rustup vs Volta
rustup
rustup.rsVolta
volta.shSide by side
| Figure | rustup | Volta |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 0 |
| Spec score · Runtime Version Managers | 8.2 (#5) | 6.7 (#28) |
| License | The rustup repository is licensed under either Apache License 2.0 or the MIT license. | Volta is licensed under the BSD 2-clause license. |
| Package managers | Official documentation describes installation through APT, Homebrew, pacman and DNF, while noting rustup does not maintain those packages. | Volta supports multiple package managers, while pnpm support is experimental and requires VOLTA_FEATURE_PNPM=1. |
| Purpose | rustup installs the Rust programming language from official release channels. | Volta manages JavaScript command-line tools such as Node, npm, Yarn, and executables shipped with JavaScript packages. |
| Support | The rustup site directs users to the Rust community for help, and the rustup book points to the GitHub issue tracker for problems. | The project welcomes GitHub issues and pull requests and uses Discord for community discussion. |
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In their own words
rustup
rustup installs Rust from its official release channels and manages the toolchains and supporting components developers use. It can switch among stable, beta, and nightly compilers, keep toolchains updated, and install specific versions or dated releases. For cross-compilation, add a target’s standard library with `rustup target add`; Android builds also require the Android NDK and usually a linker. rustup manages official channels, archived releases, alternate hosts, and local builds. It installs command proxies for tools including rustc, rustdoc, Cargo, rust-analyzer, Clippy, and Miri. Component availability varies by release and toolchain, especially for nightly. Installation uses a shell script on Unix and rustup-init.exe on Windows. Downloads use HTTPS, but download signatures are not yet validated. rustup is free and open source, with a free plan. Its listed supported platforms are Linux, macOS, and Windows; the installer also runs on FreeBSD, NetBSD, Solaris, and illumos.