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Chocolatey vs winget: catalog facts
Chocolatey	winget
Freemium The open-source client and community repository are free. Business editions are paid.	Free The open-source tool is available without a license fee.
Windows, Command line	Windows, Command line
Very large community package catalogue for Windows software Integrates with Puppet, Chef, Ansible and configuration management	Ships with Windows, so nothing needs installing first Export and import a whole machine's application list for rebuilds
Community packages fetch from vendor sites, so a broken upstream breaks the package Package internalisation and several features are Business edition only	Manifest quality varies and upgrade detection is unreliable for some apps Fewer packages than Chocolatey or Scoop for niche tools
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License: MIT
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
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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