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devenv brings packages, languages, services, tasks, secrets, and shell tooling together in a project configuration built with Nix. It supports 58 languages and 42 preconfigured services, with supervised processes, integration tests, OCI container builds, and GitHub Actions support. SecretSpec can read secrets from sources such as Keychain and 1Password, and cached shell startup is stated to be under 100 ms after the first build. The project is MIT-licensed and free.

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   GHCup

   Free plan LinuxMacSelf-hosted+2

   Haskell toolchain version management — GHCup manages Haskell tools such as GHC, cabal, HLS, and Stack, rather than defining broad project environments like devenv.

   7.4 Open source Visit site
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   ActiveState Platform

   Free plan APILinuxMac+2

   Custom runtime builds and project sharing — ActiveState Platform builds custom runtimes from source and supports project sharing, while devenv defines Nix-based development environments.

   7.7 Free plan · pricing on request · 14-day trial Visit site
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   Flox

   Free plan ExtensionLinuxMac+3

   Reproducible environments with package sharing — Flox offers Nixpkgs' catalog of more than 190,000 packages and FloxHub environment sharing, while devenv adds services, secrets, and supervised processes.

   7.5 Free plan · paid from $20/user/mo Visit site
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   frum

   Free plan LinuxMacWindows

   Ruby version management — frum focuses on installing and selecting Ruby versions with .ruby-version support, rather than managing full development environments like devenv.

   7.3 Free plan Visit site
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   FVM

   Free plan APILinuxMac+1

   Flutter SDK versions per project — FVM manages Flutter SDK versions per project and switches among cached versions, while devenv configures wider development environments.

   7.4 Free plan Visit site
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   Jabba

   Free plan LinuxMacWindows

   Java JDK installation and switching — Jabba installs and switches among JDK distributions, including custom downloads, rather than defining multi-tool environments like devenv.

   7.2 Open source Visit site
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   vfox

   Free plan LinuxMacWindows

   Cross-platform runtime and SDK versions — vfox manages runtime and SDK versions by project, session, or globally, with plugins and broad shell support rather than devenv's project environments.

   Open source Visit site
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   DevPod

   Free plan Open source LinuxMacSelf-hosted+1
   9.2 Free plan Visit site
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   nvm

   Free plan Open source LinuxMacSelf-hosted+1
   8.8 Free plan Visit site
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    Devbox

    Free plan ExtensionLinuxMac+2
    7.6 Free plan Visit site
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    Devilbox

    Free plan LinuxMacSelf-hosted+2
    7.6 Free plan Visit site
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    DDEV

    Free plan LinuxMacWindows
    7.5 Free plan Visit site
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    asdf

    Free plan LinuxMac
    7.4 Open source Visit site
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    chruby

    Free plan LinuxMac
    7.4 Open source Visit site
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    elan

    Free plan LinuxMacWindows
    7.4 Free plan Visit site
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    Docksal

    Free plan LinuxMacSelf-hosted+1
    7.3 Free plan Visit site
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    FlyEnv

    Free plan LinuxMacWindows
    7.3 Free plan · paid from $10 Visit site
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    fnm

    Free plan LinuxMacWindows
    7.3 Free plan Visit site
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    Lando

    Free plan LinuxMacWindows
    7.2 Free plan Visit site
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    Nix

    by Nix

    Free plan LinuxMacSelf-hosted+1
    7.2 Free plan Visit site
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    Codchi

    Free plan LinuxWindows
    7.1 Open source Visit site
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    GNU Guix

    by GNU Guix

    Free plan LinuxSelf-hosted
    7.1 Free plan Visit site
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    goenv

    Free plan LinuxMac
    7.1 Free plan Visit site
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    GVM

    Free plan LinuxMac
    7.1 Free plan Visit site
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    Local

    Free plan LinuxMacWindows
    7.1 Free plan Visit site

A switch may make sense if you need a manager focused on one language or SDK, or prefer not to build your workflow around Nix. devenv requires Nix and its installation instructions cover Linux, macOS, and WSL; the project no longer builds, tests, or releases for Intel Macs. Cloud remains in private beta. Compare alternatives by the runtimes they manage, their operating-system coverage, and whether you need a complete environment or only version selection. Sharing, CI, and shell integration may also affect which tool fits your team.

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