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24 alternatives to Biddle

Self hosted package management.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Biddle launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Bower▲64

   A package manager for the web

   2014 · bower.io · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Nix▲82

   The purely functional package manager

   2016 · nixos.org · its alternatives →

3. 3PH
   Packagecloud – Hosted Package Repositories▲45

   2014 · packagecloud.io · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Brioche – A new Nix-like package manager▲168

   This is a project I've wanted to write for a long time now. I really love the ideas from Nix and I still have a ton of respect for the project, but Nix-the-language never felt intuitive to me and I wanted something with more approachable tooling (although this was circa 2016, so I'm sure Nix has improved a lot since then too-- that was before Flakes were around!) Anyway, I started on the current iteration of Brioche about 6 months ago, and I finally cut an initial release. I'd still consider this a "technical preview" version (performance especially is pretty painful, so that'll be a focus…

   2024 · brioche.dev · its alternatives →

5. 5
   MacPorts▲5

   A package management system for Mac OS X

   2016 · macports.org · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Code Mill▲85

   A marketplace for pull requests

   2016 · codemill.io · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Type.com▲120

   A shared workspace for Claude, Codex, and your team

   24d ago · type.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Stackness▲92

   Show your stack! The social home for your dev tools

   Sep 2026 · stackness.dev · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Developer Ipsum▲110

   Lorem for nerds

   2021 · developer-ipsum.netlify.app · its alternatives →

10. 10
    RancherOS▲59

    A minimalist distribution of Linux

    2015 · rancher.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Stack▲88

    A task manager for Devs & Designers

    2015 · macropod.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    DepsHub▲109

    Automated AI-powered dependency management made easy

    2023 · depshub.com · its alternatives →

13. 13AN
    A new, declarative spin on client-side package management▲5

    Created on Plnkr: Helping developers build the web.

    2014 · embed.plnkr.co · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Youbeer▲62

    Nullified

    2021 · gist.github.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    SaltStack For DevOps▲66

    Fast and simple IT automation and configuration management

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    BitCannon▲69

    A torrent index archiving, browsing, and backup tool

    2015 · anlatted.in.net · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Ansible for DevOps▲74

    Server and configuration management for humans

    2015 · ansiblefordevops.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Selective Share▲68

    Host-proof applications made easy

    2015 · selectiveshare.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Portworx▲60

    Container-Aware Infrastructure For Enterprise Applications

    2015 · portworx.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Packagr.app – a private package repository with security scanning▲43

    Host private Python, Docker, NPM, Debian, and Conda packages. Private package registry with 4.5x faster installs, CVE scanning, and SSO. Up to 80% cheaper than Cloudsmith. Free tier available.

    2019 · packagr.app · its alternatives →

21. 21
    PackageCloud▲11

    repositories with powerful tooling, security and automation

    2015 · packagecloud.io · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Package Control▲7

    The best Sublime Text package manager.

    2015 · packagecontrol.io · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Portainer▲14

    A simple management UI for Docker

    2016 · portainer.io · its alternatives →

24. 24NR
    Non-root package manager▲8

    2015 · hmage.github.io · its alternatives →

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