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Nullsoft Install System alternatives

A professional open source system to create Windows installers

Nullsoft and Contributors Package managers & updaters

12 Windows apps in the same category as Nullsoft Install System, ranked by what they have in common and by popularity.

  • Chocolatey

    Chocolatey is The Package Manager for Windows. It was designed to be a decentralized framework for quickly installing applications and tools that you need. It is built on the NuGet infrastructure and uses PowerShell as its focus for delivering packages.

    Open source 2.7.4.0 386.2M ↓ ★ 11.6K
  • NuGet

    The package manager for .NET

    Open source 7.9.0 2.6M ↓ ★ 822 installer
  • uv

    An extremely fast Python package and project manager, written in Rust.

    Open source 0.13.6 183K ↓ ★ 91K installer
  • Conan Package Manager

    An open source, decentralized C/C++ package manager, to automate building and sharing of packages.

    Open source 2.34.0 257.3K ↓ ★ 9.5K
  • UniGetUI (formerly WingetUI) - Pre-Release

    A better UI for your package managers

    Open source 3.3.7-beta1 78.1K ↓ ★ 26.7K
  • UniGetUI

    The Graphical Interface for your package managers.

    Open source 2026.3.3 3.9K ↓ ★ 26.7K
  • rig

    The R Installation Manager

    Open source 0.11.1 15K ↓ ★ 1K installer
  • topgrade

    Detects which tools you use and runs the appropriate commands to update them.

    Open source 17.14.1 9.8K ↓ ★ 4.7K
  • dotNetInstaller

    A widely used, general-purpose setup bootstrapper for MS Windows.

    Open source 3.2.115.0 2.8K ↓ ★ 206 installer, setup
  • ghostscript

    An interpreter for the PostScript language and for PDF

    Open source 10.08.0 9.5M ↓
  • Zero Install

    decentralized cross-platform software installation system

    Open source 2.29.3 26.6K ↓ ★ 198
  • Advanced Installer

    Windows Installer Packaging Tool for Developers, ISVs & Enterprises

    Proprietary 24.1 94.5K ↓ installer

Comparison

AppLicenceVersionUpdatedGitHub starsChocolatey downloads
Nullsoft Install System Open source 3.13 October 6, 2026 — —
Chocolatey Open source 2.7.4.0 August 19, 2026 11.6K 386.2M
NuGet Open source 7.9.0 August 11, 2026 822 2.6M
uv Open source 0.13.6 October 27, 2026 91K 183K
Conan Package Manager Open source 2.34.0 October 28, 2026 9.5K 257.3K
UniGetUI (formerly WingetUI) - Pre-Release Open source 3.3.7-beta1 January 30, 2026 26.7K 78.1K
UniGetUI Open source 2026.3.3 October 30, 2026 26.7K 3.9K
rig Open source 0.11.1 October 26, 2026 1K 15K
topgrade Open source 17.14.1 October 20, 2026 4.7K 9.8K
dotNetInstaller Open source 3.2.115.0 July 5, 2025 206 2.8K
ghostscript Open source 10.08.0 — 9.5M
Zero Install Open source 2.29.3 August 7, 2026 198 26.6K
Advanced Installer Proprietary 24.1 October 12, 2026 — 94.5K