NuGet AlternativesPackage Managers and other similar apps like NuGet

NuGet is described as 'Visual Studio extension that makes it easy to install and update open source libraries and tools in Visual Studio' and is a Package Manager in the development category. There are more than 10 alternatives to NuGet for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Web-based, Flathub and .NET Framework apps. The best NuGet alternative is Chocolatey, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like NuGet are Microsoft Store, OneGet, Just Install and Paket.

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  1. Chocolatey icon
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    Command-line application for installing, updating, and removing Windows software without registration, featuring centralized audits, automatic package creation, offline packages, disk space optimization, real-time deployment, inventory tracking, and multi-installer support.

    74 Chocolatey alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  2. OneGet icon
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    OneGet is a unified interface to package management systems and aims to make Software Discovery, Installation and Inventory (SDII) work via a common set of cmdlets (and eventually a set of APIs). Regardless of the installation technology underneath, users can use these common...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  3.  Like

    Paket is a dependency manager for .NET and mono. It is designed to work with NuGet packages and enables referencing directly from Git repositories or any HTTP resource. Enables precise and predictable control of referenced packages.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  4. App Grid icon
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    App Grid is a new lightweight Snap Store alternative that tries to make application discovery easier by using a grid view which includes app screenshots and ratings.

    Cost / License

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  5. CoApp icon
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    CoApp is an open-source package management system for Windows.

    The goal of the CoApp project is to create a community of developers dedicated to creating a set of tools and processes that enable other open source developers to create and maintain their open source products with.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6. This program installs a collection of some of the best Ubuntu software and can be considered to be one of the top things to do after installing Ubuntu.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  7. OpenWrap icon
     Like

    OpenWrap is the premier package manager for .NET.

    Any .NET project beyond "hello world" is going to require external libraries and tools. There's an abundance of free, open source libraries out there, but how do you get what you need? Manually searching, downloadin.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • .NET Framework
     
  8. Klia Store icon
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    A modern desktop application for browsing and managing Flatpak applications from Flathub.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
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