LuaRocks vs Private Packagist
LuaRocks
luarocks.orgPrivate Packagist
packagist.comSide by side
| Figure | LuaRocks | Private Packagist |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | €15.58/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 3 |
| Spec score · Package Registries | 8.7 (#7) | 7.9 (#15) |
| Purpose | LuaRocks is a package manager for Lua, and LuaRocks.org hosts rocks and rockspecs for Lua modules. | Private Packagist makes private PHP repositories available through Composer and provides a controlled repository for package installs. |
| Support | The official site links to its GitHub issue tracker for reporting issues. | Cloud plans include email and chat support, and the pricing FAQ says messages sent by email or website chat receive a guaranteed next-business-day response. |
Plans
Private Packagist
- Private Packagist Cloud€187 a year
- Private Packagist Self-Hosted — Kubernetes, Helm Chart€3,900 a year
- Private Packagist Self-Hosted — Kubernetes, Kots€5,900 a year
In their own words
LuaRocks
LuaRocks is a package manager for Lua, with LuaRocks.org hosting rocks and rockspecs for Lua modules. Its command line uses manifests to find packages, choose a version and platform match, and install the corresponding files locally. Rocks carry version dependency information, which LuaRocks uses to install dependencies and load the appropriate module version. Package collections can be organized through the root manifest, per-user manifests, or custom manifests; development versions are kept in a separate manifest and are not installed by default. LuaRocks supports offline installation and platforms including Linux, macOS, Windows, Unix, FreeBSD, and Cygwin. Module authors can register and upload a rockspec, then publish rock files for a version; the current release supports the `luarocks upload` command. The application is described as pure Lua with no library dependencies, though its current release uses helper tools. LuaRocks is free, with a listed price of free.
Private Packagist
Private Packagist has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.