Comparison

Chocolatey vs uv

On the evidence we track, uv leads this comparison with a composite score of 65/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Chocolatey54

★uv65

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Chocolatey	uvLeader
vioscaleAI score	54 / 100medium · 53%	65 / 100medium · 63%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	commercial	open_source
Price levelpricing.price_level	mid	free
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	-
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	3	17
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	-
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	-
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	4.5	-
Trust centersecurity.trust_center	https://chocolatey.org/security	-
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=nuget&package_name=chocolatey&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=spack&package_name=py-uv&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	-
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	110	0
Github starsadoption.github_stars	11,541	90,408
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	-	28,008,035
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	21	100
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	21	2
Historyrelease.history	20 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	-	Apache-2.0
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	C#	Rust
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide · Popular in US · HQ US	-
Content
Faqcontent.faq	7 items	6 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

Chocolatey54 / 100medium · 53%

uv65 / 100medium · 63%

Pricing

Free tier

Chocolatey✓

uv✓

Model

Chocolateycommercial

uvopen_source

Price level

Chocolateymid

uvfree

Transparent

Chocolatey✓

uv–

Integrations

Count

Chocolatey3

uv17

Security

Disclosure policy

Chocolatey✓

uv–

Gdpr

Chocolatey✓

uv–

Scorecard

Chocolatey4.5

uv–

Trust center

Chocolateyhttps://chocolatey.org/security

uv–

Vulnerabilities

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

uvCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=spack&package_name=py-uv&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Reliability

Status page

Chocolatey✓

uv–

Adoption

Dependent repos

Chocolatey110

uv0

Github stars

Chocolatey11,541

uv90,408

Package downloads weekly

Chocolatey–

uv28,008,035

Activity

Commits last 30d

Chocolatey21

uv100

Release

Cadence days

Chocolatey21

uv2

History

Chocolatey20 items

uv20 items

License

Spdx

Chocolatey–

uvApache-2.0

Language

Primary

ChocolateyC#

uvRust

Market

Availability

ChocolateyAvailable worldwide · Popular in US · HQ US

uv–

Content

Faq

Chocolatey7 items

uv6 items

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for Package Registries
Capability	Chocolatey	uv
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

uvPackage manager client

Ecosystem

Ecosystem / language

ChocolateyOS-level

uvPython

Deployment

ChocolateyBoth

uvCLI-local

Formats

Package formats supported

ChocolateyMany formats

uvMany formats

Hosting

Private / scoped packages

Chocolatey✓

uv-

Upstream proxy / caching

Chocolatey✓

uv-

Resolution

Lockfile / deterministic installs

Chocolatey-

uv✓

Workspaces / monorepo

Chocolatey-

uv✓

Content-addressable store

Chocolatey-

uv-

Supply chain

Supply-chain integrity

Chocolatey✓

uv✓

Vulnerability / licence scanning

Chocolatey✓

uv✗

Licensing

Openness

ChocolateyOpen-core

uvOpen-source

Pricing

Pricing model

ChocolateyPer-seat

uvFree / 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

uv

Leader

A unified command-line tool that consolidates the functionality of multiple Python package management and development utilities into a single interface. It delivers substantially faster dependency resolution and installation compared to traditional package managers.

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 ↗

uv

Leader

Open source

as of 2026-10-05verify ↗

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	uv
macOSPlatforms	✗	✓
WindowsPlatforms	✓	✓
LinuxPlatforms	✗	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✗
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓

Platforms

macOS

Chocolatey✗

uv✓

Windows

Chocolatey✓

uv✓

Linux

Chocolatey✗

uv✓

CLI

Chocolatey✓

uv✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Chocolatey✓

uv✗

Self-hosted

Chocolatey✓

uv✓

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

uv

Leader

10 total

Docker
GitHub Actions
GitLab CI/CD
AWS Lambda
Azure Artifacts
AWS CodeArtifact
JFrog Artifactory
PyTorch
FastAPI
Jupyter

Independently observed

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Chocolatey or uv: which one depends on you

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