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Hatch vs PDM: catalog facts
Hatch	PDM
Free Free and open source, with sponsorship accepted.	Free Free and open source, supported by sponsors.
Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Covers environments, builds, testing, versioning and publishing in one tool Reproducible builds by default	Follows PEP 621 and PEP 517 standards Lock files, workspaces and user scripts
Command-line only Many options to learn compared with simpler tools	Requires Python 3.10 or later to run uv integration is still experimental
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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