Comparison

Composer/Packagist vs JFrog Artifactory

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
JFrog Artifactory36
Score
vioscaleAI score
Composer/Packagist63 / 100medium · 50%
JFrog Artifactory36 / 100medium · 66%
Pricing
Free tier
Composer/Packagist✓
JFrog Artifactory–
Model
Composer/Packagistopen_source
JFrog Artifactorycommercial
Price level
Composer/Packagistfree
JFrog Artifactory–
Transparent
Composer/Packagist✓
JFrog Artifactory–
Integrations
Count
Composer/Packagist4
JFrog Artifactory100
Security
Disclosure policy
Composer/Packagist✓
JFrog Artifactory✓
Pci
Composer/Packagist–
JFrog Artifactory✓
Scorecard
Composer/Packagist5.9
JFrog Artifactory–
Trust center
Reliability
Sla pct
Composer/Packagist–
JFrog Artifactory99.99
Status page
Composer/Packagist✓
JFrog Artifactory–
Adoption
Dependent repos
Composer/Packagist35,414
JFrog Artifactory–
Github stars
Composer/Packagist29,550
JFrog Artifactory–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Composer/Packagist51
JFrog Artifactory–
Release
Cadence days
Composer/Packagist6
JFrog Artifactory–
History
Composer/Packagist20 items
JFrog Artifactory–
License
Spdx
Composer/PackagistMIT
JFrog Artifactory–
Language
Primary
Composer/PackagistPHP
JFrog Artifactory–
Content
Faq
Composer/Packagist6 items
JFrog Artifactory4 items

Capabilities

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

Core
Role
Composer/PackagistPublic registry
JFrog ArtifactoryPrivate hosted registry
Ecosystem
Ecosystem / language
Composer/PackagistPHP
JFrog ArtifactoryPolyglot
Deployment
Deployment
Composer/PackagistBoth
JFrog ArtifactorySaaS
Formats
Package formats supported
Composer/PackagistSingle ecosystem
JFrog ArtifactoryMany formats
Hosting
Private / scoped packages
Composer/Packagist✓
JFrog Artifactory✓
Upstream proxy / caching
Composer/Packagist✓
JFrog Artifactory✓
Resolution
Lockfile / deterministic installs
Composer/Packagist✓
JFrog Artifactory-
Workspaces / monorepo
Composer/Packagist✓
JFrog Artifactory-
Content-addressable store
Composer/Packagist-
JFrog Artifactory-
Supply chain
Supply-chain integrity
Composer/Packagist✓
JFrog Artifactory✓
Vulnerability / licence scanning
Composer/Packagist✓
JFrog Artifactory✓
Licensing
Openness
Composer/PackagistOpen-source
JFrog ArtifactoryClosed
Pricing
Pricing model
Composer/PackagistFree / OSS
JFrog Artifactory-

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

JFrog Artifactory

A repository management system that centralizes storage and distribution of software components, containers, packages, and AI models with integrated security controls and version management.

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 ↗

JFrog Artifactory

Pricing not documented yet.

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Composer/Packagist✗
JFrog Artifactory✓
CLI
Composer/Packagist✓
JFrog Artifactory✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Composer/Packagist✓
JFrog Artifactory✓
Self-hosted
Composer/Packagist✓
JFrog Artifactory✓
Hybrid
Composer/Packagist✗
JFrog Artifactory✓

Integrations

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

In common (1)
  • GitHub

Composer/Packagist

Leader
4 total - 3 not shared
  • Git
  • Subversion
  • Mercurial
Independently observed

JFrog Artifactory

20 total - 19 not shared
  • ServiceNow
  • NVIDIA
  • Docker
  • Maven
  • Sonar
  • npm
  • PyPI
  • NuGet
  • Helm
  • Terraform
  • Ansible
  • Debian
  • RPM
  • Conan
  • OCI
  • Hugging Face
  • LDAP
  • SAML
  • Red Hat
Independently observed
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