# apk package manager

7 Hacker News commenters recommended apk package manager and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Alpine Linux's package manager, praised for fast installs and deterministic results, with some saying it beats pacman, apt and rpm.

## Why people recommend it

- Fast, well-regarded package manager (2 comments): "how fast apk installs packages on alpine" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47506733)) "the wonderful alpine apk package manager" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46105000))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Nix](https://hackerapproved.com/p/nix.md): 378 recommend
- [Homebrew](https://hackerapproved.com/p/homebrew.md): 271 recommend
- [npm](https://hackerapproved.com/p/npm.md): 161 recommend
- [pnpm](https://hackerapproved.com/p/pnpm.md): 124 recommend
- [Cargo](https://hackerapproved.com/p/cargo.md): 123 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "apk package manager", https://hackerapproved.com/p/apk/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).