Best Nox Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from Python package managers ranked against Nox on the same published basis.
- 1Nox vs ActiveState Platform
- 2Nox vs Hatch
- 3Nox vs pip
- 4Nox vs pip-tools
- 5Nox vs Pixi
- 6Nox vs uv
- 7Nox vs Astral
- 8Nox vs conda-lock
- 9Nox vs Miniconda
- 10Nox vs Anaconda Notebooks
- 11Nox vs conda
- 12Nox vs Miniforge
- 13Nox vs PDM
- 14Nox vs Poetry
- 15Nox vs Spack
- 16Nox vs Twine
- 17Nox vs build
- 18Nox vs Mamba
- 19Nox vs Maturin
- 21Nox vs Rattler
Nox alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ActiveState Platform | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 2 | Hatch | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 3 | pip | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 4 | pip-tools | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 5 | Pixi | 6.6 | Free plan | €42/mo | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 6 | uv | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 7 | Astral | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 8 | conda-lock | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 9 | Miniconda | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 10 | Anaconda Notebooks | 6.4 | Free plan | $15/mo | Web |
| 11 | conda | 5.6 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 12 | Miniforge | 5.6 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 13 | PDM | 5.6 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 14 | Poetry | 5.6 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 15 | Spack | 5.4 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 16 | Twine | 5.4 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 17 | build | 5.3 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 18 | Mamba | 5.3 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 19 | Maturin | 5.3 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 21 | Rattler | 5.3 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
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Questions about Nox alternatives
What is the best alternative to Nox?
ActiveState Platform, number 1 in Python package managers with a score of 6.6 out of 10. The others here: Hatch, pip, pip-tools and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Nox?
ActiveState Platform is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 10 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.