Top 8 Open-Source Alternatives to Spack

The top open-source alternatives to Spack are Homebrew, Flatpak, and NixOS. 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 882 social mentions
Flatpak Landing Page
2

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
3

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
JQPlay Landing Page
4

JQPlay

Stream editor for JSON live in the browser
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Productivity #Developer Tools #Software Marketplace 3 social mentions
GNU Guix Landing Page
5

GNU Guix

Like Nix but GNU.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Front End Package Manager #Package Manager #Developer Tools 90 social mentions
FLATHUB Landing Page
6

FLATHUB

Apps for Linux, right here
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Front End Package Manager #Package Manager #Work Music 198 social mentions
Snapcraft Landing Page
7

Snapcraft

Snaps are software packages that are simple to create and install.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Front End Package Manager #Package Manager #Windows Tools 88 social mentions
AppImageKit Landing Page
8

AppImageKit

Linux apps that run anywhere
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Front End Package Manager #Software Marketplace #Package Manager 52 social mentions