pixi vs Poetry

pixi vs Poetry
Fact	pixi	Poetry
Language	Rust	Python
Licence	BSD-3-Clause	MIT
Stars	7.8k	34k
Latest	v0.81.0	2.5.1
Last push	2026-10-06	2026-10-06
Release cadence	about 5 days between releases	about 10 days between releases
Active contributors	31 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days	29 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days
Flags	none	none

How they relate

pixi replaces Poetry. Alternatives to Poetry →
PartialManages project dependencies and a lockfile, from conda-forge and PyPI.

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

2.5.12026-09-20Fix an issue where uninstalling a package with installer.builtin-uninstall set failed with a TypeError (#11077).
2.5.02026-09-19Add an installer.builtin-uninstall setting to uninstall packages with a built-in uninstaller instead of invoking pip un…
2.4.32026-09-05Fix an issue where Poetry could not extract sdists on Python 3.10.0-3.10.12 and 3.11.0-3.11.4 (#11037).
2.4.22026-08-29Fix an issue where Poetry installs an artifact that is not listed in the lockfile when the package source does not prov…
2.4.12026-05-09Re-allow installer==0.7.0 (#10887).

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