Best Hatch Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from Python package managers ranked against Hatch on the same published basis.
- 1Hatch vs ActiveState Platform
- 2Hatch vs uv
- 4Hatch vs pip
- 5Hatch vs pip-tools
- 6Hatch vs Pixi
- 7Hatch vs Anaconda Notebooks
- 8Hatch vs conda-lock
- 9Hatch vs Miniconda
- 10Hatch vs Astral
- 11Hatch vs PDM
- 12Hatch vs conda
- 13Hatch vs Miniforge
- 14Hatch vs Poetry
- 15Hatch vs Maturin
- 16Hatch vs setuptools
- 17Hatch vs Spack
- 18Hatch vs Twine
- 19Hatch vs build
- 20Hatch vs Mamba
- 21Hatch vs Rattler
Hatch alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ActiveState Platform | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 2 | uv | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 4 | pip | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 5 | pip-tools | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 6 | Pixi | 7.2 | Free plan | €42/mo | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 7 | Anaconda Notebooks | 7.0 | Free plan | $15/mo | Web |
| 8 | conda-lock | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 9 | Miniconda | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 10 | Astral | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 11 | PDM | 6.7 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 12 | conda | 6.6 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 13 | Miniforge | 6.6 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 14 | Poetry | 6.6 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 15 | Maturin | 6.0 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 16 | setuptools | 6.0 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 17 | Spack | 6.0 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 18 | Twine | 6.0 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 19 | build | 5.9 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 20 | Mamba | 5.8 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 21 | Rattler | 5.8 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
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Questions about Hatch alternatives
What is the best alternative to Hatch?
ActiveState Platform, number 1 in Python package managers with a score of 7.3 out of 10. The others here: uv, pip, pip-tools and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Hatch?
ActiveState Platform is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 9 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.