Alternatives and competitors
Sites like Snapcraft
The 20 closest Linux app store alternatives to Snapcraft, ranked by what they actually offer, and the 6 technologies behind it.
Looking for an alternative to Snapcraft? The closest matches are getcomposer.org, CPAN and Substack. We match sites by what they actually offer, from their homepages, Wikidata and a summary by Claude, in any language. Vote on each alternative and leave a short note to help the next person choose.
- Neighbours
- k = 20
- Sites searched
- 4,032
- Vector
- 384-d
- Query
- 15 ms
01 · Entity
About Snapcraft
Snapcraft snapcraft.io
Snapcraft - Snaps are universal Linux packages
Snaps are containerised software packages that are simple to create and install. They auto-update and are safe to run. And because they bundle their dependencies, they work on all major Linux systems without modification.
Wikidata: software deployment and package management system developed by Canonical
Summary by Claude
Snapcraft is Canonical's app store and packaging system for Linux, where users browse and install sandboxed, auto-updating snap packages and developers build and publish their apps using snapcraft.yaml.
- Who it’s for
- Linux users and application developers
02 · Embedding space
Competitor map
Each alternative by how close its vector is to Snapcraft’s (x) and how much traffic it gets, how much of the stack it shares, or where it sits in the embedding space itself (y). Lines split each axis at the median. Hover for the numbers, click to jump to it in the list.
similarity × popularity
03 · Nearest neighbours
Alternatives to Snapcraft
Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to Snapcraft, thumbs down if it isn’t.
- 01
Composer
A Dependency Manager for PHP
Close cos 0.880 - 02
The Comprehensive Perl Archive Network - www.cpan.org
Perl package repository
Close cos 0.876 - 03
Substack
Substack is the app for independent voices: a free newsletter, video, and podcast hosting platform with paid subscriptions built in.
Close cos 0.874 - 04
app store
Close cos 0.873 - 05
Debian -- The Universal Operating System
Debian is an operating system and a distribution of Free Software. It is maintained and updated through the work of many users who volunteer their time and effort.
Close cos 0.872 - 06
Snap for Developers
Documentation for various Snap Inc. products to help empower developers.
Close cos 0.870 - 07
Synology Inc.
Synology uniquely enables you to manage, secure, and protect your data - at the scale needed to accommodate the exponential data growth of the digital world.
Close cos 0.870 - 08
The Linux Kernel Archives
Unix-like operating system kernel, basis for all Linux operating systems
Close cos 0.872 - 09
Arch Linux
Linux distribution
Close cos 0.869 - 10
AI Advertising Platform | StackAdapt
StackAdapt is the AI advertising platform that helps marketers orchestrate audiences, creative, channels, and measurement from one platform with AI built into every stage of advertising.
Close cos 0.869 - 11
QNAP (US) | Secure, Intelligent Data & Storage Solutions
Accelerate workflows, protect data, and strengthen IT/OT resilience—powered by integrated NAS, High Availability, networking, Edge AI servers, video surveillance, and myQNAPcloud One.
Close cos 0.867 - 12
Semrush: Your Unfair Advantage for Growing Brand Visibility
Semrush is the leading platform to grow and measure brand visibility across AI search, SEO, PPC, social, and more.
Close cos 0.870 - 13
Slack | AI Work Platform & Productivity Tools
Boost productivity and save time with Slack — the AI work platform for managing projects, automating workflows, and connecting teams securely. Start working smarter today.
Close cos 0.867 - 14
That request didn't go through. Our security filter flagged something. You don't have permission to access this page.
database of icons
Close cos 0.867 - 15
LITEAPKS - #1 MOD APK for Android
LITEAPKS.COM is the leading reputable source for mod apk, free games and apps for Android
Close cos 0.867 - 16
Docker | Secure Sandboxes for AI Agents
Run AI agents and containers safely, anywhere. Docker gives builders trusted sandboxes, governance, and a secure supply chain for modern software.
Close cos 0.864 - 17
Bazaarvoice | The UGC Platform for Authentic Shopper Experiences
The leading UGC platform for authentic ratings, reviews, visual UGC, and review syndication that powers discovery, shopper trust, and higher ecommerce conversion.
Close cos 0.867 - 18
Modrinth
Download Minecraft mods, plugins, datapacks, shaders, resourcepacks, and modpacks on Modrinth. Discover and publish projects on Modrinth with a modern, easy to use interface and API.
Close cos 0.865 - 19
Welcome – Gentoo Linux
The website of Gentoo, a flexible Linux distribution.
Close cos 0.864 - 20
The World's Most Distributed Cloud Computing Platform | Akamai
Build and deliver low-latency, edge native applications on Akamai Connected Cloud.
- Google Search Console
- Marketo
- Adobe Experience Manager
- Adobe Experience Platform Tags
- Akamai
- Akamai Bot Manager
Close cos 0.864
Ranked by score: the cosine similarity of each site’s vector to snapcraft.io’s, less a small penalty for generic sites that are close to everything. Highlighted technologies are ones Snapcraft uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the ranking.
04 · Fingerprints
Technology
What Snapcraft is built with, and what its closest competitors use, from its homepage’s code and its DNS records.
Built with
- Tag managers
- Google Tag Manager page source: googletagmanager.com/gtm.js
- Marketing automation
- Marketo page source: munchkin.marketo.net
- Monitoring
- Sentry page source: .ingest.de.sentry.io
- Web servers
- nginx header server: nginx/1.14.0 (Ubuntu)
- SaaS tools (verified in DNS)
- GlobalSign TXT _globalsign-domain-verification=VzRovTWhxjedMqXFfoiZ-UNRnlnuTXYHgjKem…
- Google Search Console meta google-site-verification: Y1JayrP2iS6jS6Rd7uGX3Kzgm0oD8rV5R6TkzteLbQg
Stack changes
No changes yet. Each new crawl is compared with the last one, and what Snapcraft adds or drops shows up here.
What competitors use
Across the 20 closest sites.
- Google Search Console 20/20
- Google Workspace · not on snapcraft.io 10/20
- Amazon Route 53 · not on snapcraft.io 8/20
- nginx 7/20
- Microsoft 365 · not on snapcraft.io 7/20
- Zendesk · not on snapcraft.io 6/20
- Google Tag Manager 5/20
- Apple Business · not on snapcraft.io 5/20
- Atlassian · not on snapcraft.io 5/20
- PHP · not on snapcraft.io 5/20
- Google Analytics · not on snapcraft.io 4/20
- Cloudflare · not on snapcraft.io 4/20
- Cloudflare DNS · not on snapcraft.io 4/20
- Salesforce · not on snapcraft.io 4/20
- Adobe · not on snapcraft.io 4/20
- OpenAI · not on snapcraft.io 4/20