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Compare Chocolatey and InstallShield 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (50.0% of reviews)
Enterprise (50.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
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Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
Chocolatey
Star Rating
(14)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (50.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about ChocolateyInstallShield
Star Rating
(22)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (50.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about InstallShieldChocolatey vs InstallShield
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Chocolatey easier to use and do business with overall. However, reviewers felt that InstallShield is easier to set up. Both products were equally easy to administer.
- Reviewers felt that Chocolatey meets the needs of their business better than InstallShield.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Chocolatey is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of InstallShield over Chocolatey.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Chocolatey
No pricing availableInstallShield
No pricing availableFree Trial
Chocolatey
No trial information availableInstallShield
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.4
12
8.9
14
Ease of Use
9.0
12
8.6
14
Ease of Setup
8.3
7
8.8
7
Ease of Admin
8.6
6
8.6
7
Quality of Support
8.9
9
7.7
14
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.3
5
8.6
7
Product Direction (% positive)
8.9
11
9.0
12
Features by Category
Functionality
9.2
10
8.0
11
9.8
8
8.3
10
8.8
7
8.0
9
9.3
7
8.1
7
Management
9.4
9
7.6
9
8.9
9
7.7
8
9.2
10
8.0
10
8.3
8
8.2
11
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Chocolatey and InstallShield are categorized as Repository Management
Unique Categories
Chocolatey has no unique categories
InstallShield has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Chocolatey
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
InstallShield
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Computer Software
35.7%
Information Technology and Services
14.3%
Translation and Localization
7.1%
Renewables & Environment
7.1%
Program Development
7.1%
Other
28.6%
Information Technology and Services
27.3%
Computer Software
22.7%
Oil & Energy
9.1%
Legal Services
9.1%
Financial Services
9.1%
Other
22.7%
Discussions
Chocolatey has no discussions with answers
What is InstallShield used for?
1 Comment
SR
Installshield is a packaging tool which is used to build installers for productsRead more
InstallShield has no more discussions with answers
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