Composer vs pkg_add
| Composer | pkg_add | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Free trial | No | No |
| Paid from | Free | — |
| Open source | No | No |
| Platforms | Linux, macOS, self-hosted, Windows | — |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Package formats | PHP packages; ZIP; TAR; VCS repositories | TGZ, gzip-compressed ustar archives with packing lists |
| Supported platforms | PHP; Windows; Linux; macOS | OpenBSD alpha, amd64, arm64, armv7, hppa, i386, landisk, luna88k, macppc, octeon, powerpc64, riscv64, sparc64 |
| Dependency resolution | Yes | Yes |
| Lockfile support | Yes | — |
| Workspace support | Yes | — |
| Private registry auth | Yes | — |
| Offline installation | Yes | Yes |
Both are listed in Best Package Managers. On Specifiction, Composer scores higher on our published basis.