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    Chocolatey

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/AChocolatey 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

    Score8 out of 10
    N/ANuGet 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
    Likelihood to Recommend
    6.8
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    User Testimonials
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    Chocolatey Software
    It is very easy to install a batch of Windows software from the command line when setting up a new machine. All needed software installs could be scripted in one batch file and then run on a new machine. It is also very easy to keep the installed software up-to-date via the command line.
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    Microsoft
    Whenever your projects need some packages which are available on NuGet it is easy to consume them with the help of tools such as Visual Studio, and MSBuild. We can add customized functionality to existing packages and can host them as a separate packages easily. Packages that depend on other packages are well managed by NuGet.
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    Pros
    Chocolatey Software
    • Package management
    • Dependency management
    • Ease of use
    • Availability of libs
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    Microsoft
    • 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
    Chocolatey Software
    • Available software to install is not easy to find.
    • You need admin rights to install all software.
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    Microsoft
    • 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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    Chocolatey Software
    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 Chocolately for dependency management on those machines.
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    Microsoft
    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 format. Basically, people from the Java world are spoiled by a much better dependency management system.
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    Return on Investment
    Chocolatey Software
    • Improved time to setup new machines
    • Improved security due to easy update process of installed software
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    Microsoft
    • 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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