pkgsrc Alternatives & Competitors

Binary package manager with support for environments.

Key Conda features:

Cross-Platform Package Manager Environment Management Wide Range of Packages Binary Package Delivery

The missing package manager for macOS.

Key Homebrew features:

User-Friendly Wide Range of Packages Dependency Management Community Support

Open Source

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Key ASocks features:

HTTP Socks5 ASN targeting Pay as you go

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Yay is an AUR helper written in go, based on the design of yaourt, apacman and pacaur.

Key Yay features:

AUR Support Combined Package Management User-Friendly Interface Speed and Efficiency

Portage is source-based package manager used by Gentoo and its descendants. It controls all process from fetching source through building it, installing into clean environment to "merging" with already installed software.

Key Portage features:

Flexibility Source-Based Packages Dependency Management Rolling Release Model

All-in-one digital toolbox. No monthly fees.

Key Nix features:

Reproducibility Declarative Configuration Cross-Platform Compatibility Isolation of Dependencies

Docker is an open platform that enables developers and system administrators to create distributed applications.

Key Docker features:

Portability Efficiency Isolation Scalability

Open Source

BBEdit is a professional HTML and text editor for Macintosh that provides features for editing, searching, and minipulation of text for web authors and software developers.

Key BBEdit features:

Powerful Text Editing Extensive Language Support Integration with Developer Tools Regular Updates

A terminal emulator for macOS that does amazing things.

Key iTerm2 features:

Versatility Customization Advanced Features Performance

Open Source

dpkg is the core of package management in Debian-based Linux distributions. it has multiple front ends like apt or aptitude that extend dpkgs usability and features.

Key DPKG (Debian Package Manager) features:

Efficiency Control Dependency Management Wide Adoption

The MacPorts Project is an open-source community initiative to design an easy-to-use system for compiling, installing, and upgrading either command-line, X11 or Aqua based open-source software on the Mac OS X operating system.

Key MacPorts features:

Wide Range of Software Ease of Use Dependency Management Customizability

Open Source

The pacman package manager is one of the major distinguishing features of ...

Key pacman (package manager) features:

Speed Dependency Resolution Simple Syntax Rolling Release Model

Rudix is a package-based, user-friendly way to extend the Unix portion of Mac OS X with additional...

Install with ease. Your software is just one command away from being ready and raring to go. Forget all about babysitting the install process step by step, from website to cleanup. ls /usr/local/Caskroom google-chrome .

Key Homebrew Cask features:

Ease of Use Large Repository Integration with Homebrew Automated Updates