Chocolatey vs. RubyGems.org

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Chocolatey
Score 8.8 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
RubyGems
Score 9.1 out of 10
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RubyGems (RubyGems.org) is a package manager with dependency manager for the Ruby programming language.N/A
Pricing
ChocolateyRubyGems.org
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
ChocolateyRubyGems
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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User Ratings
ChocolateyRubyGems.org
Likelihood to Recommend
6.8
(2 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
-
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User Testimonials
ChocolateyRubyGems.org
Likelihood to Recommend
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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Open Source
RubyGems is a great packaging library primarily because of its verbose logging information and easy to navigate system architecture. We've dealt with artifactory systems in the past for Java and JavaScript, and RubyGems just makes it a lot easier to handle the packaging and deployment of our reusable libraries. We've noticed in the past that there are times where (if all 200+ teams) are releasing at a similar time that publishing the gems can lag, but that's fairly rare.
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Pros
Chocolatey Software
  • Package management
  • Dependency management
  • Ease of use
  • Availability of libs
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Open Source
  • Seemless packaging
  • Well documented
  • Verbose error logs
  • Active community support
  • Quick security fixes/releases
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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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Open Source
  • Lack of solid Windows support.
  • Not great performance if lots of people release at the same time.
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Support Rating
Chocolatey Software
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Open Source
RubyGems has strong community support and finding issues to errors is as simple as searching for the error message you're receiving (but usually the error is clear enough without having to bother with that). Honestly, the framework is simple enough that support isn't needed much, but it has been helpful to us in the past when we have needed it.
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Alternatives Considered
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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Open Source
RubyGems is easier to use and to troubleshoot issues overall. Sometimes when troubleshooting in other systems errors are masked and it takes a trained eye or a lot of time searching through Google trying to find out what it really means. RubyGems is very verbose and allows for quick troubleshooting of any deployment problems.
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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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Open Source
  • Quick package hosting.
  • Faster deployment process.
  • Less troubleshooting needed during deployment.
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