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