Top 12 Open-Source Alternatives to aptitude

The top open-source alternatives to aptitude are Homebrew, Chocolatey, and Flatpak. One of the criteria for ordering this list is the number of mentions that products have on reliable external sources. You can suggest additional sources through the form here.

Homebrew Landing Page
1

Homebrew

The missing package manager for macOS
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Package Manager #Windows Tools #Front End Package Manager 877 social mentions
Chocolatey Landing Page
2

Chocolatey

The sane way to manage software on Windows.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Windows Tools #Package Manager #Front End Package Manager 252 social mentions
Flatpak Landing Page
3

Flatpak

Flatpak is the new framework for desktop applications on Linux
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Front End Package Manager #Package Manager #Developer Tools 84 social mentions
NixOS Landing Page
4

NixOS

25 Jun 2014 . All software components in NixOS are installed using the Nix package manager. Packages in Nix are defined using the nix language to create nix expressions.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Front End Package Manager #Package Manager #Linux Tools 246 social mentions
Yarn Landing Page
5

Yarn

Yarn is a package manager for your code.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Front End Package Manager #Package Manager #JS Build Tools 107 social mentions
Snapcraft Landing Page
6

Snapcraft

Snaps are software packages that are simple to create and install.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Package Manager #Front End Package Manager #Windows Tools 88 social mentions
RPM Package Manager Landing Page
7

RPM Package Manager

The RPM Package Manager (RPM) is a powerful command line driven package management system capable...
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Front End Package Manager #Package Manager #Windows Tools 3 social mentions
Scoop Landing Page
8

Scoop

A command-line installer for Windows
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Windows Tools #Package Manager #Front End Package Manager 155 social mentions
FLATHUB Landing Page
9

FLATHUB

Apps for Linux, right here
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Front End Package Manager #Package Manager #Work Music 198 social mentions
Bower Landing Page
10

Bower

Bower is a package manager for the web.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#JS Build Tools #Front End Package Manager #Web Application Bundler 5 social mentions
RubyGems Landing Page
11

RubyGems

RubyGems. org is the Ruby community's gem hosting service. Instantly publish your gems and then install them. Use the API find out more about available gems. Become a contributor and improve the site yourself.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Front End Package Manager #Package Manager #Code Collaboration 95 social mentions
Pacstall Landing Page
12

Pacstall

The AUR Ubuntu never had
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Front End Package Manager #Software Marketplace #Work Music 13 social mentions