Comparison

Scoop vs Ninite - Install or Update Multiple Apps at Once

Scoop lands on Depends, and Ninite - Install or Update Multiple Apps at Once lands on Worth it.

Scoop

Depends

Confidence: Low

Worth trying if you are a Windows power user scripting software installs . it is free.

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Ninite - Install or Update Multiple Apps at Once

Worth it

Confidence: Medium

Buy it for personal Windows PCs and one-off setups . it's free and saves hours of installer-clicking.

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Scoop versus Ninite - Install or Update Multiple Apps at Once
Compare	Scoop	Ninite - Install or Update Multiple Apps at Once
Verdict	Depends	Worth it
Best for	Terminal-comfortable Windows power users	New Windows PC setup
Who it's not for	Non-technical users . everything happens in a terminal	Enterprises needing update reporting, inventory, or compliance audits
Privacy	Open-source project with a GitHub vulnerability reporting policy; evidence shows no dedicated security page and active community debate about malware screening.^⁴	No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.^⁹
Support quality	Community GitHub discussions only; no vendor SLA	No support evidence found
Public sentiment	Direct user reviews are scarce; available threads frame Scoop as a power-user complement or alternative to Winget.^³	Users on Reddit and IT forums have recommended Ninite for over a decade as the fastest way to install or update common Windows apps.¹²
Biggest gotcha	Community-maintained app buckets mean trusting volunteer curators; a discussion cites a recent Axios RAT attack^⁴	Ninite Pro pricing not visible in reviewed sources; check the renew page before budgeting¹⁰

Pick Scoop when

Terminal-comfortable Windows power users
Developers scripting machine setup
Portable-app fans

When Scoop is not a fit

Non-technical users . everything happens in a terminal
Teams needing vendor support, SLAs, or contracts
Anyone happy with built-in Winget
Audited enterprises needing vetted software sources

Pick Ninite - Install or Update Multiple Apps at Once when

New Windows PC setup
Home users with many free apps
IT techs building fresh machines
Non-technical users avoiding bundleware

When Ninite - Install or Update Multiple Apps at Once is not a fit

Enterprises needing update reporting, inventory, or compliance audits
Mac or Linux shops . simply unsupported
Anyone deploying custom or in-house software
Fleet admins wanting scheduled silent updates on a free tier

Sources

Chocolatey vs. Scoop vs Winget . which Windows package manager to usemitches-got-glitches.github.io
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Scoop vs winget . ScoopInstaller Discussion #4777github.com
official
Windows built-in winget vs scoop . r/Windows11reddit.com
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What measures does scoop take to keep malware out of its buckets?github.com
security
ScoopInstaller/Scoop on GitHubgithub.com
official
Scoop.sh security page (crawl result)scoop.sh
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Scoop.sh a viable alternative? . PortableApps forumsportableapps.com
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Ninite - Install or Update Multiple Apps at Onceninite.com
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Ninite Pro Agent Securityninite.com
security
Ninite Renew / Pro pricing pageninite.com
official
Has anybody here used Ninite Pro in their org? - r/sysadminreddit.com
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Ninite thread - r/InternetIsBeautifulreddit.com
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Anyone using Ninite? - Spiceworks Communitycommunity.spiceworks.com
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Ninite on Linux - Facebook group postfacebook.com
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Install and Update All Software at Once with Ninite for Windows 11macmyths.com
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Supply-chain discussion - r/sysadminreddit.com
security