conda vs pixi

conda vs pixi
Fact	conda	pixi
Language	Python	Rust
Licence	Other	BSD-3-Clause
Stars	7.5k	7.8k
Latest	26.9.1	v0.81.0
Last push	2026-10-06	2026-10-06
Release cadence	about 9 days between releases	about 5 days between releases
Active contributors	28 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days	31 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days
Flags	none	none

How they relate

pixi replaces conda. Alternatives to conda →
Full replacementInstalls conda packages into per-project environments with a lockfile.

26.9.12026-10-02Keep cached package archive paths consistent with their recorded filenames and checksums when both archive formats are…
26.9.02026-10-01Upcoming change to automatic pip installation
26.7.32026-09-29Ensure v3 packages are available when mixing sharded and unsharded repos. (#16676 via #16688)
26.7.22026-09-04Allow individual sharded-repodata package shards up to 64 MiB after decompression. (#16575)
26.7.12026-08-18Fix DeprecationHandler version fallback when packaging raises InvalidVersion for unparseable versions (e.g. None under…

v0.81.02026-09-15pixi run --script can now run conda-script files directly from HTTP or HTTPS URLs, including GitHub Gists. Pixi downloa…
v0.80.02026-09-07Pixi now has experimental support for conda-script. Conda scripts let you write scripts in any language, with dependenc…
v0.79.02026-09-03Pixi now has better support for RISC-V by setting the default virtual packages.
v0.78.02026-08-28You can now use the CLI to add path dependencies with the following command:
v0.77.12026-08-24Add pixi workspace preview subcommand by @ruben-arts in #6859

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