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Devbox

Ch 057.3of 51 Development Environment Managers
  1. 1Runs onBrowser, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
  2. 2Costsfree trial · paid from $5/mo
  3. 3Runtime managementYes
  4. 4Dependency lockingYes
  5. 5Configuration as codeYes
  6. 6Shell integrationYes
  7. 7Container supportYes
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Overview

Devbox is ranked #5 of 51 in development environment managers on Specifiction. It runs on Browser extension, Linux, macOS, Web, Windows. A free trial is offered. Paid plans start at $5/mo.

Devbox plans and pricing

All plans
Solo $5/mo per month First Month Free · $5 monthly credits · 1 user · Community Support jetify.com · 30 Sept 2026
Starter $25/mo per month $25 monthly credits · Up to 10 users · Email Support jetify.com · 30 Sept 2026
Scale-up $250/mo per month $250 monthly credits · Up to 50 users · Email Support jetify.com · 30 Sept 2026
Enterprise Not published per month Custom solutions · Unlimited users · SSO/SAML · Isolated or on-prem support · Premium Support jetify.com · 30 Sept 2026

Compared on development environment managers

Free plan
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Runtime management
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Dependency locking
Yesjetify.com
Configuration as code
Yesjetify.com
Shell integration
Yesjetify.com
Container support
Yesjetify.com

Facts

Core product
Devbox is a command-line tool for creating isolated, reproducible development shells from declared package lists.jetify.com · 30 Sept 2026
Package model
Devbox manages operating-system-level packages similarly to package managers such as yarn, brew, or apt-get.jetify.com · 30 Sept 2026
Package catalog
Devbox provides a searchable index of over 400,000 versions of 80,000 packages powered by Nix.jetify.com · 30 Sept 2026
Configuration
A devbox.json file defines project packages, scripts, services, and environment configuration.jetify.com · 30 Sept 2026
Portability
A Devbox definition can produce a local shell, VS Code devcontainer, Dockerfile, or remote cloud development environment.jetify.com · 30 Sept 2026
Services
Devbox can orchestrate project services with process-compose without Docker.jetify.com · 30 Sept 2026
CI integration
The Devbox GitHub Action installs Devbox and can cache the Nix store in GitHub Actions workflows.jetify.com · 30 Sept 2026
IDE integrations
Devbox documents integrations with direnv and a Visual Studio Code extension.jetify.com · 30 Sept 2026
Cloud integrations
Jetify Cloud deployments can connect with Upstash, Supabase, and AWS.jetify.com · 30 Sept 2026
Secrets
Jetify Secrets securely stores secrets and environment variables and activates them when a Devbox shell starts.jetify.com · 30 Sept 2026
Security
Jetify Cloud is described as SOC-2 certified and supports SSO for access management.jetify.com · 30 Sept 2026
Open source
Devbox is an open-source project built by Jetify with community support.jetify.com · 30 Sept 2026
Operating systems
The installation guide lists Linux, macOS, and Windows through WSL2.jetify.com · 30 Sept 2026
Prerequisites
Devbox requires the Nix Package Manager, while Docker is only needed for container creation.jetify.com · 30 Sept 2026

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