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24 alternatives to Duo – a next-generation package manager for the front end

Duo is a package manager designed for front-end development. It helps developers manage and organize code dependencies for web projects. Launched in 2014, Duo stands out by taking a different approach to package… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Duo – a next-generation package manager for the front end launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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A self-hosted alternative to Trello, Basecamp, and Freshbooks▲396
2016 · duetapp.com · its alternatives →
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Tandem 2.0▲537
Unlock serendipity with the most powerful virtual office
2021 · tandem.chat · its alternatives →
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USE Together▲168
Remote pair programming and team collaboration tool
2017 · drovio.com · its alternatives →
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Duo▲412
Personal AI computer for your home. Like JARVIS. 🗣.
2017 · duo.computer · its alternatives →
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Duo▲72
Dual-paned web browser for responsive web design.
2013 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Combo, the Simple Python Package Manager▲15
2015 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Package Mate▲70
Master your macOS dev environment from the terminal
Apr 2026 · package-mate.com · its alternatives →
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Tandem▲919
A virtual office for remote & distributed teams
2019 · tandem.chat · its alternatives →
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Code Duet▲134
Finding a partner for pair-programming in 5 minutes
2018 · rogovoy.me · its alternatives →
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Ultra▲95
Fast JavaScript package manager
2022 · its alternatives →
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Packagezen▲71
Two-tap solution to manage deliveries and packages.
2014 · packagezen.com · its alternatives →
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Zeplin 1.0▲367
Collaboration & handoff for UI designers/frontend developers
2015 · zeplin.io · its alternatives →
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Buddy▲209
One-click delivery automation for developers
2016 · buddy.works · its alternatives →
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Zeplin▲352
Collaboration app for UI designers & frontend developers
2014 · zeplin.io · its alternatives →
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Zeplin 2.0▲463
Connected space for product teams with components and more
2018 · zeplin.io · its alternatives →
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Fusion▲297
One codebase for engineers, designers, PMs, and marketers. Everyone works from one source of truth, on brand and in code, with no handoffs to clean up.
2025 · builder.io · its alternatives →
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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 →
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Sidekick▲263
Like Chrome DevTools for your backend, now open source
2022 · github.com · its alternatives →
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PairPro▲83
Find a developer to build your dream projects with
2021 · its alternatives →
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tea▲293
The Homebrew replacement from the maker of Homebrew
2023 · tea.xyz · its alternatives →
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Start a pair programming session over WebRTC by just sharing a link▲131
2016 · codecoachapp.com · its alternatives →
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Sublime Text 2 Package Manager▲47
2011 · wbond.net · its alternatives →
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The reverse package manager▲47
2011 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Redsand.io – Find partners for software projects▲141
2020 · redsand.io · its alternatives →

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