Development Environment Managers
Alternatives to FVM
The tools Specifiction weighs against FVM, from its list of development environment managers, each with its plans, platforms and spec score.
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ActiveState Platform It suits organizations managing runtime projects and permissions across teams, departments or a company.
Free plan Web · Windows · macOS · Linux9.1 Visit Specs - 02
DevPod DevPod suits developers who want containerized environments across local, remote, or cloud infrastructure.
Free plan Open source Windows · macOS · Linux · Self-hosted8.8 Visit Specs - 03
devenv devenv suits teams that want Nix-based development environments described in project configuration and used across development and CI.
Free plan Web · Windows · macOS · Linux8.7 Visit Specs - 04
Flox Flox suits developers who want project environments specified as code and shared across teams or development workflows.
From $20/mo Free plan Web · Windows · macOS · Linux8.6 Visit Specs - 05
Devbox Devbox suits developers and teams that want project environments declared in code and reused across shells, containers, or cloud environments.
From $5/mo Free trial Web · Windows · macOS · Linux8.5 Visit Specs - 06 GHCup
GHCup suits Haskell developers who want to install and manage versions of the core toolchain.
Free plan Web · Windows · macOS · Linux8.5 Visit Specs - 07 Jabba
Jabba suits developers who need to install and select JDK versions across Windows, macOS and Linux.
Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux8.5 Visit Specs - 08 frum
frum suits Ruby developers who want to manage versions globally or per project, including through.ruby-version files.
Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux8.4 Visit Specs - 09 nvm
nvm suits developers who want to manage Node.js versions per user and shell, including version selection for projects and CI/CD use.
Free plan Open source Windows · macOS · Linux · Self-hosted8.4 Visit Specs - 10
Nix Nix suits technically comfortable users who need reproducible package builds, system configuration or shared development environments.
Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux · Self-hosted8.3 Visit Specs - 11
DDEV DDEV suits web developers and teams who need local Docker environments for PHP or Node.js projects.
Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux8.2 Visit Specs - 12
FlyEnv FlyEnv suits developers who want to manage local runtimes, sites and databases across projects.
Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux8.2 Visit Specs - 13 Devilbox
Devilbox suits developers who want a local Dockerized environment for multiple LAMP or MEAN projects.
Free plan Web · Windows · macOS · Linux8.1 Visit Specs - 14 asdf
It suits development teams that need shared, repeatable tool versions across Linux or macOS projects.
Free plan macOS · Linux8.0 Visit Specs - 15 vfox
vfox suits developers who move between projects requiring different runtime versions or SDKs.
Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux8.0 Visit Specs - 16 chruby
It suits Ruby developers who want shell-based version selection on Linux or macOS.
Free plan macOS · Linux7.9 Visit Specs - 17 GNU Guix Free plan Linux · Self-hosted7.9 Visit Specs
- 18 Laravel Herd From $8.25/mo Free plan Windows · macOS7.9 Visit Specs
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Docksal Windows · macOS · Linux · Self-hosted7.8 Visit Specs - 20 fnm
fnm suits developers who manage Node.js versions from a command line or shell, especially those using project version files or automatic switching when changing directories.
Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux7.8 Visit Specs - 21
Local It suits WordPress developers who want local site creation, environment controls, migration, and sharing tools.
Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux7.8 Visit Specs - 22 PortBay
PortBay is described as a single-developer tool for developers who want local runtimes and agent task dispatch.
From $4.92/mo Free plan macOS · Linux7.8 Visit Specs - 23 elan
elan suits Lean users who need project-specific toolchain selection or manual management of Lean versions.
Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux7.7 Visit Specs - 24 GVM
GVM suits developers who need to manage Go versions and GOPATH package sets on Linux or macOS.
Free plan macOS · Linux7.7 Visit Specs - 25
Lando Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux7.7 Visit Specs - 26 ServBay
ServBay suits developers who need local project-specific runtimes and web services on macOS or Windows.
From $4.92/mo Free plan Windows · macOS7.7 Visit Specs - 27
Codchi Windows · Linux7.6 Visit Specs - 28 goenv
goenv suits Go developers on Linux or macOS who need different versions globally, per project, or through environment variables.
Free plan macOS · Linux7.6 Visit Specs - 29 MAMP
MAMP suits website developers who want a local environment on macOS or Windows, including for WordPress work.
Free plan Windows · macOS7.6 Visit Specs - 30
mise mise suits developers and teams standardizing tool versions, environment setup, and repeatable project commands across local machines and CI.
Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux7.6 Visit Specs