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 PyPI or Conda. Other great apps like Miniconda are NumPy, Polars, Poetry and Pyodide.

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    Anaconda

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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.

    22 Anaconda alternatives

    License model

    • Free Personal • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Python
    Anaconda screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  PowerShell Scripting
    3.  Graphical User Interface
    4.  Data visualization
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  No Tracking
    7.  Portable
    8.  No registration required
    9.  Supports Python
    10.  Data science

    Anaconda VS Miniconda

     

    • 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 Privacy focused and LightweightMiniconda is not according to our users
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    PyPI

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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.

    47 PyPI alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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    PyPI VS Miniconda

     

    • 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
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    Conda

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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.

    12 Conda alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Python
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    Conda Features

    1.  Virtual Development Environment

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    NumPy

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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...

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Python
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    NumPy Features

    1.  Python-based

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    Polars

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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:

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • NL flagNetherlands
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Python
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    Polars Features

    1.  Rust
    2.  Scientific data analysis
    3.  Data science

    Polars VS Miniconda

     
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    Poetry

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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.

    13 Poetry alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Poetry screenshot 1

    Poetry Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Virtual Development Environment

    Poetry VS Miniconda

     
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    Pyodide

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    Pyodide is a Python distribution for the browser and Node.js based on WebAssembly.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
    • Python
    • Online

    Pyodide Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Supports Python
    3.  Support for WebAssembly

    Pyodide VS Miniconda

     

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

    • Pyodide is Free and Open SourceMiniconda is also Free and Open Source
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    pandas

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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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Python

    pandas Features

    1.  Scientific data analysis
    2.  Data science
    3.  Python-based

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    python(x,y)

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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 .

    61 python(x,y) alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Discontinued

    The project seems no longer developed. Last version, 2.7.10.0, released in June 2015, can be still downloaded from the official website.

    python(x,y) Features

    1.  Data visualization

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    pipx

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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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Python
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    pipx Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Python-based

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    WinPython

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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!.

    14 WinPython alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Portable
    3.  No registration required
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  No Tracking
    6.  Imports Jupyter Notebooks

    WinPython VS Miniconda

     
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    Conan

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

    13 Conan alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Conan Features

    1.  C++
    2.  Dependencies
    3.  C support

    Conan VS Miniconda

     
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