Silent Install Builder Alternatives for Windows

There are many alternatives to Silent Install Builder for Windows if you are looking for a replacement. The best Windows alternative is Ninite, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Silent Install Builder and many of them are available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Windows alternatives to Silent Install Builder are Chocolatey, scoop, Ketarin and Npackd.

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Silent Install Builder alternatives page was last updated Jan 8, 2022
  1. Ninite icon
     657 likes

    Ninite is the easiest way to install software. Pick the apps you want, and the Ninite installer will download and install all of your selected apps at once, automatically. It is 100% hands-free; Ninite automatically rejects browser toolbars and other prepackaged junk.

    72 Ninite alternatives
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    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Software Installer
    2.  Software Download
    3.  No registration required
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Portable
    6.  No Tracking
    7.  Dark Mode
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    Ninite VS Silent Install Builder

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    Comments about Ninite as an Alternative to Silent Install Builder
     
    Guest

    Silent install builder is offline and Ninite is online.

    Negative commentJun 12, 2016
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    Guest

    Only installs a Ninite selected group of programs.

    Negative commentFeb 3, 2017
    5
    Guest

    IT DOES NOT AUTOMATE THE INSTALLATION OF ANY SOFTWARE, ONLY DOWNLOADABLE APPS.

    Negative commentJan 22, 2019
    6
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    • This alternative is disputed. Ninite is a legitimate Silent Install Builder alternative, but it might have issues that some users think are important.

    • Ninite is the most popular Windows alternative to Silent Install Builder.

    • Ninite is the most popular free alternative to Silent Install Builder.

    • Ninite is Freemium and ProprietarySilent Install Builder is Paid and Proprietary
    • Ninite is LightweightSilent Install Builder is not according to our users
  2. Chocolatey icon
     310 likes

    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.

    70 Chocolatey alternatives
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    License model

    • FreemiumOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Package Manager
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Software Installer
    5.  Full descriptions
    6.  Software Management
    7.  Nuget
    8.  No registration required
    9.  Support for scripting
    10.  No Tracking
    11.  Dark Mode
    12. Node.js icon  Support for Node.js
    Chocolatey iconSilent Install Builder Icon

    Chocolatey VS Silent Install Builder

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    • Chocolatey is the most popular Open Source alternative to Silent Install Builder.

    • Chocolatey is Freemium and Open SourceSilent Install Builder is Paid and Proprietary
    • Chocolatey is Lightweight and Privacy focusedSilent Install Builder is not according to our users
  3. scoop icon
     107 likes

    A command-line installer for Windows.

    30 scoop alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Software Installer
    2.  Command line interface
    3.  Package Manager
    4.  Portable
    5.  No registration required
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  PowerShell Scripting
    8.  No Tracking
    9.  Support for scripting
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    scoop VS Silent Install Builder

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  4. Ketarin icon
     72 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...

    46 Ketarin alternatives
    Ketarin screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Ketarin Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Website Monitoring
    Ketarin iconSilent Install Builder Icon

    Ketarin VS Silent Install Builder

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  5. Npackd icon
     58 likes

    Npackd (pronounced "unpacked") is an application store/package manager/marketplace for applications for Windows. It helps you to find and install software, keep your system up-to-date and uninstall it if no longer necessary.

    38 Npackd alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Npackd iconSilent Install Builder Icon

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  6. UCheck icon
     7 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.

    39 UCheck alternatives
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    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    UCheck Features

    1.  Software Management
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    UCheck VS Silent Install Builder

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  7. Just Install icon
     34 likes

    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.

    38 Just Install alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Just Install Features

    1.  Auto Update
    2.  Software Management
    Discontinued

    From the GitHub repo: "This project is no longer being actively developed. We suggest you to switch to Microsoft's winget."

    Just Install iconSilent Install Builder Icon

    Just Install VS Silent Install Builder

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  8. RuckZuck icon
     13 likes

    RuckZuck is a free Software Package Manager for Windows, designed to keep the Software on your System(s) up to date even if the Software was not installed with RuckZuck.

    19 RuckZuck alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    RuckZuck iconSilent Install Builder Icon

    RuckZuck VS Silent Install Builder

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  9. 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.

    22 WAPT Community alternatives
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    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    WAPT Community Features

    1.  Software Deployment
    Discontinued

    From https://github.com/tranquilit/WAPT"Warning : WAPT 1.8.2 Community is not maintained anymore by Tranquil IT since April the 30th 2022"From https://www.wapt.fr/en/doc-2.0/wapt-license-3rd-party.html#wapt-external-component-licences"With WAPT >= 1.9, developments done within WAPT are licensed under under a proprietary license."The new closed-source free version is named WAPT Discovery

    WAPT Community iconSilent Install Builder Icon

    WAPT Community VS Silent Install Builder

    Is WAPT Community a good alternative to Silent Install Builder?
     
    • WAPT Community is the most popular commercial alternative to Silent Install Builder.

    • WAPT Community is Paid and ProprietarySilent Install Builder is also Paid and Proprietary
  10. OneGet icon
     18 likes

    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...

    23 OneGet alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    OneGet Features

    1.  Nuget
    Discontinued

    "This module is currently not in development."

    OneGet iconSilent Install Builder Icon

    OneGet VS Silent Install Builder

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  11. Chocosetup icon
     2 likes

    A simple way to generate an installer script for a list of common Chocolatey packages.

    8 Chocosetup alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online

    Chocosetup Features

    1.  Auto-installer
    Chocosetup iconSilent Install Builder Icon

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  12. PDQ Deploy icon
     13 likes

    Silently deploy almost any Windows patch or application (.exe, .msi) to multiple Windows PCs simultaneously. Deployments can install, uninstall, execute scripts, reboot, copy files, sleep, send messages, etc.

    40 PDQ Deploy alternatives
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    License model

    Platforms

    • Windows

    PDQ Deploy Features

    1.  Remote install
    PDQ Deploy iconSilent Install Builder Icon

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