Open Source YUM Package Manager AlternativesPackage Managers & Software Installers like YUM Package Manager

The best open source alternative to YUM Package Manager is Chocolatey. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to YUM Package Manager and many of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to YUM Package Manager are Homebrew, Synaptic, npm and pacman (package manager).

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  1. Chocolatey icon

    Chocolatey

     344 likes

    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.

    73 Chocolatey alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Chocolatey screenshot 1
     

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

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

    • Chocolatey is Freemium and Open SourceYUM Package Manager is Free and Open Source
    • Chocolatey is Lightweight and Privacy focusedYUM Package Manager is not according to our users
  2. Homebrew icon

    Homebrew

     189 likes

    Homebrew is the easiest and most flexible way to install the UNIX tools Apple didn’t include with macOS. Also available for Linux.

    63 Homebrew alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

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

    • Homebrew is Free and Open SourceYUM Package Manager is also Free and Open Source
    • Homebrew is LightweightYUM Package Manager is not according to our users
  5. npm icon

    npm

     72 likes

    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 screenshot 1
     

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

    • npm is Free and Open SourceYUM Package Manager is also Free and Open Source
  6. pacman (package manager) icon

    pacman (package manager)

     65 likes

    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

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Arch Linux
     
  9. Bazaar App Store icon

    Bazaar App Store

     6 likes

    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.

    38 Bazaar App Store alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
    • Flatpak
    The home page displaying Flathub apps
     
  10. Nix Package Manager icon

    Nix Package Manager

     27 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...

    55 Nix Package Manager alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  11. Warehouse icon

    Warehouse

     11 likes

    Warehouse is a versatile toolbox for managing flatpak user data, viewing flatpak app info, and batch managing installed flatpaks.

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    Warehouse screenshot 1
     
  12. Homebrew Cask icon

    Homebrew Cask

     37 likes

    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
     
  13. Discover icon

    Discover

     17 likes

    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

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • KDE Plasma
    • Snapcraft
    Discover in Plasma 5
     
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