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Comparison

Chocolatey vs crates.io/Cargo

No clear leader: crates.io/Cargo (55.2) and Chocolatey (53.8) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

Chocolatey full profile →crates.io/Cargo full profile →
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Chocolatey54
crates.io/Cargo55
Score
vioscaleAI score
Chocolatey54 / 100medium · 53%
crates.io/Cargo55 / 100low · 35%
Pricing
Free tier
Chocolatey✓
crates.io/Cargo✓
Model
Chocolateycommercial
crates.io/Cargoopen_source
Price level
Chocolateymid
crates.io/Cargofree
Transparent
Chocolatey✓
crates.io/Cargo✓
Integrations
Count
Chocolatey3
crates.io/Cargo–
Security
Disclosure policy
Chocolatey✓
crates.io/Cargo✓
Gdpr
Chocolatey✓
crates.io/Cargo–
Scorecard
Chocolatey4.5
crates.io/Cargo7.3
Trust center
Chocolateyhttps://chocolatey.org/security
crates.io/Cargo–
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
Chocolatey✓
crates.io/Cargo✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Chocolatey110
crates.io/Cargo9,209
Github stars
Chocolatey11,541
crates.io/Cargo15,582
Activity
Commits last 30d
Chocolatey21
crates.io/Cargo100
Release
Cadence days
Chocolatey21
crates.io/Cargo–
History
Chocolatey20 items
crates.io/Cargo–
License
Spdx
Chocolatey–
crates.io/CargoApache-2.0
Language
Primary
ChocolateyC#
crates.io/CargoRust
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Chocolatey7 items
crates.io/Cargo5 items

Capabilities

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

Core
Role
ChocolateyPackage manager client
crates.io/CargoPackage manager client
Ecosystem
Ecosystem / language
ChocolateyOS-level
crates.io/CargoRust
Deployment
Deployment
ChocolateyBoth
crates.io/CargoCLI-local
Formats
Package formats supported
ChocolateyMany formats
crates.io/CargoSingle ecosystem
Hosting
Private / scoped packages
Chocolatey✓
crates.io/Cargo-
Upstream proxy / caching
Chocolatey✓
crates.io/Cargo-
Resolution
Lockfile / deterministic installs
Chocolatey-
crates.io/Cargo✓
Workspaces / monorepo
Chocolatey-
crates.io/Cargo-
Content-addressable store
Chocolatey-
crates.io/Cargo-
Supply chain
Supply-chain integrity
Chocolatey✓
crates.io/Cargo-
Vulnerability / licence scanning
Chocolatey✓
crates.io/Cargo-
Licensing
Openness
ChocolateyOpen-core
crates.io/CargoOpen-source
Pricing
Pricing model
ChocolateyPer-seat
crates.io/CargoFree / OSS

What each one is

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

Chocolatey

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

Independently observed

crates.io/Cargo

The official tool for managing Rust project dependencies, compiling code, and publishing packages to registries like crates.io

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

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 verify ↗

crates.io/Cargo

Open sourceFree tier
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Windows
Chocolatey✓
crates.io/Cargo✗
CLI
Chocolatey✓
crates.io/Cargo✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Chocolatey✓
crates.io/Cargo✗
Self-hosted
Chocolatey✓
crates.io/Cargo✓

Integrations

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

Chocolatey

3 total
  • Puppet
  • SCCM
  • Intune
Independently observed

crates.io/Cargo

Not documented yet.

Still deciding?

Chocolatey or crates.io/Cargo: which one depends on you

A composite score cannot know your constraints. Describe them and both get re-weighted against what you actually need, with the evidence behind every position.

Free to run, no account needed to start. How the evaluation works

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.