Best frum Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 tools from development environment managers ranked against frum on the same published basis.
- 1frum vs ActiveState Platform
- 2frum vs devenv
- 3frum vs Flox
- 4frum vs FlyEnv
- 5frum vs Devbox
- 6frum vs FVM
- 7frum vs vfox
- 8frum vs Nix
- 9frum vs RVM
- 10frum vs DevPod
- 11frum vs GVM
- 12frum vs nvm
- 13frum vs SDKMAN!
- 14frum vs Vagrant
- 15frum vs DDEV
- 16frum vs elan
- 17frum vs fnm
- 18frum vs Rook
- 19frum vs tenv
- 20frum vs goenv
frum alternatives compared
| # | Tool | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ActiveState Platform | 7.9 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 2 | devenv | 7.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 3 | Flox | 7.4 | Free plan | $20/mo | Browser, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 4 | FlyEnv | 7.4 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 5 | Devbox | 7.3 | No | $5/mo | Browser, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 6 | FVM | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 7 | vfox | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 8 | Nix | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 9 | RVM | 7.2 | No | — | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 10 | DevPod | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 11 | GVM | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac |
| 12 | nvm | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 13 | SDKMAN! | 7.1 | No | — | API, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 14 | Vagrant | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 15 | DDEV | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 16 | elan | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 17 | fnm | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 18 | Rook | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 19 | tenv | 7.0 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 20 | goenv | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac |
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Questions about frum alternatives
What is the best alternative to frum?
ActiveState Platform, number 1 in development environment managers with a score of 7.9 out of 10. The others here: devenv, Flox, FlyEnv and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to frum?
ActiveState Platform is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 16 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes, the fullest spec sheet first: how deeply the product is documented, the platforms it runs on, a free tier or trial to test it, and its standing.