The Best 38 Update Manager Alternatives

  • FileHippo App Manager icon

    FileHippo App Manager

    filehippo app manager, previously update checker, scans your computer for installed software and checks the versions with http://alternativein.com/software/filehippocom/ to see if newer versions are available.

    Free Personal 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

  • Software Informer icon

    Software Informer

    Software Informer is a programme, whose primary aim is to give you the up-to-date information about the software you actually use.

    Free Web

  • Ubuntu Software Center

    The Ubuntu Software Centre gives you instant access to thousands of free and open-source applications. And now you can buy apps from some of the leading providers too.

    Free Open Source Linux Ubuntu Advanced Package Tool

  • 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

    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

    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

  • 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

    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

  • MacUpdate Desktop

    MacUpdate Desktop makes managing and updating your applications easy and automatic. It helps you organize your favorite applications and keep track of them when new versions become available. Download and install new updates.

    Freemium Mac OS X

  • App Grid

    app grid is a new lightweight ubuntu software center alternative that tries to make application discovery easier by using a grid view...

    Free Open Source Linux

  • Duo

    Duo is a next-generation package manager that blends the best ideas from Component, Browserify and Go to make organizing and writing front-end code quick and painless.

    Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux

  • Heimdal Security

    Heimdal is a handy and reliable utility designed to update critical applications installed on your computer. Spending time on updating third party programs is painful.

    Freemium Windows

  • GNOME Software

    A application for installing apps and updates.

    Free Open Source Linux Advanced Package Tool

  • Updapy

    Updapy is an online and personal Update Center, aiming at Windows users. You can follow applications in order to be notified when an update is available for download.

    Free Windows Web

  • RadarSync

    RadarSyncs service offers a free scan and recommendations of updates to device drivers and software applications installed on a computer running Microsoft Windows.

    Commercial Windows

  • NeoSetup Updater

    NeoSetup is a brand new concept of application installer and updater for Windows. It detects updates quickly and installs them at a click of a button. It will perform...

    Freemium Windows