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Poetry vs uv
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| Fact | Poetry | uv |
|---|---|---|
| Language | Python | Rust |
| Licence | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Stars | 34k | 90k |
| Latest | 2.5.1 | 0.12.23 |
| Last push | 2026-10-06 | 2026-10-06 |
| Release cadence | about 10 days between releases | about 2 days between releases |
| Active contributors | 29 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days | 25+ commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days |
| Flags | none | none |
How they relate
uv replaces Poetry. Alternatives to Poetry →
Full replacementProject management with a uv.lock lockfile.
Both replace Pipenv. Alternatives to Pipenv →
Full replacementPoetryDependencies and lockfile in pyproject.toml instead of a Pipfile.
Full replacementuvA lockfile and a virtual environment per project, like Pipenv's.
Published benchmarks, each linked to its source. The numbers depend on the hardware and the workload they were measured on.
Resolving the Transformers project with all optional dependencies
Without cache: uv 7.48s, Poetry 47.91s (PDM 91.91s). With cache: uv 0.14s, Poetry 4.32s.
Poetry
- 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).
Poetry
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uv
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