Homebrew tries to reuse system packages as much as possible. MacPorts comes with its own everything. Homebrew tends to have fresher packages---new versions of

Homebrew tries to reuse system packages as much as possible. MacPorts comes with its own everything. Homebrew tends to have fresher packages---new versions of popular packages are usually updated within hours. Haven't look back to MacPorts since switched to Homebrew two years ago.