Comparison

Poetry vs Verdaccio

On the evidence we track, Verdaccio leads this comparison with a composite score of 68/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Poetry59
★Verdaccio68
Score
vioscaleAI score
Poetry59 / 100high · 77%
Verdaccio68 / 100high · 77%
Pricing
Free tier
Poetry✓
Verdaccio✓
Model
Verdacciofree
Price level
Poetryfree
Verdacciofree
Transparent
Poetry✓
Verdaccio✓
Integrations
Count
Poetry1
Verdaccio5
Reliability
Status page
Poetry✓
Verdaccio–
Adoption
Dependent repos
Poetry1,968
Verdaccio4,188
Github stars
Poetry34,312
Verdaccio17,912
Package downloads weekly
Verdaccio656,845
Activity
Commits last 30d
Poetry28
Verdaccio63
Release
Cadence days
Poetry14
Verdaccio3
History
Poetry20 items
Verdaccio20 items
License
Spdx
PoetryMIT
VerdaccioMIT
Language
Primary
PoetryPython
VerdaccioTypeScript
Content
Faq
Poetry5 items
Verdaccio6 items

Capabilities

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

Core
Role
PoetryPackage manager client
VerdaccioPrivate hosted registry
Ecosystem
Ecosystem / language
PoetryPython
VerdaccioJavaScript
Deployment
Deployment
PoetryCLI-local
VerdaccioCLI-local
Formats
Package formats supported
PoetryMany formats
VerdaccioSingle ecosystem
Hosting
Private / scoped packages
Poetry✓
Verdaccio✓
Upstream proxy / caching
Poetry-
Verdaccio✓
Resolution
Lockfile / deterministic installs
Poetry✓
Verdaccio✓
Workspaces / monorepo
Poetry-
Verdaccio-
Content-addressable store
Poetry-
Verdaccio-
Supply chain
Supply-chain integrity
Poetry-
Verdaccio✓
Vulnerability / licence scanning
Poetry-
Verdaccio✓
Licensing
Openness
PoetryOpen-source
VerdaccioOpen-source
Pricing
Pricing model
PoetryFree / OSS
VerdaccioFree / OSS

What each one is

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

Poetry

A tool for declaring, managing, and installing Python dependencies while supporting both package development and distribution through source distributions and wheels.

Independently observed

Verdaccio

Leader

Self-hosted package registry software that lets you publish private packages, cache public ones, and integrate seamlessly with npm, pnpm, or yarn. Designed for both local development and team deployment.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Poetry

Free
as of verify ↗

Verdaccio

Leader
FreeFree tier
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Poetry✗
Verdaccio✓
Linux
Poetry✗
Verdaccio✓
CLI
Poetry✓
Verdaccio✓
Deployment
Self-hosted
Poetry✓
Verdaccio✓
On-premise
Poetry✗
Verdaccio✓

Integrations

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

Poetry

1 total
  • PyPI
Independently observed

Verdaccio

Leader
14 total
  • npm
  • yarn
  • pnpm
  • Docker
  • Kubernetes
  • Helm
  • Amazon S3
  • Google Cloud Storage
  • Snyk
  • Ansible
  • nx
  • create-react-app
  • Angular CLI
  • Storybook
Independently observed
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