Comparison

conda vs pip

On the evidence we track, pip 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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conda54

★pip63

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	conda	pipLeader
vioscaleAI score	54 / 100high · 79%	63 / 100medium · 65%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	open_source	free
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	free
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	1	0
Security
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	5.1	6.5
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=conda&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0	Count: 13 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=pip&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 5 · Max severity: HIGH
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	-	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	6,665	35,613
Github starsadoption.github_stars	7,533	10,293
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	1,252	102,236,751
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	95	26
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	17	-
Historyrelease.history	20 items	-
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	BSD	MIT
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	Python	Python
Content
Faqcontent.faq	4 items	5 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

conda54 / 100high · 79%

pip63 / 100medium · 65%

Pricing

Free tier

conda✓

pip✓

Model

condaopen_source

pipfree

Price level

condafree

pipfree

Transparent

conda✓

pip✓

Integrations

Count

conda1

pip0

Security

Scorecard

conda5.1

pip6.5

Vulnerabilities

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

pipCount: 13 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=pip&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 5 · Max severity: HIGH

Reliability

Status page

conda–

pip✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

conda6,665

pip35,613

Github stars

conda7,533

pip10,293

Package downloads weekly

conda1,252

pip102,236,751

Activity

Commits last 30d

conda95

pip26

Release

Cadence days

conda17

pip–

History

conda20 items

pip–

License

Spdx

condaBSD

pipMIT

Language

Primary

condaPython

pipPython

Content

Faq

conda4 items

pip5 items

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for Package Registries
Capability	conda	pip
Core
Role	Package manager client	Package manager client
Ecosystem
Ecosystem / language	Polyglot	Python
Deployment
Deployment	CLI-local	CLI-local
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

pipPackage manager client

Ecosystem

Ecosystem / language

condaPolyglot

pipPython

Deployment

condaCLI-local

pipCLI-local

Formats

Package formats supported

condaMany formats

pipSingle ecosystem

Hosting

Private / scoped packages

conda-

pip✓

Upstream proxy / caching

conda-

pip✓

Resolution

Lockfile / deterministic installs

conda✓

pip✓

Workspaces / monorepo

conda-

pip✗

Content-addressable store

conda✓

pip✗

Supply chain

Supply-chain integrity

conda✓

pip✗

Vulnerability / licence scanning

conda-

pip✗

Licensing

Openness

condaOpen-source

pipOpen-source

Pricing

Pricing model

condaFree / OSS

pipFree / OSS

What each one is

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

conda

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

Independently observed

pip

Leader

A centralized platform where Python developers publish libraries and tools for others to discover and use in their projects

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

Open source

as of 2026-10-15verify ↗

pip

Leader

FreeFree 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	conda	pip
macOSPlatforms	✓	✗
WindowsPlatforms	✓	✗
LinuxPlatforms	✓	✗
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	-	✓

Platforms

macOS

conda✓

pip✗

Windows

conda✓

pip✗

Linux

conda✓

pip✗

CLI

conda✓

pip✓

Deployment

Self-hosted

conda–

pip✓

Integrations

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

conda

1 total

PyPI

Independently observed

pip

Leader

Not documented yet.

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