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24 alternatives to Composer

Dependency Manager for PHP

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Composer launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Repman▲89

   Free private PHP package repository manager

   2020 · repman.io · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Composer▲84

   Collaborative notes from Dropbox (limited access)

   2015 · dropbox.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Teh Playground▲87

   Rapid online PHP prototyping

   2016 · beta.tehplayground.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Private Packagist▲11

   Composer package archive as a service for PHP

   2016 · packagist.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Yarn▲11

   Fast, reliable, and secure dependency management

   2016 · yarnpkg.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Lumen▲173

   A PHP micro-framework by Laravel

   2015 · lumen.laravel.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Composercat▲5

   Modern graphical interface for Composer (PHP)

   2017 · getcomposercat.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Compose▲84

   Database as a Service

   2014 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Deployer▲6

   A deployment tool for PHP

   2016 · deployer.org · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Composer by Appgyver▲66

    Composer, the Fastest Way to Bootstrap High-quality m-Apps

    2014 · appgyver.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Appgyver Composer 2▲70

    Visual builder for rapidly building enterprise apps

    2015 · appgyver.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Introducing Yarn▲7

    Fast, reliable, and secure dependency management.

    2016 · engineering.fb.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Bower▲64

    A package manager for the web

    2014 · bower.io · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Draft▲56

    GitHub for Writing

    2013 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Envoyer▲76

    Zero Downtime PHP Deployment

    2015 · envoyer.io · its alternatives →

16. 16
    fortrabbit▲79

    PHP platform-as-a-service (PaaS)

    2014 · fortrabbit.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Deploy PHP!▲86

    Learn how to create automated deployments for your PHP apps

    2015 · courses.serversforhackers.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    App Server▲63

    The next generation PHP infrastructure.

    2014 · techdivision.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Omniref▲144

    Stackoverflow for Github

    2014 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    DepsHub▲109

    Automated AI-powered dependency management made easy

    2023 · depshub.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Codebase▲72

    Code hosting & project management software

    2015 · codebasehq.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    CocoaPods▲14

    Dependency Manager for Objective-C Projects

    2014 · cocoapods.org · its alternatives →

23. 23
    PHPRunner▲103

    Professional web apps with little or no coding

    2022 · xlinesoft.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    WPDASH▲74

    Easily manage multiple WordPress sites.

    2014 · en.wpdash.io · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →