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| Fact | Bioconductor | pypiserver |
|---|---|---|
| Docker | Official Docker images are provided for every supported Bioconductor release plus a development image. | Official Docker images are built for main pushes and development, prerelease, and final releases. |
| Integrations | SourceForge lists integrations with R and Docker. | The documentation shows integration with pip, easy_install, setuptools, twine, Docker, and reverse proxies including Nginx and Traefik. |
| Intended users | The project serves researchers and data scientists working with biological and genomic data. | The project describes itself as a self-hosted package index for users who want to serve their own Python packages. |
| Purpose | Bioconductor develops and shares open-source software for rigorous, reproducible analysis of biological data. | pypiserver is a minimal PyPI-compatible server for uploading and downloading Python packages with pip or easy_install. |
Bioconductor plans
- BioconductorFree
- FreeFree
pypiserver plans
- pypiserverFree
Pick Bioconductor if…
Bioconductor suits researchers and data scientists analyzing biological or genomic data with R. It is also relevant to users who need package-based methods and reproducible environments.
Pick pypiserver if…
It suits people who want to host their own Python package index and use standard packaging tools to upload or install packages. It is a better fit for smaller package collections unless directory caching is configured, since requests scan the package directory by default.