Pricore vs Repman
Repman is an open-source private Composer registry built on Symfony. Pricore offers a similar feature set — but is actively maintained and built on Laravel.
TLDR
Repman and Pricore share a similar vision: open-source, self-hosted Composer registries. The difference is that Repman is no longer actively maintained, while Pricore is under active development. If you need a registry you can rely on long-term, Pricore is the safer bet.
Feature comparison
| Pricore | Repman | |
|---|---|---|
| Self-hosted | ||
| Open source | ||
| Web dashboard | ||
| Composer v2 API | ||
| Token auth | ||
| Webhook auto-sync | ||
| Actively maintained | ||
| Built on Laravel | ||
| Regular updates |
Active maintenance matters
Repman was a promising project, but development has stalled. For a tool that sits at the heart of your deployment pipeline, you need confidence that security patches, bug fixes, and compatibility updates will keep coming. Pricore is actively maintained with regular releases and a responsive team.
Both open source, both self-hosted
Repman and Pricore share the same philosophy: your private Composer registry should be open source and run on your own servers. Both offer a web dashboard, Composer v2 support, webhook-driven updates, and token authentication. In terms of core features, they're comparable.
Laravel vs Symfony
Repman is built on Symfony, while Pricore is built on Laravel. Both are excellent PHP frameworks, but if your team already uses Laravel — as many PHP teams do — Pricore will feel more familiar to deploy, configure, and extend. You can use the tools and infrastructure you already know.
Migrating from Repman
If you're currently running Repman and looking for an actively maintained alternative, switching to Pricore is straightforward. Both tools pull from the same Git providers and use the same Composer protocols. Point your repositories at a new Pricore instance, update your Composer config, and you're done.
Ready to switch?
Get started with Pricore for free — self-host it or use the hosted version.