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24 alternatives to Packagist

The PHP Package Repository

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Packagist launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Private Packagist▲11

   Composer package archive as a service for PHP

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   GitHub Student Developer Pack▲335

   The best developer tools, free for students.

   2014 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Docsify▲214

   A magical documentation site generator

   2017 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   DeckHub▲221

   A TweetDeck style desktop client for GitHub.

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Developer Ipsum▲110

   Lorem for nerds

   2021 · its alternatives →

6. 6DA
   Diffmatic – A daily GitHub digest for dev teams▲67

   2014 · diffmatic.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   CodeGophers▲293

   Your personal army of programmers

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8JW
   Jetpack – Webpack made more convenient▲116

   2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   DevSpace▲173

   Tweetdeck for GitHub

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10GA
    GitPlex – A new Git repo management server with code review▲193

    2016 · pmease.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    GitHub Desktop▲252

    The New Native

    2017 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Git Hunt▲234

    Product Hunt for GitHub

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Frankly▲101

    A dashboard of issues and PRs across GitHub repositories.

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    git:logs▲176

    The definitive list of open source resources on Github

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    GitPlex▲70

    A Git repository management server doing code review right

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Pack▲120

    pack logos

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Gradberry▲119

    Curated + code-verified software engineering talent

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Contentify▲70

    a real-time collaborative content manager on top of Github

    2014 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Nix▲82

    The purely functional package manager

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20TA
    TinyPress – A GitHub Blogging Platform▲93

    2015 · tinypress.co · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Devmag▲133

    A network re-thought for software developers

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    PHPBot▲136

    The ultimate PHP Snippet bot

    2017 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    PHPMap▲6

    Meet developers around you

    2016 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Draft▲56

    GitHub for Writing

    2013 · 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 →