Development Environment Management Tools
Alternatives to Laravel Valet
The tools Specifiction weighs against Laravel Valet, from its list of development environment management tools, 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-hosted8.7 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 · Linux8.6 Visit Specs - 04
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 - 05
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 · Linux8.5 Visit Specs - 06
Nix Nix suits technically comfortable users who need reproducible package builds, system configuration or shared development environments.
Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux · Self-hosted8.2 Visit Specs - 07
DDEV DDEV suits web developers and teams who need local Docker environments for PHP or Node.js projects.
Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux8.1 Visit Specs - 08
FlyEnv FlyEnv suits developers who want to manage local runtimes, sites and databases across projects.
Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux8.1 Visit Specs - 09 asdf
It suits development teams that need shared, repeatable tool versions across Linux or macOS projects.
Free plan macOS · Linux8.0 Visit Specs - 10 Devilbox
Devilbox suits developers who want a local Dockerized environment for multiple LAMP or MEAN projects.
Free plan Web · Windows · macOS · Linux8.0 Visit Specs - 11 vfox
vfox suits developers who move between projects requiring different runtime versions or SDKs.
Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux8.0 Visit Specs - 12 Laravel Herd From $8.25/mo Free plan Windows · macOS7.9 Visit Specs
- 13 GNU Guix Free plan Linux · Self-hosted7.8 Visit Specs
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Docksal Windows · macOS · Linux · Self-hosted7.7 Visit Specs - 15
Lando Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux7.7 Visit Specs - 16
Local It suits WordPress developers who want local site creation, environment controls, migration, and sharing tools.
Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux7.7 Visit Specs - 17 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 · Linux7.7 Visit Specs - 18 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 - 19
Codchi Windows · Linux7.5 Visit Specs - 20 MAMP
MAMP suits website developers who want a local environment on macOS or Windows, including for WordPress work.
Free plan Windows · macOS7.5 Visit Specs - 21
mise mise suits developers who want to manage project tool versions, environment variables, and shared tasks across Linux, macOS, or Windows.
Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux7.5 Visit Specs - 22 Vagrant Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux7.4 Visit Specs
- 23 Rook Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux7.3 Visit Specs
- 24 MinimalPDF Compress Windows6.7 Visit Specs
- 25 Warden Windows · macOS · Linux6.7 Visit Specs