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Conan vs Gemfury: What are the differences?
Conan: C/C++ package manager. Install or build your own packages for any platform. Conan also allows you to run your own server easily from the command line; Gemfury: Private ruby gem hosting. Hosted service for your private and custom packages to simplify your deployment story. Once you upload your packages and enable your Gemfury repository, you can securely deploy any package to any host. Your private RubyGems, Python packages, and NPM modules will be safe and within reach on Gemfury. Install them to any machine in minutes without worrying about running and securing your own private repository.
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Conan and Gemfury belong to "Hosted Package Repository" category of the tech stack.
Some of the features offered by Conan are:
- Dependencies and package management for developers
- De-centralized
- Source code and binaries
On the other hand, Gemfury provides the following key features:
- Gemfury works with RubyGems, Python packages, NPM modules, and all compatible frameworks and services.
- Authenticated Repo-URL keeps your private packages safe and secure during deployment. All management and deployment is done over SSL.
- Do everything you need with just a few terminal commands.
Conan is an open source tool with 2.94K GitHub stars and 383 GitHub forks. Here's a link to Conan's open source repository on GitHub.
Pros of Conan
- Crossplatform builds4
- Easy to maintain used dependencies3
- Build recipes can be very flexble2
- Integrations with cmake, qmake and other build systems1
Pros of Gemfury
- Easy Setup2
- Easy Integration2
- Multiple Repository Types1
- APT repository1
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Cons of Conan
- 3rd party recipes can be flawed1
