Comparison

conda vs JSR

On the evidence we track, conda leads this comparison with a composite score of 54/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

conda full profile →JSR full profile →

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★conda54

JSR47

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	condaLeader	JSR
vioscaleAI score	54 / 100high · 79%	47 / 100low · 42%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	open_source	open_source
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	free
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	1	6
Security
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	5.1	7.3
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=conda&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fjsr-io%2Fjsr&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	6,665	0
Github starsadoption.github_stars	7,533	2,977
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	1,252	-
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	95	57
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	17	-
Historyrelease.history	20 items	-
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	BSD	MIT
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	Python	Rust
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	-	Available worldwide
Content
Faqcontent.faq	4 items	6 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

conda54 / 100high · 79%

JSR47 / 100low · 42%

Pricing

Free tier

conda✓

JSR✓

Model

condaopen_source

JSRopen_source

Price level

condafree

JSRfree

Transparent

conda✓

JSR✓

Integrations

Count

conda1

JSR6

Security

Scorecard

conda5.1

JSR7.3

Vulnerabilities

condaCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=conda&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

JSRCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fjsr-io%2Fjsr&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Adoption

Dependent repos

conda6,665

JSR0

Github stars

conda7,533

JSR2,977

Package downloads weekly

conda1,252

JSR–

Activity

Commits last 30d

conda95

JSR57

Release

Cadence days

conda17

JSR–

History

conda20 items

JSR–

License

Spdx

condaBSD

JSRMIT

Language

Primary

condaPython

JSRRust

Market

Availability

conda–

JSRAvailable worldwide

Content

Faq

conda4 items

JSR6 items

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for Package Registries
Capability	conda	JSR
Core
Role	Package manager client	Public registry
Ecosystem
Ecosystem / language	Polyglot	Polyglot
Deployment
Deployment	CLI-local	SaaS
Formats
Package formats supported	Many formats	Single ecosystem
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

condaPackage manager client

JSRPublic registry

Ecosystem

Ecosystem / language

condaPolyglot

JSRPolyglot

Deployment

condaCLI-local

JSRSaaS

Formats

Package formats supported

condaMany formats

JSRSingle ecosystem

Hosting

Private / scoped packages

conda-

JSR✓

Upstream proxy / caching

conda-

JSR-

Resolution

Lockfile / deterministic installs

conda✓

JSR-

Workspaces / monorepo

conda-

JSR-

Content-addressable store

conda✓

JSR-

Supply chain

Supply-chain integrity

conda✓

JSR✓

Vulnerability / licence scanning

conda-

JSR-

Licensing

Openness

condaOpen-source

JSROpen-source

Pricing

Pricing model

condaFree / OSS

JSRFree / OSS

What each one is

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

conda

Leader

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

Independently observed

JSR

An open-source package registry for JavaScript and TypeScript that publishes ECMAScript modules natively. It works across multiple JavaScript runtimes including Node.js, Deno, Bun, and Cloudflare Workers, with built-in TypeScript support, automatic documentation generation, and interoperability with npm packages.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

conda

Leader

Open source

as of 2026-10-15verify ↗

JSR

FreeFree tier

Free and open-source

PublicFree
- Publish packages
- ECMAScript modules
- Automatic API documentation
- TypeScript support
- Cross-runtime compatibility

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	conda	JSR
WebPlatforms	✗	✓
macOSPlatforms	✓	✗
WindowsPlatforms	✓	✗
LinuxPlatforms	✓	✗
CLIPlatforms	✓	✗
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	-	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	-	✓

Platforms

Web

conda✗

JSR✓

macOS

conda✓

JSR✗

Windows

conda✓

JSR✗

Linux

conda✓

JSR✗

CLI

conda✓

JSR✗

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

conda–

JSR✓

Self-hosted

conda–

JSR✓

Integrations

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

conda

Leader

1 total

PyPI

Independently observed

JSR

7 total

Node.js
Deno
Bun
Cloudflare Workers
npm
Algolia
GitHub

Independently observed

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