# composer

> Dependency manager for PHP

Composer is a command-line dependency management tool for PHP. It resolves library requirements, manages package autoloading, and downloads dependencies from repositories such as Packagist. Developers run it directly from the terminal or integrate it into automated build pipelines.

- Source: https://github.com/composer/composer
- Homepage: https://getcomposer.org/
- License: MIT
- Built with: PHP 100.0%
- Stars: 29565
- Forks: 4860
- Contributors: 1062
- Last commit: 2026-10-28
- Latest release: 2.10.3 (2026-08-27)
- Purpose: Developer tools
- Type: CLI
- For: Personal, Enterprise

## Worth score: 79/100

How much DigGitHub recommends it, from activity, adoption, docs, license and security signals.

- Popularity: 22/25
- Momentum: 10/20
- Maintenance: 25/25
- Community: 14/15
- Readiness: 8/15

## Downloads

Latest release: [2.10.3](https://github.com/composer/composer/releases/tag/2.10.3). Files from the project's GitHub release, not checked by DigGitHub.

Other files:

- [composer.phar](https://github.com/composer/composer/releases/download/2.10.3/composer.phar) (3.5 MB, 669k downloads)

To check the files: [composer.phar.asc](https://github.com/composer/composer/releases/download/2.10.3/composer.phar.asc)

## Alternatives

- [pnpm](https://diggithub.com/pnpm/pnpm.md): Fast, disk-efficient package manager
- [vcpkg](https://diggithub.com/microsoft/vcpkg.md): C and C++ package manager for Windows, Linux, and macOS
- [Poetry](https://diggithub.com/python-poetry/poetry.md): Python packaging and dependency management

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Source page: https://diggithub.com/composer/composer
Updated: 2026-10-29