Popular: Data updated November 9, 2026

Categories

Internet1,378
Communication323
Audio & video914
Graphics & design552
Office & productivity1,137
Developer tools3,178
AI tools555
Security & privacy396
System tools3,169
Games532
Education & science240
Network & IT291

ZipInstaller alternatives

An installer utility that installs and uninstalls applications that do not provide an internal installation program from a Zip file.

NirSoft Package managers & updaters

12 Windows apps in the same category as ZipInstaller, 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 2.7.4.0 386.4M ↓ ★ 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 0.13.7 187.5K ↓ ★ 91K installer
  • Conan Package Manager

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

    Open source 2.34.0 260.3K ↓ ★ 9.5K
  • ghostscript

    An interpreter for the PostScript language and for PDF

    Open source 10.08.0 9.5M ↓
  • UniGetUI

    The Graphical Interface for your package managers.

    Open source 2026.3.3 86K ↓ ★ 26.7K
  • topgrade

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

    Open source 17.15.0 10.4K ↓ ★ 4.7K automatic
  • rig

    The R Installation Manager

    Open source 0.11.1 15.3K ↓ ★ 1K installer
  • Zero Install

    decentralized cross-platform software installation system

    Open source 2.29.3 28.9K ↓ ★ 198 install
  • Advanced Installer

    Windows Installer Packaging Tool for Developers, ISVs & Enterprises

    Proprietary 24.1 94.5K ↓ install, installer
  • dotNetInstaller

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

    Open source 3.2.115.0 2.8K ↓ ★ 206 installer
  • Color Cop

    A Windows-based colour picker utility built with Microsoft Foundation Classes (MFC).

    Open source 5.5.17 3.8K ↓ ★ 243

Comparison

AppLicenceVersionUpdatedGitHub starsChocolatey downloads
ZipInstaller Free 1.21 January 5, 2026 — 1.7K
Chocolatey Open source 2.7.4.0 August 19, 2026 11.6K 386.4M
NuGet Open source 7.9.0 August 11, 2026 822 2.6M
uv Open source 0.13.7 November 2, 2026 91K 187.5K
Conan Package Manager Open source 2.34.0 October 28, 2026 9.5K 260.3K
ghostscript Open source 10.08.0 — 9.5M
UniGetUI Open source 2026.3.3 October 30, 2026 26.7K 86K
topgrade Open source 17.15.0 November 3, 2026 4.7K 10.4K
rig Open source 0.11.1 October 26, 2026 1K 15.3K
Zero Install Open source 2.29.3 August 7, 2026 198 28.9K
Advanced Installer Proprietary 24.1 October 12, 2026 — 94.5K
dotNetInstaller Open source 3.2.115.0 July 5, 2025 206 2.8K
Color Cop Open source 5.5.17 November 1, 2026 243 3.8K