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vcpkg is an open-source C and C++ package manager for acquiring, building, and integrating libraries across Windows, Linux, and macOS. It supports manifest files, binary caching, triplets, and integration with CMake and other build systems.
💡 Pick it for customizable profiles, binary packages, and private C++ dependencies across many compiler configurations.
Conan is an open-source, decentralized and multi-platform package manager for C and C++ languages. It provides a powerful and flexible way to...
Spack Community
💡 Choose it for HPC, scientific software, or dependency matrices requiring many compiler and architecture variants.
Spack is an open-source package manager for installing scientific software and libraries with many compiler, architecture, and dependency variants. It is primarily...
build2 Community
💡 Pick it when you want a tightly integrated C++ build system and package manager instead of combining vcpkg with CMake.
build2 is a C++ build system with an integrated package manager for obtaining and building C++ libraries. It targets developers who want...
💡 Choose it for a lightweight all-in-one C++ build and package workflow with less CMake configuration.
xmake is a cross-platform build utility based on Lua. It uses xmake.lua to maintain project builds. It supports C, C++, Objective-C, Swift,...
💡 Pick it for hermetic, reproducible development environments that include compilers, system tools, and non-C++ dependencies.
Nix is a cross-platform package manager built around reproducible, isolated software environments. It serves developers, power users, and system administrators who need...
CPM.cmake Community
💡 Choose it for small CMake projects that want straightforward, source-based dependency fetching inside the project.
CPM.cmake is a lightweight CMake script for fetching and integrating CMake-compatible dependencies directly into a project. It is aimed at C++ developers...
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