--- description: Learn more about Chocolatey price, benefits, and disadvantages for businesses in Ireland. Read verified software reviews and discover tools that fit your business needs. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/capterra/og_logo-e5a8c001ed0bd1bb922639230fcea71a.png?auto=format%2Cenhance%2Ccompress title: Chocolatey Pricing, Cost & Reviews - Capterra Ireland 2026 --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [DevOps Software](/directory/31120/devops/software) > [Chocolatey](/software/210185/chocolatey) # Chocolatey Canonical: https://www.capterra.ie/software/210185/chocolatey Page: 1 / 2\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.ie/software/210185/chocolatey?page=2) > DevOps solution that supports GUI, built-in powershell functions, runtime malware protection, package creation, auditing and more. > > Verdict: Rated **4.8/5** by 6 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Overview ### Who Uses Chocolatey? Software management solution designed to help businesses automate installation, upgradation, and configuration of software programs on Windows server. ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.8/5** | 6 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.7/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.7/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.8/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 5.0/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 100% | (10/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Chocolatey Software - **Location**: Topeka, US ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: US$16.00 - **Pricing model**: Per Feature (Free version available) (Free Trial) - **Pricing Details**: Chocolatey offers a free trial for new users, after which the software is available across 3 pricing tiers, details of which are outlined below – Open Source – Available to users for free Pro (Individual) – $96/year Business (C4B) – $16 per license per year - **Target Audience**: 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Mac (Desktop), Windows (Desktop) - **Supported Languages**: English - **Available Countries**: United States ## Features - Configuration Management - Dashboard - Prioritisation - Release Management ## Integrations (7 total) - AppVeyor - Chef Enterprise Automation Stack - ConnectWise Automate - GitHub - GitLab - Jenkins - Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support ## Category - [DevOps Software](https://www.capterra.ie/directory/31120/devops/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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One thing that makes companies hesitant to use it is that you are pulling packages from a central public repo as it has been done with Linux from the start but one feature I like is that the software in the public repo is scanned against multiple VirusTotal DBs to check for malware and tests are performed to make sure the packages work. You can also create your internal repo with the enterprise version so that users can only pick approved packages (This requires infrastructure but easy to deploy). The main feature I like is that you have a community that is building, testing and providing feedback on packages which is something you don't get from SCCM so your team has to package and deploy apps which is time consuming. For users there is also a windows store like GUI as well. > > **Cons**: The infrastructure build for the enterprise infrastructure was not automated a few years back but the latest releases are so no complains. > > We leverage chocolatey to automate the software installation of our gold images. We also leverage chocolatey to provide non admins a way to install approved apps. We are solving known issues with SCCM with ease by switching over. ----- ### "Easy and free to use software to keeep all of our 3rd party apps up to date" — 5.0/5 > **Benjamin** | *13 February 2023* | Mining & Metals | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Easy and free update deployment for pretty much any 3rd party software you can think of. Very easy administration thru cmd or powershell and remote administration via various RMM tools. Customers can create their own repository to be even more secure than using the public library. > > **Cons**: Software needs to be installed thru chocolatey to be able to be recognized by the software. There is no system scan of already existing software. > > No issues whatsoever. If the software to manage is installed thru Atera there are no known issues I am aware of. ----- ### "Great tool for Windows environments" — 4.0/5 > **Chris** | *5 February 2024* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: Adds simplicity of application deployment and management > > **Cons**: Difficult to setup and build out for deployment ----- ### "Chocolatey package manager for Windows" — 5.0/5 > **Tim** | *20 October 2020* | Photography | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: The ease of managing packages installed through the Chocolatey base is fantastic, from fresh installs to maintaining updates. Just one program to install on a new installation can take care of the majority of needed programs that require system integration, if one supplements with a suite of portable apps alongside. > > **Cons**: It can take a while to propagate the list of available applications to choose for installation, including on each search. > > What a sanity-saver\! ----- ### "Keep software up to date without any pain" — 5.0/5 > **Julien** | *7 November 2022* | Printing | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: You can search for software, install them and update them only using the command line > > **Cons**: Depending on the software and the person in charge of maintaining version up to date, it might take time to have the latest verison. > > This is the closer to the linux package manager experience you can have on windows. Everything is configurable and you can really meet your needs. ----- Page: 1 / 2\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.ie/software/210185/chocolatey?page=2) ## Links - [View on Capterra](https://www.capterra.ie/software/210185/chocolatey) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | en | | | en-AE | | | en-AU | | | en-CA | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-IL | | | en-IN | | | en-NZ | | | en-SG | | | en-ZA | | ----- ## Structured Data