Comparison

Composer/Packagist vs Go modules

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

Go modules53

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Composer/PackagistLeader	Go modules
vioscaleAI score	63 / 100medium · 50%	53 / 100low · 34%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	open_source	open_source
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	free
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	-
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	4	-
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	✓
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	5.9	6.2
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 17 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=packagist&package_name=composer%2Fcomposer&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 9 · Max severity: HIGH	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fgolang%2FGO&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	35,414	0
Github starsadoption.github_stars	29,550	139,180
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	51	100
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	6	-
Historyrelease.history	20 items	-
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	MIT	BSD-3-Clause
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	PHP	Go
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	-	Available worldwide
Content
Faqcontent.faq	6 items	6 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

Composer/Packagist63 / 100medium · 50%

Go modules53 / 100low · 34%

Pricing

Free tier

Composer/Packagist✓

Go modules✓

Model

Composer/Packagistopen_source

Go modulesopen_source

Price level

Composer/Packagistfree

Go modulesfree

Transparent

Composer/Packagist✓

Go modules–

Integrations

Count

Composer/Packagist4

Go modules–

Security

Disclosure policy

Composer/Packagist✓

Go modules✓

Scorecard

Composer/Packagist5.9

Go modules6.2

Vulnerabilities

Composer/PackagistCount: 17 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=packagist&package_name=composer%2Fcomposer&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 9 · Max severity: HIGH

Go modulesCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fgolang%2FGO&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Reliability

Status page

Composer/Packagist✓

Go modules✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

Composer/Packagist35,414

Go modules0

Github stars

Composer/Packagist29,550

Go modules139,180

Activity

Commits last 30d

Composer/Packagist51

Go modules100

Release

Cadence days

Composer/Packagist6

Go modules–

History

Composer/Packagist20 items

Go modules–

License

Spdx

Composer/PackagistMIT

Go modulesBSD-3-Clause

Language

Primary

Composer/PackagistPHP

Go modulesGo

Market

Availability

Composer/Packagist–

Go modulesAvailable worldwide

Content

Faq

Composer/Packagist6 items

Go modules6 items

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for Package Registries
Capability	Composer/Packagist	Go modules
Core
Role	Public registry	Public registry
Ecosystem
Ecosystem / language	PHP	Go
Deployment
Deployment	Both	CLI-local
Formats
Package formats supported	Single ecosystem	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-source
Pricing
Pricing model	Free / OSS	Free / OSS

Core

Role

Composer/PackagistPublic registry

Go modulesPublic registry

Ecosystem

Ecosystem / language

Composer/PackagistPHP

Go modulesGo

Deployment

Composer/PackagistBoth

Go modulesCLI-local

Formats

Package formats supported

Composer/PackagistSingle ecosystem

Go modulesMany formats

Hosting

Private / scoped packages

Composer/Packagist✓

Go modules✓

Upstream proxy / caching

Composer/Packagist✓

Go modules✓

Resolution

Lockfile / deterministic installs

Composer/Packagist✓

Go modules✓

Workspaces / monorepo

Composer/Packagist✓

Go modules-

Content-addressable store

Composer/Packagist-

Go modules-

Supply chain

Supply-chain integrity

Composer/Packagist✓

Go modules✓

Vulnerability / licence scanning

Composer/Packagist✓

Go modules-

Licensing

Openness

Composer/PackagistOpen-source

Go modulesOpen-source

Pricing

Pricing model

Composer/PackagistFree / OSS

Go modulesFree / 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

Go modules

A migration tool that converts Go packages from the Open Struct protobuf API implementation to the Opaque API implementation.

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 2026-09-10verify ↗

Go modules

Open sourceFree tier

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	Composer/Packagist	Go modules
macOSPlatforms	✗	✓
WindowsPlatforms	✗	✓
LinuxPlatforms	✗	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓

Platforms

macOS

Composer/Packagist✗

Go modules✓

Windows

Composer/Packagist✗

Go modules✓

Linux

Composer/Packagist✗

Go modules✓

CLI

Composer/Packagist✓

Go modules✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Composer/Packagist✓

Go modules✓

Self-hosted

Composer/Packagist✓

Go modules✓

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

Go modules

Not documented yet.

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