Comparison

Bun vs Chocolatey

On the evidence we track, Bun leads this comparison with a composite score of 74/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★Bun74

Chocolatey54

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	BunLeader	Chocolatey
vioscaleAI score	74 / 100medium · 56%	54 / 100medium · 53%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	open_source	commercial
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	mid
Transparentpricing.transparent	-	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	-	3
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	-	✓
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	-	✓
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	-	4.5
Trust centersecurity.trust_center	-	https://chocolatey.org/security
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 2 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=bun&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0 · Max severity: HIGH	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=nuget&package_name=chocolatey&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	-	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	21,486	110
Github starsadoption.github_stars	96,235	11,541
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	3,990,852	-
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	100	21
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	14	21
Historyrelease.history	20 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	MIT	-
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	Rust	C#
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	-	Available worldwide · Popular in US · HQ US
Content
Faqcontent.faq	5 items	7 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

Bun74 / 100medium · 56%

Chocolatey54 / 100medium · 53%

Pricing

Free tier

Bun✓

Chocolatey✓

Model

Bunopen_source

Chocolateycommercial

Price level

Bunfree

Chocolateymid

Transparent

Bun–

Chocolatey✓

Integrations

Count

Bun–

Chocolatey3

Security

Disclosure policy

Bun–

Chocolatey✓

Gdpr

Bun–

Chocolatey✓

Scorecard

Bun–

Chocolatey4.5

Trust center

Bun–

Chocolateyhttps://chocolatey.org/security

Vulnerabilities

BunCount: 2 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=bun&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0 · Max severity: HIGH

ChocolateyCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=nuget&package_name=chocolatey&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Reliability

Status page

Bun–

Chocolatey✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

Bun21,486

Chocolatey110

Github stars

Bun96,235

Chocolatey11,541

Package downloads weekly

Bun3,990,852

Chocolatey–

Activity

Commits last 30d

Bun100

Chocolatey21

Release

Cadence days

Bun14

Chocolatey21

History

Bun20 items

Chocolatey20 items

License

Spdx

BunMIT

Chocolatey–

Language

Primary

BunRust

ChocolateyC#

Market

Availability

Bun–

ChocolateyAvailable worldwide · Popular in US · HQ US

Content

Faq

Bun5 items

Chocolatey7 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for package registries. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capability comparison for Package Registries
Capability	Bun	Chocolatey
Core
Role	Package manager client	Package manager client
Ecosystem
Ecosystem / language	JavaScript	OS-level
Deployment
Deployment	CLI-local	Both
Formats
Package formats supported	Many formats	Many formats
Hosting
Private / scoped packages	✓	✓
Upstream proxy / caching	✓	✓
Resolution
Lockfile / deterministic installs	✓	-
Workspaces / monorepo	✓	-
Content-addressable store	✓	-
Supply chain
Supply-chain integrity	✓	✓
Vulnerability / licence scanning	✓	✓
Licensing
Openness	Open-source	Open-core
Pricing
Pricing model	Free / OSS	Per-seat

Core

Role

BunPackage manager client

ChocolateyPackage manager client

Ecosystem

Ecosystem / language

BunJavaScript

ChocolateyOS-level

Deployment

BunCLI-local

ChocolateyBoth

Formats

Package formats supported

BunMany formats

ChocolateyMany formats

Hosting

Private / scoped packages

Bun✓

Chocolatey✓

Upstream proxy / caching

Bun✓

Chocolatey✓

Resolution

Lockfile / deterministic installs

Bun✓

Chocolatey-

Workspaces / monorepo

Bun✓

Chocolatey-

Content-addressable store

Bun✓

Chocolatey-

Supply chain

Supply-chain integrity

Bun✓

Chocolatey✓

Vulnerability / licence scanning

Bun✓

Chocolatey✓

Licensing

Openness

BunOpen-source

ChocolateyOpen-core

Pricing

Pricing model

BunFree / OSS

ChocolateyPer-seat

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Bun

Leader

A JavaScript runtime that executes TypeScript natively using JavaScriptCore, bundling a package manager, bundler, and test runner with Node.js compatibility and npm ecosystem support.

Independently observed

Chocolatey

Windows package manager with command-line and graphical interfaces, enabling installation and management of software packages and their dependencies.

Independently observed

Pricing

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Bun

Leader

Open sourceFree tier

Free and open source

as of 2026-10-14verify ↗

Chocolatey

from $18/moHybridFree tier

Free open source tier. Pro $96/year for individuals (up to 8 machines). Business from $18/node/year with volume discounts.

Open SourceFree
- Unlimited machines
- Create packages
- Host own package repository
- Third-party tool integration
- Package shims
- +3 more
Pro$96/year for up to 8 machines
- All open source features
- Enhanced functionality
- Additional PowerShell functions
- Package reducer
- Package throttle
- +2 more
Business (C4B)From $18/node/year (100-node minimum). Volume discounts and perpetual licensing available.
- All Pro features
- Central management dashboard
- Self-service package installation
- Full package synchronization
- Package internalizer
- +3 more

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Bun	Chocolatey
macOSPlatforms	✓	✗
WindowsPlatforms	✓	✓
LinuxPlatforms	✓	✗
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓

Platforms

macOS

Bun✓

Chocolatey✗

Windows

Bun✓

Chocolatey✓

Linux

Bun✓

Chocolatey✗

CLI

Bun✓

Chocolatey✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Bun✓

Chocolatey✓

Self-hosted

Bun✓

Chocolatey✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Bun

Leader

Not documented yet.

Chocolatey

3 total

Puppet
SCCM
Intune

Independently observed

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