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Best Development Environment Managers in 2026

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51 development environment managers ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.

51ranked
1free plans on this page
4 Oct 2026last checked
  1. 26

    fenv

    6.0
    macOSLinux
    Free plan
    Yes
    Supported scope
    language_and_sdk
    Project version pinning
    Yes
    Lockfile support
    Yes
    Automatic switching
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms
    About fenvVisit site
  2. 27

    frum

    6.0
    macOSLinuxWindows
    Free plan
    Yes
    Supported scope
    single_language
    Project version pinning
    Yes
    Automatic switching
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms
    About frumVisit site
  3. 28

    Jabba

    6.0
    WindowsmacOSLinux
    Supported scope
    language_and_sdk
    Project version pinning
    Yes
    Lockfile support
    Yes
    Automatic switching
    No
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms
    About JabbaVisit site
  4. 29

    nodenv

    6.0
    macOSLinux
    Free plan
    Yes
    Supported scope
    single_language
    Project version pinning
    Yes
    Lockfile support
    Yes
    Automatic switching
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms
    About nodenvVisit site
  5. 30

    PHPBrew

    6.0
    macOSLinux
    Free plan
    Yes
    Supported scope
    single_language
    Project version pinning
    Yes
    Automatic switching
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms
    About PHPBrewVisit site
  6. 31

    plenv

    6.0
    macOSLinux
    Free plan
    Yes
    Supported scope
    single_language
    Project version pinning
    Yes
    Lockfile support
    Yes
    Automatic switching
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms
    About plenvVisit site
  7. 32

    rbenv

    6.0
    macOSLinux
    Supported scope
    single_language
    Project version pinning
    Yes
    Lockfile support
    Yes
    Automatic switching
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms
    About rbenvVisit site
  8. 33

    chruby

    5.9
    macOSLinux
    Supported scope
    single_language
    Project version pinning
    Yes
    Lockfile support
    Yes
    Automatic switching
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms
    About chrubyVisit site
  9. 34

    pyenv

    5.9
    LinuxmacOS
    Supported scope
    single_language
    Project version pinning
    Yes
    Lockfile support
    Yes
    Automatic switching
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms
    About pyenvVisit site
  10. 35

    perlbrew

    5.8
    LinuxmacOS
    Supported scope
    single_language
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms
    About perlbrewVisit site
  11. 36

    Lando

    5.7
    WindowsmacOSLinux
    Free plan
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms
    About LandoVisit site
  12. 37

    Rook

    5.7
    WindowsmacOSLinux
    Free plan
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms
    About RookVisit site
  13. 38

    SteamTinkerLaunch

    5.7
    Linux
    Free plan
    Yes
    Project version pinning
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms
    About SteamTinkerLaunchVisit site
  14. 39

    Devilbox

    5.6
    WebWindowsmacOSLinux
    Free plan
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms
    About DevilboxVisit site
  15. 40

    Laravel Herd

    5.6
    WindowsmacOS
    Free plan
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms
    About Laravel HerdVisit site
  16. 41

    MAMP

    5.6
    WindowsmacOS
    Free plan
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms
    About MAMPVisit site
  17. 42

    PortBay

    5.6
    macOSLinux
    Free plan
    Yes
    Paid from
    10 /mo
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms
    About PortBayVisit site
  18. 43

    ServBay

    5.6
    macOSWindows
    Free plan
    Yes
    Paid from
    9.9 /mo
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms
    About ServBayVisit site
  19. 44

    Docksal

    5.5
    WindowsmacOSLinux
    Free plan
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms
    About DocksalVisit site
  20. 45

    Local

    5.5
    WindowsmacOSLinux
    Free plan
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms
    About LocalVisit site
  21. 46

    Vagrant

    5.5
    Free plan LinuxmacOSWindows
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms
    Free About VagrantVisit site
  22. 47

    Warden

    5.5
    macOSLinuxWindows
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms
    About WardenVisit site
  23. 48

    Laravel Pint

    5.3
    macOS
    Free plan
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms
    About Laravel PintVisit site
  24. 49

    MinimalPDF Compress

    5.3
    Windows
    Free plan
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms
    About MinimalPDF CompressVisit site
  25. 50

    xNVSE

    5.3
    Windows
    Free plan
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms
    About xNVSEVisit site

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