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Chocolatey vs. NuGet

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Chocolatey
Score 10.0 out of 10
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Chocolatey is software management automation for Windows designed to make complex tasks simple, from Chocolatey Software in Topeka. The vendor states Chocolatey can easily handle all aspects of package management, but it is also able to work well within the existing ecosystem that is Windows software management.N/A
NuGet
Score 8.0 out of 10
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NuGet is the package manager for .NET. The NuGet client tools provide the ability to produce and consume packages. The NuGet Gallery is the central package repository used by all package authors and consumers.N/A
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ChocolateyNuGet
Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
ChocolateyNuGet
Considered Both Products
Chocolatey
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose Chocolatey
On OSX machines we use brew which works if compared to Chocolatey, a lot better. You could see that on Windows machines the idea of a command line-based software installation tool is not very common, especially if you want to use tools like Python or other scripting languages.
Chris Hyde | TrustRadius Reviewer
Chris Hyde
Test Engineering Manager
Chose Chocolatey
The big reason I picked Chocolatey was the fact that npm and Maven are not well-suited for native windows environments. I had to run on a Windows Server virtual machine, so was limited by what I could use, and I did not want to install WSL on the machine. So, I picked …
NuGet
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose NuGet
Didn't use another package manager as NuGet was our favorite since the beginning.
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose NuGet
Not really have a choice here, especially when working with .NET Framework / .NET Core. At least the built-in GUI of NuGet helps beginners get up to speed quickly. However, advanced users would be able to be more productive with Maven / Ivy thanks to the complete text-based …
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User Ratings
ChocolateyNuGet
Likelihood to Recommend
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User Testimonials
ChocolateyNuGet
Likelihood to Recommend
Chocolately is perfect if you need a robust, well-supported (by the community) package manager. It has basically every major library/tool that you need to do development. I used it specifically in UI test automation.
Chris Hyde | TrustRadius Reviewer
Chris Hyde
Test Engineering Manager
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If you're working on some .NET Framework / .NET Core projects, there's no other real choice here. NuGet works well, the heavy reliance on built-in GUI makes it friendly & easy-to-learn for new people, especially those who haven't been used to dependency management topics. But for those coming from the Java world, who are already spoiled by text-based Maven / Ivy, then NuGet could be a chore to work on a daily basis.
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Anonymous
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Pros
  • Package management
  • Dependency management
  • Ease of use
  • Availability of libs
Chris Hyde | TrustRadius Reviewer
Chris Hyde
Test Engineering Manager
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  • The built-in package explorer / manager in Visual Studio work reliably
  • Integration with popular web-based repository manager is good
  • Command-line options are enough even for complex use cases like publishing to private, credentials-protected repositories
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Cons
  • Available software to install is not easy to find.
  • You need admin rights to install all software.
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  • Incomplete download resume in case of network disruptions
  • Adding user friendly platform to add and update the packages
  • Package creation option in Visual Studio
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Alternatives Considered
On OSX machines we use brew which works if compared to Chocolatey, a lot better. You could see that on Windows machines the idea of a command line-based software installation tool is not very common, especially if you want to use tools like Python or other scripting languages.
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Anonymous
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Didn't use another package manager as NuGet was our favorite since the beginning.
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Anonymous
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Return on Investment
  • Improved time to setup new machines
  • Improved security due to easy update process of installed software
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  • Saves a rework by sharing the common functionalities across the projects
  • Helped to optimize the given package using a central repository
  • Helped to make use of existing useful packages
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