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Flox vs Devbox: catalog facts
Flox	Devbox
Freemium Free to get started, with paid plans for teams.	Free The Devbox tool is free and open source; Jetify sells separate cloud services.
macOS, Command line	macOS, Linux, Command line
Pins exact tool versions in a declared environment Same environment on laptops, CI and agents	Access to Nix packages without learning the Nix language No Docker or virtual machines required
Team governance features are tied to paid plans Another layer to learn alongside existing package managers	Depends on Nix under the hood Company website also promotes paid cloud products
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed 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 October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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