Best mise Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from development environment management tools ranked against mise on the same published basis.
- 1mise vs ActiveState Platform
- 2mise vs devenv
- 3mise vs Flox
- 4mise vs vfox
- 5mise vs DDEV
- 6mise vs DevPod
- 7mise vs FlyEnv
- 9mise vs Nix
- 10mise vs PortBay
- 11mise vs Rook
- 12mise vs ServBay
- 13mise vs Vagrant
- 14mise vs asdf
- 15mise vs GNU Guix
- 16mise vs Laravel Herd
- 17mise vs Devbox
- 18mise vs Warden
- 19mise vs Codchi
- 20mise vs Docksal
- 21mise vs MinimalPDF Compress
mise 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 |
| 4 | vfox | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 5 | DDEV | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 6 | DevPod | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 7 | FlyEnv | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 9 | Nix | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 10 | PortBay | 6.5 | Free plan | $4.92/mo | Linux, Mac |
| 11 | Rook | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 12 | ServBay | 6.5 | Free plan | $4.92/mo | Mac, Windows |
| 13 | Vagrant | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 14 | asdf | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac |
| 15 | GNU Guix | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted |
| 16 | Laravel Herd | 6.4 | Free plan | $8.25/mo | Mac, Windows |
| 17 | Devbox | 5.7 | No | $5/mo | Browser, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 18 | Warden | 5.6 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 19 | Codchi | 5.5 | No | — | Linux, Windows |
| 20 | Docksal | 5.5 | No | — | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 21 | MinimalPDF Compress | 5.4 | No | — | Windows |
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Questions about mise alternatives
What is the best alternative to mise?
ActiveState Platform, number 1 in development environment management tools 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 mise?
ActiveState Platform is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 15 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.