Comparison

NuGet vs uv

On the evidence we track, uv leads this comparison with a composite score of 67/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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NuGet46

★uv67

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	NuGet	uvLeader
Vioscale score	46 / 100low · 39%updating	67 / 100high · 77%updating
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	open_source	commercial
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	free
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	-
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	5	17
Security
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	5	-
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=nuget&package_name=nuget.services.build&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0	Count: 5 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=uv&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 4 · Max severity: MODERATE
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	-
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	9	2
Github starsadoption.github_stars	1,642	89,118
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	-	44,329,091
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	34	100
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	34	3
Historyrelease.history	20 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	Apache-2.0	Apache-2.0
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	C#	Rust
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide · HQ US	-

Score

Vioscale score

NuGet46 / 100low · 39%updating

uv67 / 100high · 77%updating

Pricing

Free tier

NuGet✓

uv✓

Model

NuGetopen_source

uvcommercial

Price level

NuGetfree

uvfree

Transparent

NuGet✓

uv–

Integrations

Count

NuGet5

uv17

Security

Scorecard

NuGet5

uv–

Vulnerabilities

NuGetCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=nuget&package_name=nuget.services.build&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

uvCount: 5 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=uv&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 4 · Max severity: MODERATE

Reliability

Status page

NuGet✓

uv–

Adoption

Dependent repos

NuGet9

uv2

Github stars

NuGet1,642

uv89,118

Package downloads weekly

NuGet–

uv44,329,091

Activity

Commits last 30d

NuGet34

uv100

Release

Cadence days

NuGet34

uv3

History

NuGet20 items

uv20 items

License

Spdx

NuGetApache-2.0

uvApache-2.0

Language

Primary

NuGetC#

uvRust

Market

Availability

NuGetAvailable worldwide · HQ US

uv–

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for Package Registries
Capability	NuGet	uv
Core
Role	Public registry	Package manager client
Ecosystem
Ecosystem / language	.NET	Python
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

NuGetPublic registry

uvPackage manager client

Ecosystem

Ecosystem / language

NuGet.NET

uvPython

Deployment

NuGetBoth

uvCLI-local

Formats

Package formats supported

NuGetSingle ecosystem

uvMany formats

Hosting

Private / scoped packages

NuGet-

uv-

Upstream proxy / caching

NuGet-

uv-

Resolution

Lockfile / deterministic installs

NuGet-

uv✓

Workspaces / monorepo

NuGet-

uv✓

Content-addressable store

NuGet-

uv-

Supply chain

Supply-chain integrity

NuGet-

uv✓

Vulnerability / licence scanning

NuGet-

uv-

Licensing

Openness

NuGetOpen-source

uvOpen-source

Pricing

Pricing model

NuGetFree / OSS

uvFree / OSS

What each one is

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

NuGet

NuGet is the official central repository for .NET packages. It allows developers to author, discover, and integrate reusable code libraries and components into their .NET applications.

Independently observed

uv

Leader

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.

NuGet

Open sourceFree tier

Free and open-source

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

uv

Leader

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	NuGet	uv
WebPlatforms	✓	✗
macOSPlatforms	✗	✓
WindowsPlatforms	✗	✓
LinuxPlatforms	✗	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✗
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓

Platforms

Web

NuGet✓

uv✗

macOS

NuGet✗

uv✓

Windows

NuGet✗

uv✓

Linux

NuGet✗

uv✓

CLI

NuGet✓

uv✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

NuGet✓

uv✗

Self-hosted

NuGet✓

uv✓

Integrations

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

NuGet

5 total

Visual Studio
Visual Studio Code
GitHub Codespaces
Azure DevOps
Azure DevOps Server

Independently observed

uv

Leader

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.