[SMFloris]

Where Conan doesn't really shine is crossplatform dependencies. For example, when a dependency requires to have been built with a specific toolchain. Thus, if your goal is write once and run everywhere you'll still have to build dependencies yourself.

[simfoo]

When a dependency requires to be built with a certain toolchain, Conan can't do anything about it. At best it really only surfaces a problem that might be hidden if you were just be using pre-made builds.