Comparison

Composer/Packagist vs conda

On the evidence we track, Composer/Packagist leads this comparison with a composite score of 63/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★Composer/Packagist63
conda54
Score
vioscaleAI score
Composer/Packagist63 / 100medium · 50%
conda54 / 100high · 79%
Pricing
Free tier
Composer/Packagist✓
conda✓
Model
Composer/Packagistopen_source
Price level
Composer/Packagistfree
condafree
Transparent
Composer/Packagist✓
conda✓
Integrations
Count
Composer/Packagist4
conda1
Reliability
Status page
Composer/Packagist✓
conda–
Adoption
Dependent repos
Composer/Packagist35,414
conda6,665
Github stars
Composer/Packagist29,550
conda7,533
Package downloads weekly
Composer/Packagist–
conda1,252
Activity
Commits last 30d
Composer/Packagist51
conda95
Release
Cadence days
Composer/Packagist6
conda17
History
Composer/Packagist20 items
License
Spdx
Composer/PackagistMIT
condaBSD
Language
Primary
Composer/PackagistPHP
condaPython
Content
Faq
Composer/Packagist6 items
conda4 items

Capabilities

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

Core
Role
Composer/PackagistPublic registry
condaPackage manager client
Ecosystem
Ecosystem / language
Composer/PackagistPHP
condaPolyglot
Deployment
Deployment
Composer/PackagistBoth
condaCLI-local
Formats
Package formats supported
Composer/PackagistSingle ecosystem
condaMany formats
Hosting
Private / scoped packages
Composer/Packagist✓
conda-
Upstream proxy / caching
Composer/Packagist✓
conda-
Resolution
Lockfile / deterministic installs
Composer/Packagist✓
conda✓
Workspaces / monorepo
Composer/Packagist✓
conda-
Content-addressable store
Composer/Packagist-
conda✓
Supply chain
Supply-chain integrity
Composer/Packagist✓
conda✓
Vulnerability / licence scanning
Composer/Packagist✓
conda-
Licensing
Openness
Composer/PackagistOpen-source
condaOpen-source
Pricing
Pricing model
Composer/PackagistFree / OSS
condaFree / OSS

What each one is

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

Composer/Packagist

Leader

Composer is a PHP dependency management tool that uses a centralized package repository (Packagist.org) to discover and install project dependencies. It supports version control integration, security scanning, and both public and private package repositories.

Independently observed

conda

An open-source tool and ecosystem for managing software packages and libraries across different programming languages and computer platforms

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Composer/Packagist

Leader
Open source
as of verify ↗

conda

Open source
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
macOS
Composer/Packagist✗
conda✓
Windows
Composer/Packagist✗
conda✓
Linux
Composer/Packagist✗
conda✓
CLI
Composer/Packagist✓
conda✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Composer/Packagist✓
conda–
Self-hosted
Composer/Packagist✓
conda–

Integrations

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

Composer/Packagist

Leader
4 total
  • GitHub
  • Git
  • Subversion
  • Mercurial
Independently observed

conda

1 total
  • PyPI
Independently observed
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Composer/Packagist or conda: which one depends on you

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