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1. 

   

   Bun

    22 likes

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

   11 Bun alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application typeApplication types

   • Package Manager
   • Runtime Environment

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Self-Hosted
   • JavaScript
   • Typescript

   

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   Advanced Package Tool (APT)

    49 likes

   Apt (for Advanced Package Tool) is a set of core tools inside Debian. The user interface application for Apt is aptitude.

   53 Advanced Package Tool (APT) alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (GPL-2.0)

   Application typeApplication types

   • Package Manager
   • Software Installer

   Origin

   • International

   Platforms

   • Linux

   • Global

   

   

   

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   pnpm

    13 likes

   Fast, disk space efficient package manager.

   12 pnpm alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (MIT)

   Application type

   • Package Manager

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux

   • United States

   

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   pnpm vs npm Comments

   Positive comment by Guest · Mar 26, 2022

   I think pnpm is a good alternative to npm, because it is generally faster, and it uses symlinks, so every package is stored only once on your disk.

   Positive comment by misterrobato · Apr 25, 2023

   Faster than npm, can use cached packages instead of downloading them every time.

   Positive comment by Guest · Jun 23, 2020

   single copy of binary stored on file system; faster

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   • pnpm is Free and Open Sourcenpm is also Free and Open Source
   • pnpm is Lightweightnpm is not according to our users
5. 

   

   Yarn

    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.

   14 Yarn alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (BSD-2-Clause)

   Application type

   • Package Manager

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Self-Hosted

   • United States

   

   

   

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   Nix Package Manager

    31 likes

   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...

   60 Nix Package Manager alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (LGPL-2.1)

   Application typeApplication types

   • Package Manager
   • Software Installer

   Origin

   • Netherlands
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Linux
   • BSD

   

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8. 

   

   Nub

    4 likes

   Nub is a TypeScript-first toolkit for Node.js: run TypeScript files on stock Node, a faster npm run, a pnpm-compatible package manager, and a built-in Node version manager. No lock-in.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (MIT)

   Application typeApplication types

   • Package Manager
   • Runtime Environment

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Homebrew
   • Nix Package Manager
   • JavaScript
   • Typescript
   • npm

   

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   Snapcraft

    29 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

   • Package Manager

   Origin

   • United Kingdom

   Platforms

   • Linux

   • United Kingdom

   

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   Snapcraft vs npm Comments

   Negative comment by RemovedUser · Jun 26, 2020

   snapcraft is a general package manager for software, while npm is mostly specialized in javascript dependency management

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   • Snapcraft is Free and Open Sourcenpm is also Free and Open Source
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    aptitude

     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...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application typeApplication types

    • Package Manager
    • Software Installer

    Platforms

    • Linux

    

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    aptitude vs npm Comments

    Negative comment by Guest · Apr 4, 2020

    It's not a node.js package manager

    Negative comment by Guest · Apr 23, 2020

    Not node.js package manager

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    • aptitude is Free and Open Sourcenpm is also Free and Open Source
    • aptitude is Lightweightnpm is not according to our users
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    Turborepo

     1 like

    Turborepo is a high-performance build system for JavaScript and TypeScript codebases, designed to scale monorepos and speed up single-package workspace workflows. It uses a lightweight approach to optimize repository tasks, saving time and reducing costs for developers and large...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    • Build System

    Origin

    • United States

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • JavaScript
    • Typescript

    • United States

    

    

    

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    PyPI

     10 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (Apache-2.0)

    Application type

    • Package Manager

    Origin

    • United States

    Platforms

    • Online

    • United States

    

    

    

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    Verdaccio

     1 like

    Verdaccio is a lightweight private npm proxy registry built in Node.js.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    • Package Manager

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron

    

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    Nx

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    Next generation build system with first class monorepo support and powerful integrations.

    39 Nx alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    • Build System

    Origin

    • United States

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted

    • United States

    

    

    

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