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Best Package Registries 2026
Facts read 27 Sep 2026 – 15 Oct 2026
For publishing and retrieving software packages, a registry’s ecosystem support and sharing controls can shape how well it fits your development workflow. Compare package ecosystems with private-package availability and access controls. Download limits, storage limits, and package size limits help show how packages can be stored and distributed; free-plan availability and paid-from pricing add cost considerations. Conan, CocoaPods, and Hex are among the entries to consider. Start with the package formats your projects require, then weigh how you need to restrict access and which listed limits matter for your use.
The standings: top 10
| Name | In a line | Record score | Price from | Try it free | Runs on | Facts read |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 PyPI | PyPI suits Python users looking for packages and authors who want to distribute them. | 6.0 | Free plan | Free plan | Web, Windows, Mac, Linux | 15 Oct 2026 |
| 02 Inedo ProGet | ProGet may suit small teams through enterprises that need to manage package feeds and container images. | 5.7 | $2,395 a year | Free plan | Web, Windows, Linux, API | 28 Sep 2026 |
| 03 Bioconductor | It suits researchers and data scientists analyzing biological or genomic data with R. | 5.6 | Free plan | Free plan | Web, Windows, Mac, Linux | 15 Oct 2026 |
| 04 npm | npm may suit JavaScript developers who publish, find, or install packages. | 5.5 | $7 a month | Free plan | Windows, Mac, Linux | 27 Sep 2026 |
| 05 Hex | 5.3 | $90 a year | Free plan | Web, API, Self-hosted | 28 Sep 2026 | |
| 06 Packagist | Packagist suits PHP developers using Composer to discover and manage public project or library dependencies. | 5.1 | €2,500 a month, billed yearly | Free plan | Web, API | 4 Oct 2026 |
| 07 Conan | Conan suits developers and teams managing C and C++ dependencies and binaries across varied operating systems, build systems, or target hardware. | 5.0 | Free plan | Free plan | Android, iPhone & iPad, Windows, Mac | 28 Sep 2026 |
| 08 CPAN | CPAN suits Perl users looking for software, documentation, or installation instructions, and authors distributing Perl modules. | 4.9 | Free plan | Free plan | Web, Windows, Mac, Linux | 4 Oct 2026 |
| 09 R-universe | R-universe suits R users, package developers, and people publishing or discovering research software. | 4.9 | Free plan | Free plan | Web, Windows, Mac, Linux | 4 Oct 2026 |
| 10 GNU ELPA | 4.8 | Free plan | Free plan | Web, Self-hosted | 15 Oct 2026 |
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Inedo ProGet
ProGet may suit small teams through enterprises that need to manage package feeds and container images.
WebWindowsLinux+2 Record5.7 Visit
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Bioconductor
It suits researchers and data scientists analyzing biological or genomic data with R.
WebWindowsMac+2 Record5.6 Visit
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npm
npm may suit JavaScript developers who publish, find, or install packages.
WindowsMacLinux Record5.5 Visit
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Hex
WebAPISelf-hosted Record5.3 Visit
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Packagist
WebAPI €2,500 a month, billed yearly Record5.1 Visit Packagist suits PHP developers using Composer to discover and manage public project or library dependencies.
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Conan
AndroidiPhone & iPadWindows+2 Free plan Record5.0 Visit Conan suits developers and teams managing C and C++ dependencies and binaries across varied operating systems, build systems, or target hardware.
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CPAN
WebWindowsMac+1 Free plan Record4.9 Visit CPAN suits Perl users looking for software, documentation, or installation instructions, and authors distributing Perl modules.
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R-universe
WebWindowsMac+2 Free plan Record4.9 Visit R-universe suits R users, package developers, and people publishing or discovering research software.
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LuaRocks
WindowsMacLinux+2 Free plan Record4.8 Visit Lua developers who want to install modules and manage their dependencies across supported systems may find LuaRocks useful.
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pypiserver
WindowsMacLinux+2 Free plan Record4.8 Visit pypiserver suits developers or teams who want to maintain a self-hosted index for their Python packages.
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NuGet
WebWindowsMac+2 Free plan Record4.7 Visit NuGet suits .NET library creators and consumers who need package creation, hosting, dependency restoration and project integration.
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aptly
MacLinuxAPI+1 Free plan Record4.6 Visit aptly is intended for people maintaining controlled package environments and publishing repositories consumed by apt on Debian systems.
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CocoaPods
iPhone & iPadMac Free plan Record4.6 Visit CocoaPods is for app developers who want to use public or private dependencies in Cocoa projects, and library developers distributing libraries.
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JSR
WebAPI Free plan Record4.4 Visit JSR suits JavaScript and TypeScript developers distributing packages across multiple runtimes.
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Maven Central
WebAPI Free plan Record4.4 Visit It suits Java developers and publishers who need to find or distribute community open-source components through common build tools.
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