Best FVM Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from development environment managers ranked against FVM on the same published basis.
- 1FVM vs ActiveState Platform
- 2FVM vs devenv
- 3FVM vs Flox
- 5FVM vs vfox
- 6FVM vs DDEV
- 7FVM vs DevPod
- 8FVM vs elan
- 9FVM vs FlyEnv
- 10FVM vs fnm
- 11FVM vs GVM
- 12FVM vs Nix
- 13FVM vs nvm
- 14FVM vs Vagrant
- 15FVM vs asdf
- 16FVM vs goenv
- 17FVM vs GNU Guix
- 18FVM vs RVM
- 19FVM vs Devbox
- 20FVM vs SDKMAN!
- 21FVM vs tenv
FVM alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ActiveState Platform | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 2 | devenv | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 3 | Flox | 6.6 | Free plan | $20/mo | Browser, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 5 | vfox | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 6 | DDEV | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 7 | DevPod | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 8 | elan | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 9 | FlyEnv | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 10 | fnm | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 11 | GVM | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac |
| 12 | Nix | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 13 | nvm | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 14 | Vagrant | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 15 | asdf | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac |
| 16 | goenv | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac |
| 17 | GNU Guix | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted |
| 18 | RVM | 5.7 | No | — | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 19 | Devbox | 5.6 | No | $5/mo | Browser, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 20 | SDKMAN! | 5.6 | No | — | API, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 21 | tenv | 5.6 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
Make your app an alternative to FVM
See the priceThe sponsored alternative slot on this page is labelled Sponsored.
Questions about FVM alternatives
What is the best alternative to FVM?
ActiveState Platform, number 1 in development environment managers with a score of 6.6 out of 10. The others here: devenv, Flox, vfox and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to FVM?
ActiveState Platform is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 16 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.