The Best 42 Chocolatey Alternatives

  • Ninite icon

    Ninite

    Ninite is the easiest way to install software. Pick the apps you want, and the Ninite installer will download and install all of your selected apps at once, automatically.

    Freemium Windows

  • Synaptic icon

    Synaptic

    Synaptic is a graphical package management program for apt. It provides the same features as the apt-get command line utility with a GUI front-end based on Gtk+. * Install, remove, upgrade and downgrade single and multiple packages.

    Free Open Source Linux Xfce Debian

    Integrated Search Flexible Filter search results
  • Homebrew icon

    Homebrew

    Homebrew is the easiest and most flexible way to install the UNIX tools Apple didn't include with macOS.

    Free Open Source Mac OS X

  • Ubuntu Update Manager icon

    Ubuntu Update Manager

    One of the great things about using open source software is the frequency with which bugs are fixed, security holes are patched, and new features are added.

    Free Open Source Linux

  • Ketarin icon

    Ketarin

    Ketarin is a small application which automatically updates and optionally installs setup packages by monitoring web pages for changes.

    Free Open Source Windows

  • Patch My PC icon

    Patch My PC

    Patch My PC is a small portable application that updates third party applications and Windows updates. It’s critical to keep software up to date to ensure vulnerabilities are patched.

    Free Free Personal Commercial Windows

    Portable Auto update
  • Npackd icon

    Npackd

    Npackd (pronounced "unpacked") is an application store/package manager/marketplace for applications for Windows. It helps you to find and install software, keep your system up-to-date and uninstall it if no longer necessary.

    Free Open Source Windows

  • Update Manager icon

    Update Manager

    the linux mint update manager. helps installing security updates and new versions of packages.

    Free Open Source Linux

  • MacPorts icon

    MacPorts

    The MacPorts Project is an open-source community initiative to design an easy-to-use system for compiling, installing, and upgrading either command-line, X11 or Aqua based open-source software on the Mac OS X operating system.

    Free Open Source Mac OS X

  • Just Install icon

    Just Install

    just-install - the stupid package installer for windows. chocolatey , ninite , npackd are way too slow, bloated and difficult to extend. i needed a no-frills solution to install stuff on windows machines, here it is.

    Free Open Source Windows

  • scoop icon

    scoop

    A command-line installer for Windows.

    Free Open Source Windows

  • OneGet icon

    OneGet

    OneGet is a unified interface to package management systems and aims to make Software Discovery, Installation and Inventory (SDII) work via a common set of cmdlets (and eventually a set of APIs).

    Free Open Source Windows

  • PDQ Deploy icon

    PDQ Deploy

    PDQ Deploy - Deploy Software and Patches Quickly Use PDQ Deploy to install applications and patches to all the computers in your company. Point a PDQ Deploy Package to the install files (MSI, EXE) and you're ready to deploy.

    Freemium Windows

  • Soft2base icon

    Soft2base

    Soft2base is a Windows Applications Manager. It downloads and installs silently free applications in one step.

    Free Windows

  • InstallPad icon

    InstallPad

    Downloading the latest versions of your favorite programs is a tiring task, especially on a fresh installation of Windows.

    Free Personal Windows

  • GNOME Software icon

    GNOME Software

    A application for installing apps and updates.

    Free Open Source Linux Advanced Package Tool

  • Appmatic icon

    Appmatic

    Appmatic is an AppStore that bridges the gap between hundreds of great Windows apps and power users in a simple and secure manner. You simply use your web browser to install any apps.

    Free Windows

  • Microsoft Store icon

    Microsoft Store

    A world of apps in the Microsoft Store. Apps make using your PC easier by opening up new ways for you to get things done and have some fun. Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.

    Free Windows Windows RT Windows Phone Windows 8

    Auto update App discovery
  • Silent Install Builder icon

    Silent Install Builder

    The Silent Install Builder is a great tool if you need to quickly install a set of software on a multiple computers.

    Commercial Windows