Packagist vs Conan

Packagist8.8Visit Conan8.4Visit

Higher score Packagist #3 in Package Registries 8.8/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 1 features Visit Packagist

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Conan #6 in Package Registries 8.4/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 1 features Visit Conan

• Packagist fits best

  Public PHP Composer packages

• Conan fits best

  Native C and C++ dependencies

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Side by side

Feature	Packagist 8.8/10 Visit ↗	Conan 8.4/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.8	8.4
Ranking	#3 in Package Registries	#6 in Package Registries
Best for	Public PHP Composer packages	Native C and C++ dependencies
Pricing model	Free	Free
Starting price	Free	Free
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Self-hosted, Desktop
Platforms	Web	Windows, macOS, Linux
Support	Email, Docs	Docs, Community
Integrations	5 integrations	6 integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Packagist 0/1 · Conan 0/1
Private packages	—	Not checked yet
Specs
Package ecosystems	Single	Not checked yet
Package size limit	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Storage limit	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Download limit	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Access controls	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Free hosting for open-source PHP packages Composer metadata, search, feeds, and download statistics Repository crawling and hooks for GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, and Gitea	Precompiled binaries support multiple configurations and target platforms. Lockfiles, profiles, revisions, and caching support reproducible workflows. Integrates with CMake, Visual Studio/MSBuild, Docker, Meson, and more.
Cons	Supports a single package ecosystem: PHP Composer Public package hosting only No private packages or access controls	Workspaces are experimental and subject to breaking changes. Its package model is focused on native C and C++ projects. Hosted repository pricing belongs to separate JFrog Artifactory offerings.
Our verdict	Packagist is a public PHP package registry for Composer, built for developers and maintainers distributing open-source packages. Users can search packages, inspect versions and metadata, and install dependencies through Composer.… Read the review →	Conan is an open-source package manager for C and C++ projects. It helps teams define recipes, declare dependencies, build or obtain precompiled native binaries, and exchange packages through configurable remote repositories. Its support… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Packagist — where it wins

  • Free hosting for open-source PHP packages
  • Composer metadata, search, feeds, and download statistics
  • Repository crawling and hooks for GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, and Gitea

  Where it doesn't

  • Supports a single package ecosystem: PHP Composer
  • Public package hosting only
  • No private packages or access controls

• Conan — where it wins

  • Precompiled binaries support multiple configurations and target platforms.
  • Lockfiles, profiles, revisions, and caching support reproducible workflows.
  • Integrates with CMake, Visual Studio/MSBuild, Docker, Meson, and more.

  Where it doesn't

  • Workspaces are experimental and subject to breaking changes.
  • Its package model is focused on native C and C++ projects.
  • Hosted repository pricing belongs to separate JFrog Artifactory offerings.

• Packagist8.8/10 · Free plan

  A free public registry for discovering and distributing PHP packages through Composer.

  Visit PackagistFull verdict →
• Conan8.4/10 · Free plan

  A deep, free package manager for native C and C++ dependency workflows.

  Visit ConanFull verdict →