18.1
PyPI is a repository for software written in Python.
Free planOpen sourceWebAPILinux
Best Package Registries in 2026
Choosing a package registry means matching the package formats you use with the way you need to store and share them. Compare ecosystems such as npm, Conan, and Maven Central, then check whether private packages and access controls fit your distribution needs. Download limits, package size limits, and storage limits can affect how comfortably a registry accommodates your workflow. The free plan and paid-from price…
27.6
Bioconductor is an open-source software project for rigorous, reproducible analysis of biological data.
Free planOpen sourceWebLinuxmacOS
37.5
npm is a JavaScript package registry and command-line tool for publishing, finding, and using packages.
Free planLinuxmacOSWindows
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Inedo ProGet
Inedo ProGet is a self-hosted package and container repository for keeping software packages and Docker images in one place, scanning…
Free planWebAPILinuxSelf-hosted7.4From $2,395 a year - 57.0Free plan
- 6
LuaRocks
LuaRocks is a free package manager for Lua, and LuaRocks.org hosts rocks and rockspecs for Lua modules.
Free planAPILinuxmacOSSelf-hosted6.9Free plan - 7
pypiserver
pypiserver is a self-hosted package index for serving Python packages through standard tools such as pip and twine.
Free planAPILinuxmacOSSelf-hosted6.9Free plan - 8
Hex
Hex is a package manager for the BEAM ecosystem, including Elixir and Erlang.
Free planWebAPISelf-hosted6.8From $90 a year - 9
Packagist
Packagist is the default package repository for Composer, the dependency manager used by PHP developers.
Free planWebAPI6.7From €2,500 a month - 10
6.6 - 11
CocoaPods
CocoaPods manages dependencies for Swift and Objective-C projects built with Cocoa.
Free planiOSmacOS6.5Free plan - 12
aptly
aptly manages Debian package repositories and publishes controlled package sets for systems using apt.
Free planAPILinuxmacOSSelf-hosted6.4Free plan - 13
CPAN
CPAN is a free archive of Perl software and documentation, with ways to discover, download, and install modules.
Free planWebLinuxmacOSWindows6.4Free plan - 14
Private Packagist
WebAPILinuxSelf-hosted6.4From €187 a year - 15
R-universe
R-universe is rOpenSci’s platform for publishing and discovering research software in R.
Free planWebAPILinuxmacOS6.4Free plan - 16
NuGet
NuGet is the package manager for .NET, providing tools to create and consume packages and the NuGet Gallery as a central repository.
WebAPILinuxmacOS6.3 - 17
RubyGems.org
RubyGems.org is a community-run hosting service for finding, installing, and publishing RubyGems.
WebAPILinuxmacOS6.3 - 18
Maven Central
Maven Central is a public distribution platform for release-ready community open-source software in the Java ecosystem.
Free planWebAPI6.1Free plan - 19
MELPA
MELPA is a free archive of Emacs Lisp packages compatible with Emacs package.el.
Free planWebLinux6.1Free plan - 20
Verdaccio
Verdaccio is a free, open-source Node.js private proxy registry for teams that want to use private npm packages without sending code to the public.
Free planWebAPILinuxSelf-hosted6.1Free plan - 21
JSR
JSR is a free package registry for JavaScript and TypeScript that distributes packages as web-standard ECMAScript modules.
Free planWebAPI6.0Free plan - 22
R
R is a free software environment designed for statistical computing, with graphics support, statistical tests, regression models, and scripting.
macOSWindows6.0 - 235.9
- 24
devpi
devpi is an open-source PyPI server and toolkit for staging, packaging, testing, and releasing Python packages.
WebLinuxSelf-hosted5.8 - 25
NonGNU ELPA
NonGNU ELPA is a free package archive for GNU Emacs, providing third-party packages whose copyright has not been assigned to the Free Software Foundation.
WebLinuxmacOSWindows5.8