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Zsh vs fish
fish gives autosuggestions, syntax highlighting and completions with no configuration, but it is not POSIX-compatible and has a smaller plugin ecosystem than Zsh.
Zsh vs Nushell
Nushell pipes structured tables instead of text and also runs on Windows, but it is not POSIX compatible and its language still changes between releases.
Zsh vs Murex
Murex handles JSON, YAML, XML and CSV natively with error handling and unit tests for scripts, but it is not POSIX compatible and has a smaller community.
Zsh vs Elvish
Elvish offers a scripting language with lists, maps and early error checks as a single static binary including Windows, but it is not POSIX compatible and has a smaller ecosystem.
Zsh vs Xonsh
Xonsh uses a superset of Python 3 as its shell language and runs on Windows and Android too, but existing Bash scripts need changes to work.
Zsh vs brush
A command-line shell written in Rust that aims to be compatible with Bash.
Zsh vs ksh 93u+m
An actively maintained continuation of the AT&T KornShell 93 with bug fixes and new features.
Zsh vs Oils
Oils provides OSH, a bash-compatible shell with stricter error checking, and YSH, a new language with structured data, but it is still before a 1.0 release.