Best PHPBrew Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from development environment managers ranked against PHPBrew on the same published basis.
- 1PHPBrew vs ActiveState Platform
- 2PHPBrew vs devenv
- 3PHPBrew vs FVM
- 4PHPBrew vs Flox
- 5PHPBrew vs frum
- 6PHPBrew vs Nix
- 7PHPBrew vs nvm
- 8PHPBrew vs PortBay
- 9PHPBrew vs rustup
- 10PHPBrew vs vfox
- 11PHPBrew vs DDEV
- 12PHPBrew vs elan
- 13PHPBrew vs FlyEnv
- 14PHPBrew vs fnm
- 15PHPBrew vs ServBay
- 16PHPBrew vs DevPod
- 17PHPBrew vs goenv
- 18PHPBrew vs GVM
- 19PHPBrew vs Laravel Herd
- 20PHPBrew vs mise
PHPBrew alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ActiveState Platform | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 2 | devenv | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 3 | FVM | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 4 | Flox | 7.2 | Free plan | $20/mo | Browser, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 5 | frum | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 6 | Nix | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 7 | nvm | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 8 | PortBay | 7.1 | Free plan | $4.92/mo | Linux, Mac |
| 9 | rustup | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 10 | vfox | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 11 | DDEV | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 12 | elan | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 13 | FlyEnv | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 14 | fnm | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 15 | ServBay | 7.0 | Free plan | $4.92/mo | Mac, Windows |
| 16 | DevPod | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 17 | goenv | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac |
| 18 | GVM | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac |
| 19 | Laravel Herd | 6.9 | Free plan | $8.25/mo | Mac, Windows |
| 20 | mise | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
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Questions about PHPBrew alternatives
What is the best alternative to PHPBrew?
ActiveState Platform, number 1 in development environment managers with a score of 7.3 out of 10. The others here: devenv, FVM, Flox and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to PHPBrew?
ActiveState Platform is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 20 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.