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evilwm vs JWM
JWM is a lightweight X11 stacking window manager under MIT that adds optional multi-monitor, SVG and font support while staying small.
evilwm vs FVWM3
FVWM3 is a lightweight X11 window manager with far more configurable behaviour and appearance, at the cost of a steep learning curve.evilwm vs spectrwm
spectrwm is a small X11 tiling window manager with few dependencies and a single plain-text configuration file for Linux and the BSDs.
evilwm vs cwm
cwm is a portable version of OpenBSD's minimal keyboard-driven X11 window manager with a single text configuration file and signed releases.
evilwm vs Openbox
Openbox is a configurable X11 stacking window manager with custom menus and window rules, needing separate panels for a complete desktop.evilwm vs IceWM
IceWM is a lightweight X11 window manager that adds a built-in taskbar, tray and menu with many themes, which evilwm deliberately omits.evilwm vs dwm
dwm keeps a compact codebase but adds dynamic tiling and floating layouts, with customisation done by editing and recompiling source.