Best tox Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 tools from Python package managers ranked against tox on the same published basis.
- 1tox vs ActiveState Platform
- 2tox vs pip-tools
- 3tox vs Pixi
- 4tox vs Hatch
- 5tox vs uv
- 6tox vs Anaconda Notebooks
- 7tox vs Astral
- 8tox vs conda-lock
- 9tox vs Miniconda
- 10tox vs conda
- 11tox vs PDM
- 12tox vs Poetry
- 13tox vs Miniforge
- 14tox vs pip
- 15tox vs Spack
- 16tox vs Twine
- 17tox vs Maturin
- 18tox vs setuptools
- 19tox vs build
- 20tox vs Mamba
tox alternatives compared
| # | Tool | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ActiveState Platform | 7.9 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 2 | pip-tools | 7.4 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 3 | Pixi | 7.4 | Free plan | €42/mo | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 4 | Hatch | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 5 | uv | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 6 | Anaconda Notebooks | 7.1 | Free plan | $15/mo | Web |
| 7 | Astral | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 8 | conda-lock | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 9 | Miniconda | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 10 | conda | 6.9 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 11 | PDM | 6.9 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 12 | Poetry | 6.9 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 13 | Miniforge | 6.7 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 14 | pip | 6.4 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 15 | Spack | 6.3 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 16 | Twine | 6.3 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 17 | Maturin | 6.2 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 18 | setuptools | 6.2 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 19 | build | 6.1 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 20 | Mamba | 6.0 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
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Questions about tox alternatives
What is the best alternative to tox?
ActiveState Platform, number 1 in Python package managers with a score of 7.9 out of 10. The others here: pip-tools, Pixi, Hatch and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to tox?
ActiveState Platform is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 9 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. Paid placements never change a rank.