Composer vs npm vs NuGet vs Packagist
| Attribute | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Developer Tools | Developer Tools | Developer Tools | Developer Tools |
| Pricing | Free tier | Paid | Free tier | Paid |
| Starting price | $0/month | — | $0/month | $59/month |
| Free tier | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| Free trial | No | No | No | Yes |
| Deployment | — | — | — | — |
| API available | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| Platforms | — | — | — | — |
| Certifications | — | — | — | — |
| Integrations | — | — | — | — |
| Company | Founded 2012 | Founded 2014 | Founded 2010 | — |
| Feature attributes | ||||
Also consider
Unknown values show as “Unknown”/“—”. Nothing is inferred — see each tool page for sources.