    pipx is a tool to help you install and run end-user applications written in Python. It's roughly similar to macOS's brew, JavaScript's npx, and Linux's apt.

    14 pipx alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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  12. Conan icon
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    The open source, decentralized and multi-platform package manager to create and share all your native binaries.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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