Best CPAN Minus Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from package managers ranked against CPAN Minus on the same published basis.
- 1CPAN Minus vs npm
- 2CPAN Minus vs uv
- 3CPAN Minus vs Yarn
- 4CPAN Minus vs Cargo
- 5CPAN Minus vs Gradle
- 6CPAN Minus vs pip
- 7CPAN Minus vs pnpm
- 8CPAN Minus vs Apache Maven
- 9CPAN Minus vs Composer
- 10CPAN Minus vs Swift Package Manager
- 11CPAN Minus vs Conan
- 12CPAN Minus vs Pixi
- 13CPAN Minus vs NuGet
- 14CPAN Minus vs Go Modules
- 15CPAN Minus vs Bun
- 16CPAN Minus vs Nix
- 17CPAN Minus vs conda
- 18CPAN Minus vs PDM
- 19CPAN Minus vs Julia Pkg
- 20CPAN Minus vs Poetry
CPAN Minus alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | npm | 9.3 | Free plan | $7/mo | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 2 | uv | 9.3 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 3 | Yarn | 9.1 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 4 | Cargo | 9.1 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 5 | Gradle | 9.0 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 6 | pip | 9.0 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 7 | pnpm | 8.9 | No | — | Android, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 8 | Apache Maven | 8.9 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 9 | Composer | 8.9 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 10 | Swift Package Manager | 8.8 | Free plan | Free | iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 11 | Conan | 8.7 | No | — | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 12 | Pixi | 8.7 | Free plan | €42/mo | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 13 | NuGet | 8.6 | No | — | API, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 14 | Go Modules | 8.5 | No | — | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 15 | Bun | 8.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 16 | Nix | 8.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 17 | conda | 8.4 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 18 | PDM | 8.4 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 19 | Julia Pkg | 8.4 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 20 | Poetry | 8.3 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
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Questions about CPAN Minus alternatives
What is the best alternative to CPAN Minus?
npm, number 1 in package managers with a score of 9.3 out of 10. The others here: uv, Yarn, Cargo and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to CPAN Minus?
npm is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 13 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes: documentation depth, a free tier and the platforms it runs on.