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Dev Container CLI vs Devbox: catalog facts
Dev Container CLI	Devbox
Free Free and open source.	Free The Devbox tool is free and open source; Jetify sells separate cloud services.
Command line	macOS, Linux, Command line
Reference implementation of the dev container specification Works without a specific editor	Access to Nix packages without learning the Nix language No Docker or virtual machines required
Needs a container runtime installed Command line only	Depends on Nix under the hood Company website also promotes paid cloud products
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: Apache-2.0
No account needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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