Comparison

Composer/Packagist vs uv

No clear leader: uv (66.8) and Composer/Packagist (63.4) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

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Composer/Packagist63
uv67
Score
Vioscale score
Composer/Packagist63 / 100medium · 51%updating
uv67 / 100high · 77%updating
Pricing
Free tier
Composer/Packagist
uv
Model
Composer/Packagistfree
Price level
Composer/Packagistfree
Transparent
Composer/Packagist
uv
Integrations
Count
Composer/Packagist4
uv17
Reliability
Status page
Composer/Packagist
uv
Adoption
Dependent repos
Composer/Packagist35,414
uv2
Github stars
Composer/Packagist29,504
Package downloads weekly
Composer/Packagist
Activity
Commits last 30d
Composer/Packagist14
uv100
Release
Cadence days
Composer/Packagist6
uv3
History
Composer/Packagist20 items
License
Spdx
Composer/PackagistMIT
Language
Primary
Composer/PackagistPHP

Capabilities

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

Core
Role
Composer/PackagistPublic registry
uvPackage manager client
Ecosystem
Ecosystem / language
Composer/PackagistPHP
uvPython
Deployment
Deployment
Composer/PackagistBoth
uvCLI-local
Formats
Package formats supported
Composer/PackagistSingle ecosystem
uvMany formats
Hosting
Private / scoped packages
Composer/Packagist
uv-
Upstream proxy / caching
Composer/Packagist
uv-
Resolution
Lockfile / deterministic installs
Composer/Packagist
uv
Workspaces / monorepo
Composer/Packagist
uv
Content-addressable store
Composer/Packagist-
uv-
Supply chain
Supply-chain integrity
Composer/Packagist
uv
Vulnerability / licence scanning
Composer/Packagist
uv-
Licensing
Openness
Composer/PackagistOpen-source
uvOpen-source
Pricing
Pricing model
Composer/PackagistFree / OSS
uvFree / OSS

What each one is

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

Composer/Packagist

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

uv

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.

Composer/Packagist

FreeFree tier

Public registry is free. Private Packagist subscription plans available for commercial use.

as of verify ↗

uv

Open sourceFree tier
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Composer/Packagist
uv
macOS
Composer/Packagist
uv
Windows
Composer/Packagist
uv
Linux
Composer/Packagist
uv
CLI
Composer/Packagist
uv
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Composer/Packagist
uv
Self-hosted
Composer/Packagist
uv

Integrations

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

Composer/Packagist

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

uv

10 total
  • Docker
  • GitHub Actions
  • GitLab CI/CD
  • AWS Lambda
  • Azure Artifacts
  • AWS CodeArtifact
  • JFrog Artifactory
  • PyTorch
  • FastAPI
  • Jupyter
Independently observed

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