DevPod creates reproducible development environments in separate containers defined through devcontainer.json.
Alternatives to devenv
devenv brings packages, language versions, services, secrets, and shell tools together in a Nix-based project configuration. It supports 58 languages and 42 preconfigured services, plus supervised processes, tasks, integration tests, OCI container builds, and GitHub Actions workflows. 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. It is free and MIT-licensed, with…
nvm is a free, MIT-licensed command-line tool for installing and using different Node.js versions.
ActiveState Platform hosts custom runtimes assembled from source.
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Flox
Flox provides reproducible software environments for developers, with project packages, variables, and shell hooks defined and managed as code.
Free planWebExtensionLinuxmacOS7.1From $20 a month - 5
GHCup
GHCup is an installer and version manager for the Haskell toolchain.
Free planWebLinuxmacOSSelf-hosted7.0Free plan - 6

Devbox
WebExtensionLinuxmacOS6.8From $5 a month - 7
PortBay
PortBay is a local development environment for running apps and dispatching AI coding agents from a task board.
Free planLinuxmacOS6.8From $59 a year - 8
ServBay
ServBay is a local web-development environment manager for macOS and Windows.
Free planmacOSWindows6.8From $59 a year - 9

FlyEnv
FlyEnv is a desktop application for managing local development environments on Linux, macOS, and Windows.
Free planLinuxmacOSWindows6.7$10 one-time - 106.7Free plan
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Nix
Nix is a package manager and system configuration tool for creating reproducible, declarative environments.
Free planLinuxmacOSSelf-hostedWindows6.7Free plan - 12
Jabba
Jabba is a free, open-source Java version manager written in Go for installing and switching between JDK versions on macOS, Linux, and Windows.
Free planLinuxmacOSWindows6.6Free plan - 13
Laravel Herd
Laravel Herd is a native Laravel and PHP development environment for Windows and macOS.
Free planmacOSWindows6.6From $99 a year - 14
vfox
vfox is an open-source version manager for installing and switching among development runtimes and SDKs on Linux, macOS, and Windows.
Free planLinuxmacOSWindows6.6Free plan - 15
Devilbox
Devilbox is a free Dockerized LAMP and MEAN stack for local development on Linux, macOS, and Windows host systems.
Free planWebLinuxmacOSSelf-hosted6.5Free plan - 16
frum
frum is a free Ruby version manager written in Rust and licensed under MIT.
Free planLinuxmacOSWindows6.5Free plan - 17

DDEV
DDEV is a free, open-source local development environment for web developers.
Free planLinuxmacOSWindows6.3Free plan - 18

Lando
Lando is a free, cross-platform local development environment and DevOps tool built on Docker container technology.
Free planLinuxmacOSWindows6.3Free plan - 19

Local
Local is a desktop application for developing WordPress sites locally.
Free planLinuxmacOSWindows6.3Free plan - 20
MAMP
MAMP is a local server environment for building, testing, and developing websites on macOS and Windows, including WordPress projects.
Free planmacOSWindows6.3Free plan - 216.2Free plan
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mise
mise is an open-source tool for managing development tools, environment variables, and project tasks through a project configuration file.
Free planLinuxmacOSWindows6.2Free plan - 23
Vagrant
Vagrant is a free command-line utility for managing virtual machines and creating consistent, disposable environments.
Free planLinuxmacOSWindows6.2Free plan - 24
fnm
fnm is a free Node.js version manager built in Rust for developers who manage versions from a command line or shell.
Free planLinuxmacOSWindows6.1Free plan - 256.1Free plan
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nodenv
nodenv manages Node.js versions so you can use different versions for projects on the same machine.
Free planLinuxmacOS6.1Free plan - 27
perlbrew
perlbrew is a free, open-source tool for managing multiple Perl installations without administrator privileges.
Free planLinuxmacOSSelf-hosted6.1Free plan - 28
plenv
plenv is a free Perl version manager that lets users select the interpreter an application uses, helping align development with production.
Free planLinuxmacOS6.1Free plan - 29
Rook
Rook is a free, open-source environment manager for local development projects on Linux, macOS, and Windows.
Free planLinuxmacOSWindows6.1Free plan - 30
rustup
rustup installs Rust toolchains from official release channels and manages their updates.
Free planLinuxmacOSWindows6.1Free plan

