When comparing Npackd vs Novus, the Slant community recommends Npackd for most people. In the question“What are the best Windows package managers?” Npackd is ranked 12th while Novus is ranked 14th.
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Pros
Pro Offers both GUI and command-line interface
Pro Free and open-source
No paid edition
Pro Can work with SW installed outside of Npackd
Pro Contains no adware or additional unrelated software
Pro Extremely Fast Installations
Using multithreaded downloads, Novus installs packages 8 times faster
Pro Non Admin Installations
Novus can install any package without an admin terminal. It automatically elevates to an admin terminal without bypassing UAC (User Access Control)
Pro Open Source
Novus is open source (https://github.com/novus-package-manager/novus)
This makes it easier for people to contribute and add package manifests
Pro Quit and Forcequit Feature
Novus has the ability to easily quit and forcequit applications. This has been extremely useful for me, especially when task manager itself is unresponsive
Pro Quit and Forcequit Feature
Novus has the ability to easily quit and forcequit applications. This has been extremely useful for me, especially when task manager itself is unresponsive
Cons
Con The documentation is not very extensive
Con Smaller selection of packages
While currently offering over 1000 packages with the most common software already available, it does not cover as much as Chocolatey.
Con Shortage of packages
Novus is still in development, and does not have a lot of packages