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Devbox vs mise: catalog facts
Devbox	mise
Free The Devbox tool is free and open source; Jetify sells separate cloud services.	Free The open-source application is available without a license fee.
macOS, Linux, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux
Access to Nix packages without learning the Nix language No Docker or virtual machines required	Combines tool versions, environments and project tasks
Depends on Nix under the hood Company website also promotes paid cloud products	Installing tools requires access to their distribution sources.
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License: MIT
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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