Chocolatey vs pkgin
Chocolatey
chocolatey.orgpkgin
pkgin.netSide by side
| Figure | Chocolatey | pkgin |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $1.50/mo | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 4 | 0 |
| Spec score · Package Managers | 9.1 (#2) | 6.9 (#90) |
| Dependency resolution | Yes | Yes |
| Tool integrations | Chocolatey integrates through custom integrations or PowerShell and batch scripts. | pkgin works with pkgsrc repositories and uses pkg_summary data to manage packages. |
| Package formats | nupkg,nuspec,packages.config | pkgsrc binary packages |
| Supported platforms | Windows; Linux; macOS | NetBSD; DragonFly BSD; Solaris/SunOS; Debian GNU/Linux; Mac OS X; Minix |
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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