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The best alternative to Ninite is MacUpdater. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try LiberKey or Ketarin. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Ninite and 11 are so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting alternatives to Ninite are UCheck, Just Install, WAPT Community and Heimdal.

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  1. MacUpdater icon
     270 likes

    Automates scanning for outdated third-party Mac software, delivers one-click updates, runs silent daily checks, sends update alerts, and keeps an update history. Free trial scans, while bulk updating beyond ten apps requires a paid license and detailed control.

    20 MacUpdater alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  2. LiberKey icon
     111 likes

    Portable applications launcher, LiberKey includes around 300 portable applications. In all areas : Audio, Video, Graphics, Internet, Games, Security, Education, System and more …

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  3. Ketarin icon
     73 likes

    Ketarin is a small application which automatically updates and optionally installs setup packages by monitoring web pages for changes. As opposed to other tools, Ketarin is not meant to keep your system up-to-date (like a package manager), but rather to maintain a compilation of...

    45 Ketarin alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  4. UCheck icon
     8 likes

    UCheck is a tool that will help you to keep your software updated. You can scan your machine for outdated software and perform an automated update to latest version.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  5. WAPT Community icon
     11 likes

    WAPT is a package manager for Windows which provides installation, removal and upgrades of software in managed environment. Software can be deployed through a central management console. WAPT was modeled on GNU/Linux Debian APT, hence its name.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    WAPT makes it easy to manage a large number of computer from a management console. In addition to the existing pre-package software on the store, it is easy to create your own new packages.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • WAPT Community is Paid and ProprietaryNinite is Freemium and Proprietary
    • WAPT Community is Security-focusedNinite is not according to our users
  6. Heimdal icon
     6 likes

    Automatically updates essential third-party programs to reduce security vulnerabilities targeted by cybercriminals, running silently in the background and alerting users to outdated software. Designed to work alongside antivirus solutions for layered protection.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  7. UpdateStar icon
     4 likes

    Stop missing and searching for important software updates! UpdateStar lets you know! It is a world-class update service with third-party software updates for more than 1,273,000 programs. It lets you stay up to date and secure with the software on your computer.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
     
  8. Publish third-party applications into your Wsus. Wsus Package Publisher allows you to publish your own updates as MSI, MSP or EXE files. You can import updates from vendor catalogs to publish software & hardware updates.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  9. Kelp icon
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    A simple replacement for homebrew for installing binary packages on macOS written in Go.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Go (Programming Language)
     
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