Packagist vs Verdaccio

Packagist8.8Visit Verdaccio8.2Visit

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

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Verdaccio #7 in Package Registries 8.2/10 Open source ✓ 0 of 1 features Visit Verdaccio

• Packagist fits best

  Public PHP Composer packages

• Verdaccio fits best

  Self-hosted npm registries

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Side by side

Feature	Packagist 8.8/10 Visit ↗	Verdaccio 8.2/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.8	8.2
Ranking	#3 in Package Registries	#7 in Package Registries
Best for	Public PHP Composer packages	Self-hosted npm registries
Pricing model	Free	Free
Starting price	Free	Open source
Free plan	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Self-hosted, Browser extension
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Email, Docs	Community, Docs
Integrations	5 integrations	5 integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Packagist 0/1 · Verdaccio 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	Proxies and caches packages from npmjs.org and other upstreams Fine-grained group permissions for package access and publishing Deploys through Docker and Kubernetes Helm with pluggable storage
Cons	Supports a single package ecosystem: PHP Composer Public package hosting only No private packages or access controls	Focused on npm packages rather than multi-format artifacts Requires a self-hosted deployment Storage capacity depends on the filesystem or storage plugin
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 →	Verdaccio is an open-source, self-hosted private npm registry for teams that publish and consume private JavaScript packages. It supports private package hosting while also proxying remote registries such as npmjs.org. Teams can use it to… 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

• Verdaccio — where it wins

  • Proxies and caches packages from npmjs.org and other upstreams
  • Fine-grained group permissions for package access and publishing
  • Deploys through Docker and Kubernetes Helm with pluggable storage

  Where it doesn't

  • Focused on npm packages rather than multi-format artifacts
  • Requires a self-hosted deployment
  • Storage capacity depends on the filesystem or storage plugin

• Packagist8.8/10 · Free plan

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

  Visit PackagistFull verdict →
• Verdaccio8.2/10 · Open source

  A focused, open-source npm registry for teams managing packages in-house.

  Visit VerdaccioFull verdict →