rustup vs ZVM
rustup
rustup.rsZVM
zvm.appSide by side
| Figure | rustup | ZVM |
|---|---|---|
| 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) | 7.0 (#26) |
| Purpose | rustup installs the Rust programming language from official release channels. | ZVM installs and switches between different versions of the Zig programming language. |
| 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 `zvm bug` command opens a prefilled GitHub issue draft, which the user reviews and submits themselves. |
| Supported operating systems | The installer says rustup runs on Windows, Linux, macOS, FreeBSD, NetBSD, Solaris, and illumos. | The supported operating systems listed are Windows, Linux, macOS, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, and Solaris. |
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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.