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PDM vs Pipenv: catalog facts
PDM	Pipenv
Free Free and open source, supported by sponsors.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Command line
Follows PEP 621 and PEP 517 standards Lock files, workspaces and user scripts	Combines package installation and virtual environments Lock file gives reproducible installs
Requires Python 3.10 or later to run uv integration is still experimental	Only for Python projects Uses its own Pipfile format rather than a plain requirements file
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: MIT
No account needed	No account needed
Not stated if it 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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