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Devbox vs Pixi: catalog facts
Devbox	Pixi
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	Cross-platform environments with lock files
Depends on Nix under the hood Company website also promotes paid cloud products	Available packages depend on configured package channels.
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License: BSD-3-Clause
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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