Alternatives to choco
Other tools in this directory that do similar work, with a verified install command for each. choco itself: install choco.
pixi
Powerful system-level package manager for Linux, macOS and Windows written in Rust – building on top of the Conda ecosystem
corepack
Package manager version manager for Node.js projects
bun
Incredibly fast JavaScript runtime, bundler, test runner, and package manager – all in one
Stability Matrix
Multi-Platform Package Manager for Stable Diffusion
mint
A package manager that installs and runs executable Swift packages
cargo-crev
A cryptographically verifiable code review system for the cargo (Rust) package manager
peru
a generic package manager, for including other people's code in your projects
carthage
A simple, decentralized dependency manager for Cocoa
Sophia-Script-for-Windows
Installed with choco. Open source, with a documented one-command setup.
gcli2api
Open-source developer tool with a documented one-command setup.
WinPwn
Open-source developer tool with a documented one-command setup.
nrm
NPM registry manager, fast switch between different registries: npm, cnpm, nj, taobao
ggshield
Open-source developer tool with a documented one-command setup.
cdxgen
Creates CycloneDX Bill of Materials (BOM) for your projects from source and container images. Supports many languages and package managers. Integrate
pacapt
An ArchLinux's pacman-like shell wrapper for many package managers. 56KB and run anywhere
Posh-ACME
Open-source developer tool with a documented one-command setup.
tableau-mcp
Tableau's official MCP Server. Helping agents see and understand data
Invoke-Vnc
Open-source developer tool with a documented one-command setup.
How we picked these
We match on what the tool does and how it installs, then order by how widely each project is used. We're not saying these are better or worse than choco — that depends on what you're building. We're saying they're the projects people reach for in the same situations, and each one has an install command we checked against its documentation.
choco is developed by its own authors and this page is an independent reference; we are not affiliated with or sponsored by any project listed, and nothing here is a paid placement.