Best Package Managers in 2026

Hex

Hex suits developers working with BEAM languages and teams that need to publish or manage private packages.

CocoaPods suits app developers managing public or private Cocoa dependencies and library developers distributing components.

NuGet

NuGet suits .NET library creators and consumers who need package creation, dependency management and restoration across machines or build servers.

Haxelib suits Haxe developers who need dependency management, repository publishing, or private and local libraries across desktop platforms.

Dart pub

It suits Dart developers managing dependencies for applications or publishing packages to pub.dev.