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 Nix
- 5mise vs vfox
- 6mise vs FlyEnv
- 8mise vs DDEV
- 9mise vs DevPod
- 10mise vs Rook
- 11mise vs Vagrant
- 12mise vs asdf
- 13mise vs GNU Guix
- 14mise vs Devbox
- 15mise vs Codchi
- 16mise vs Warden
- 17mise vs Laravel Herd
- 18mise vs Lando
- 19mise vs PortBay
- 20mise vs Devilbox
- 21mise vs MAMP
mise alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ActiveState Platform | 7.4 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 2 | devenv | 7.4 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 3 | Flox | 7.3 | Free plan | $20/mo | Browser, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 4 | Nix | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 5 | vfox | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 6 | FlyEnv | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 8 | DDEV | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 9 | DevPod | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 10 | Rook | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 11 | Vagrant | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 12 | asdf | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac |
| 13 | GNU Guix | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted |
| 14 | Devbox | 6.8 | No | $5/mo | Browser, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 15 | Codchi | 6.5 | No | — | Linux, Windows |
| 16 | Warden | 6.4 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 17 | Laravel Herd | 5.8 | Free plan | $8.25/mo | Mac, Windows |
| 18 | Lando | 5.7 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 19 | PortBay | 5.7 | Free plan | $4.92/mo | Linux, Mac |
| 20 | Devilbox | 5.6 | No | — | Web, Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 21 | MAMP | 5.6 | No | — | Windows, Mac |
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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 7.4 out of 10. The others here: devenv, Flox, Nix and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to mise?
ActiveState Platform is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 14 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes: documentation depth, a free tier and the platforms it runs on.