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The best Package Manager alternative to RPM Package Manager is Chocolatey, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to RPM Package Manager and many of them are Package Managers so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Package Manager alternatives to RPM Package Manager are Homebrew, Synaptic, npm and Warehouse.

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  1. Chocolatey icon
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    Windows-centric package manager streamlining software updates without registration. Privacy-focused, ad-free, open-source, lightweight, and supports a command-line interface for efficiency and ease of use.

    72 Chocolatey alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
    • Chocolatey is the most popular Windows alternative to RPM Package Manager.

    • Chocolatey is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to RPM Package Manager.

    • Chocolatey is Freemium and Open SourceRPM Package Manager is Free and Open Source
    • Chocolatey is Lightweight and Privacy focusedRPM Package Manager is not according to our users
  2. Homebrew icon
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    Homebrew is the easiest and most flexible way to install the UNIX tools Apple didn’t include with macOS. Also available for Linux.

    60 Homebrew alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
     
    • Homebrew is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to RPM Package Manager.

    • Homebrew is Free and Open SourceRPM Package Manager is also Free and Open Source
    • Homebrew is LightweightRPM Package Manager is not according to our users
  3. Synaptic icon
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    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+.

    56 Synaptic alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Debian
    • Xfce
     
  4. npm icon
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    npm is a package manager for Node.js that is run through the command line and manages dependencies for an application. It is the predominant package manager for Node.js.

    34 npm alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
    • npm is the most popular Web-based alternative to RPM Package Manager.

    • npm is Free and Open SourceRPM Package Manager is also Free and Open Source
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    The pacman package manager is one of the major distinguishing features of Arch Linux . It combines a simple binary package format with an easy-to-use build system. The goal of pacman is to make it possible to easily manage packages, whether...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Arch Linux
     
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    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...

    53 Nix Package Manager alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  7. Discover icon
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    Utility for KDE's Plasma desktop environment for browsing, installing, and removing applications, implemented as an app store like application.

    37 Discover alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • KDE Plasma
    • Snapcraft
     
  8. Homebrew Cask icon
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    Homebrew-cask provides a friendly homebrew-style CLI workflow for the administration of Mac applications distributed as binaries.

    It's implemented as a homebrew external command called cask.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Homebrew
     
  9. PyPI icon
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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.

    51 PyPI alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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    Bazaar is a new app store for GNOME with a focus on discovering and installing applications and add-ons from Flatpak remotes, particularly Flathub. It emphasizes supporting the developers who make the Linux desktop possible.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • GNOME
     
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