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Hex
Hex · San Francisco, California, United States · founded 2014
Plans and prices
Private Packages
$9a month
Unlimited private packages · Private package documentation · Republish and delete packages · Private dependency policies
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Open Source
Free
Unlimited public packages · Public package documentation · Multiple package owners · Public dependency policies
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Private Packages (annual)
$90a year
Unlimited private packages · Private package documentation · Private dependency policies
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Enterprise
Priced on request
Run your own infrastructure · Mirror hex.pm packages · Whitelist allowed and vetted packages · Apply Security Packages
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On the record
- Build tools
- Hex packages are supported by Mix, Rebar, and erlang.mk, and the site also provides Gleam usage guidance.hex.pm · read 28 Sep 2026
- Company
- Hex is operated by Swedish limited company Six Colors AB, which supports its development and runs its services.hex.pm · read 28 Sep 2026
- Components
- Hex consists of an HTTP API, website, package and index repository, HexDocs, Mix integration, and other services.hex.pm · read 28 Sep 2026
- Dependency fetching
- Users can fetch dependencies from Hex without creating an account.hex.pm · read 28 Sep 2026
- Dependency policies
- Free organizations can publish public dependency policies, while paid organizations can publish private policies that govern public and private packages.hex.pm · read 28 Sep 2026
- Notable limit
- A private package can depend only on packages in its own organization repository and the global hexpm repository.hex.pm · read 28 Sep 2026
- Private packages
- Organizations can publish and fetch private packages and control which users have access.hex.pm · read 28 Sep 2026
- Security
- Hex supports organization authentication keys for CI, and its About page directs security vulnerability reports to [email protected].hex.pm · read 28 Sep 2026
- Self hosting
- The documentation explains how to build and serve a Hex package repository on infrastructure you operate.hex.pm · read 28 Sep 2026
- Source license
- Hex source code is licensed under the Apache 2 License and maintained by the Hex core team.hex.pm · read 28 Sep 2026
- Support
- Hex directs users to [email protected] for direct contact with the core team and general support.hex.pm · read 28 Sep 2026
- What it does
- Hex is a package manager for the BEAM ecosystem, including languages such as Elixir and Erlang.hex.pm · read 28 Sep 2026
