Package Manager Comparison

This is the comparison of package management solutions in the LabVIEW community.

Characteristic	VI Package Manager (Free)	VI Package Manager (Pro $599/user/year)	NI Package Manager	G Package Manager (GPM)
Installs With LabVIEW	Yes	No	Yes	No
Open Source	No	No	No	Yes
Language Written In	G	G	C#	G
Free To Install	Yes	Yes Trial	Yes	Yes
API	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Local repository management	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Supports multiple LabVIEW versions from a single package	Yes	Yes	No	No
Scope of package installation	LabVIEW IDE	LabVIEW IDE	LabVIEW IDE	Per Project (LabVIEW IDE coming soon)
Supports LabVIEW NXG	No	No	Yes	No
Create pallets as a part of the package creation	Yes	Yes	No	No
Supports Installation to symbolic paths (user.lib)	Yes	Yes	No	N/A (coming soon)
Supports Local and Global repositories	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Support Structure	JKI online support	JKI online support	NI Forums	?
Supports Pre Build Step	No	Yes, G Code	Yes - via Source Distribtuion, G Code	?
Supports Post Build Step	No	Yes, G Code	Yes - via Source Distribtuion, G Code	?
Supports Pre Install Step	Yes, G Code	Yes, G Code	Yes - via exe or bat	?
Supports Post Install Step	Yes, G Code	Yes, G Code	Yes - via exe or bat	?
Supports Pre Uninstall Step	Yes, G Code	Yes, G Code	?	?
Supports Post Uninstall Step	Yes, G Code	Yes, G Code	?	?
Supports N pre install/post install steps	No	No	Yes	?
Supports Automatic Dependency Scanning	No	Yes	No	No
Example	Example	Example	Example	Example