pkgsrc Alternatives

pkgsrc is described as 'framework for building over 17,000 open source software packages. It the native package manager on SmartOS, NetBSD, and Minix, and is portable across 23 different operating systems. Use one package manager across all of your systems!' and is a Package Manager in the os & utilities category. There are nine alternatives to pkgsrc for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Web-based and BSD apps. The best pkgsrc alternative is Chocolatey, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like pkgsrc are Homebrew, Synaptic, Nix Package Manager and Just Install.

pkgsrc alternatives are mainly Package Managers but may also be Software Installers or Software Updaters. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of pkgsrc.

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pkgsrc is a framework for building over 17,000 open source software packages. It is the native package manager on SmartOS,...

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Chocolatey
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Freemium • Open Source
Software Installer
Package Manager
Windows
64 Chocolatey alternatives
Chocolatey NuGet is a Machine Package Manager, somewhat like apt-get, but built with Windows in mind. It is built on top of NuGet command line and the NuGet infrastructure.
- - Chocolatey is the most popular Windows alternative to pkgsrc.
- - Chocolatey is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to pkgsrc.
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1. Command line interfaceChocolatey either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
2. Ad-freeChocolatey doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
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Homebrew
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Free • Open Source
Package Manager
Software Installer
Mac
Linux
44 Homebrew alternatives
Homebrew is the easiest and most flexible way to install the UNIX tools Apple didn’t include with macOS. Also available for Linux.
- - Homebrew is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to pkgsrc.
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Homebrew Features
1. Command line interfaceHomebrew either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
2. Ad-freeHomebrew doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
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Synaptic
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Free • Open Source
Package Manager
Software Installer
Software Updater
Linux
Debian
Xfce
46 Synaptic alternatives
Synaptic is a graphical package management program for apt. It provides the same features as the apt-get command line utility with a GUI front-end based on Gtk+.
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Synaptic Features
1. Ad-freeSynaptic doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
2. LightweightSynaptic consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
3. Privacy focusedSynaptic is considered a privacy friendly alternative.
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Nix Package Manager
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Free • Open Source
Package Manager
Software Installer
Mac
Linux
BSD
33 Nix Package Manager alternatives
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...
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Nix Package Manager Features
1. Command line interfaceNix Package Manager either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
2. PortableNix Package Manager can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
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Just Install
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Free • Open Source
Software Installer
Package Manager
Windows
38 Just Install alternatives
just-install - The stupid package installer for Windows.

Chocolatey , Ninite , Npackd are way too slow, bloated and difficult to extend. I needed a no-frills solution to inst.
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Software Management
Discontinued
From the GitHub repo: "This project is no longer being actively developed. We suggest you to switch to Microsoft's winget."
MacPorts
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Free • Open Source
Package Manager
Software Installer
Software Updater
Mac
27 MacPorts alternatives
The MacPorts Project is an opensource package management system that simplifies compiling, installing, upgrading, and removal of other open-source software on Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger and later, running on Intel or Apple Silicon.
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MacPorts Features
1. Command line interfaceMacPorts either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
OneGet
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Free • Open Source
Package Manager
Windows
24 OneGet alternatives
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...
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Windows Packager
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Free • Proprietary
Package Manager
Windows
Linux
14 Windows Packager alternatives
Windows Packager (wpkg) was created as a clone of dpkg that would run under the Microsoft Windows operating system. wpkg is used to build, install, remove, and provide information about .deb packages.
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Direct File Manager
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Free • Proprietary
Software Installer
Package Manager
Online
42 Direct File Manager alternatives
Very simple command line application downloader. Simply enter the name of the application or partial. There are no dependancies, install anywhere, and even add to environmental variables for global use. Very small footprint. No installer, so does not mess with registries.
- - Direct File Manager is the most popular Web-based alternative to pkgsrc.
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Direct File Manager Features
1. Ad-freeDirect File Manager doesn't contain any form of external advertising.