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Chocolatey vs QuickInstaller: catalog facts
ChocolateyQuickInstaller
Freemium

The open-source client and community repository are free. Business editions are paid.

Free

Free to use under a freeware licence.

Windows, Command line Windows
  • Very large community package catalogue for Windows software
  • Integrates with Puppet, Chef, Ansible and configuration management
  • Handles both installers and portable applications
  • Installs and updates programs from one place
  • Community packages fetch from vendor sites, so a broken upstream breaks the package
  • Package internalisation and several features are Business edition only
  • Windows only
  • Closed source freeware
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Closed source
License: Apache-2.0 License: Freeware
Not stated if an account is needed Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked September 22, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

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