Comparison

Chocolatey vs Poetry

On the evidence we track, Poetry leads this comparison with a composite score of 58/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Chocolatey53

★Poetry58

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Chocolatey	PoetryLeader
Vioscale score	53 / 100medium · 56%	58 / 100high · 79%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	commercial	commercial
Price levelpricing.price_level	mid	free
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	3	1
Security
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	-
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	4.8	3
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=nuget&package_name=chocolatey&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0	Count: 5 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=poetry&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 2 · Max severity: CRITICAL
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	-
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	110	1,968
Github starsadoption.github_stars	11,495	34,293
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	-	15,796,363
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	7	8
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	21	34
Historyrelease.history	20 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	-	MIT
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	C#	Python
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide · Popular in US · HQ US	-

Score

Vioscale score

Chocolatey53 / 100medium · 56%

Poetry58 / 100high · 79%

Pricing

Free tier

Chocolatey✓

Poetry✓

Model

Chocolateycommercial

Poetrycommercial

Price level

Chocolateymid

Poetryfree

Transparent

Chocolatey✓

Poetry✓

Integrations

Count

Chocolatey3

Poetry1

Security

Gdpr

Chocolatey✓

Poetry–

Scorecard

Chocolatey4.8

Poetry3

Vulnerabilities

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

PoetryCount: 5 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=poetry&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 2 · Max severity: CRITICAL

Reliability

Status page

Chocolatey✓

Poetry–

Adoption

Dependent repos

Chocolatey110

Poetry1,968

Github stars

Chocolatey11,495

Poetry34,293

Package downloads weekly

Chocolatey–

Poetry15,796,363

Activity

Commits last 30d

Chocolatey7

Poetry8

Release

Cadence days

Chocolatey21

Poetry34

History

Chocolatey20 items

Poetry20 items

License

Spdx

Chocolatey–

PoetryMIT

Language

Primary

ChocolateyC#

PoetryPython

Market

Availability

ChocolateyAvailable worldwide · Popular in US · HQ US

Poetry–

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for Package Registries
Capability	Chocolatey	Poetry
Core
Role	Package manager client	Package manager client
Ecosystem
Ecosystem / language	OS-level	Python
Deployment
Deployment	Both	CLI-local
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-core	Open-source
Pricing
Pricing model	Per-seat	Free / OSS

Core

Role

ChocolateyPackage manager client

PoetryPackage manager client

Ecosystem

Ecosystem / language

ChocolateyOS-level

PoetryPython

Deployment

ChocolateyBoth

PoetryCLI-local

Formats

Package formats supported

ChocolateyMany formats

PoetryMany formats

Hosting

Private / scoped packages

Chocolatey✓

Poetry✓

Upstream proxy / caching

Chocolatey✓

Poetry-

Resolution

Lockfile / deterministic installs

Chocolatey-

Poetry✓

Workspaces / monorepo

Chocolatey-

Poetry-

Content-addressable store

Chocolatey-

Poetry-

Supply chain

Supply-chain integrity

Chocolatey✓

Poetry-

Vulnerability / licence scanning

Chocolatey✓

Poetry-

Licensing

Openness

ChocolateyOpen-core

PoetryOpen-source

Pricing

Pricing model

ChocolateyPer-seat

PoetryFree / OSS

What each one is

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

Chocolatey

Chocolatey is a command-line package manager for Windows that simplifies software deployment and lifecycle management. It offers both free open-source capabilities and commercial enterprise editions with advanced features like central management and package auditing.

Independently observed

Poetry

Leader

A command-line tool that manages Python project dependencies, enforces consistent builds across environments, packages code for distribution, and handles publication to package registries. It includes intelligent conflict resolution for dependencies and creates isolated virtual environments.

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 2026-08-14verify ↗

Poetry

Leader

Free

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	Chocolatey	Poetry
WindowsPlatforms	✓	✗
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✗
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓
On-premiseDeployment	✓	✗

Platforms

Windows

Chocolatey✓

Poetry✗

CLI

Chocolatey✓

Poetry✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Chocolatey✓

Poetry✗

Self-hosted

Chocolatey✓

Poetry✓

On-premise

Chocolatey✓

Poetry✗

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

Poetry

Leader

1 total

PyPI

Independently observed

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