| Iceberg | PackageMaker (Tiger) | PackageMaker |
|---|
| Runs on Mac OS X | 10.2 and later | 10.4 | 10.2 and 10.3 |
| Price | Free | Free (*) | Free (*) |
| Source | Available | Not available | Not available |
| Localization | English, French | English | English |
| Support for Relative File Paths | YES | YES (Resources only) | NO |
| Import 10.1 PackageMaker project files | YES | ? | NO |
| Background Picture | Iceberg | PackageMaker | NO (**) |
| Welcome | Iceberg | PackageMaker | NO (**) |
| ReadMe | Iceberg | PackageMaker | NO (**) |
| License | Iceberg | PackageMaker | NO (**) |
| Localization Support | Iceberg | NO (**) | NO (**) |
| Metapackage Support | 1 project needed | Multiple projects needed | Multiple projects needed |
| License Templates | YES | NO | NO |
| Project Templates | YES | NO | NO |
| Simultaneous Builds | YES | - | - |
| Installation Simulator | YES | YES (No localization support) | NO |
| Option Flags supported in the UI | 8 | 7 | 7 |
| Restart Actions supported in the UI | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Project File format | Property List file.
Documented format. | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Supports All 10.1 Flags | YES | YES | NO (**) |
| Supports 10.1 Package Format | YES | YES | YES |
| Supports 10.1 MetaPackage Format | YES | NO | NO |
| 10.3 requirements | bundle, file, package, plist, sysctl | NO (**) | NO (**) |
| Drag and Drop support | YES | Minimal | Minimal |
| Remove .pbdevelopment files or CVS folders | YES | NO | NO |
| Command line tool | YES | YES | YES |
| Front-End User Interface | Not too shabby | "Basic" | Basic |
| TokenDefinitions and PathMapping support | YES | NO (**) | NO (**) |
| AppleScript support | YES | Automator action | NO |
| DistributionList support | NO | YES | NO |
| Package Plugin support | NO (**) | NO (**) | NO (**) |