Chocolatey vs Nimble
Chocolatey
chocolatey.orgNimble
nim-lang.github.ioSide by side
| Figure | Chocolatey | Nimble |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $1.50/mo | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 4 | 0 |
| Spec score · Package Managers | 9.1 (#2) | 7.5 (#68) |
| Dependency resolution | Yes | Yes |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Tool integrations | Chocolatey integrates through custom integrations or PowerShell and batch scripts. | Nimble can install packages hosted on GitHub when Git is installed and available on PATH; it also supports Mercurial repositories. |
| Lockfile support | Yes | Yes |
| Package creation | Package Builder automatically creates high-quality packages in seconds. | The nimble init wizard creates a package scaffold and prompts for details such as package type, version, description, license, and minimum Nim version. |
| Package formats | nupkg,nuspec,packages.config | library,binary,hybrid |
| Supported platforms | Windows; Linux; macOS | Windows,macOS,Linux |
Plans
Chocolatey
- Open SourceFree
- Pro$96 a year
- Business (C4B)$18 a year
- Chocolatey for Business PerpetualPriced on request
In their own words
Chocolatey
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