nodenv Alternatives

Apps similar to nodenv include moonrepo proto, which is free and open source. Other options are Fast Node Manager, vfox, anyenv and nodist. In total there are nine Shells like nodenv for Linux, Mac and Windows.

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nodenv alternatives page was last updated Jun 6, 2025

moonrepo proto
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proto is a pluggable next-generation version manager for multiple programming languages. A unified toolchain.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (MIT)
Platforms
Mac
Windows
Linux
Good alternative?Is moonrepo proto a good alternative to nodenv?
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F
Fast Node Manager
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Fast and simple Node.js version manager, built in Rust.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Platforms
Linux
Windows
Mac
F
Good alternative?Is Fast Node Manager a good alternative to nodenv?
vfox
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vfox is a cross-platform version manager(similar to nvm, fvm, sdkman, asdf-vm, etc.), extendable via plugins. It allows you to quickly install and switch between different environment you need via the command line.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (Apache-2.0)
Platforms
Windows
Mac
Linux
Good alternative?Is vfox a good alternative to nodenv?
anyenv
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This is a simple wrapper for rbenv style environment managers. You don't have to git clone or modify your shell profile for each **env anymore if you install anyenv.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (MIT)
Platforms
Linux
Good alternative?Is anyenv a good alternative to nodenv?
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N
nodist
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Natural node.js and npm version manager for windows.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (MIT)
Platforms
Windows
N
Good alternative?Is nodist a good alternative to nodenv?
n
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Node.js version management: no subshells, no profile setup, no convoluted API, just simple.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (MIT)
Origin
Canada
Platforms
Mac
Linux
Node.JS
Canada
Good alternative?Is n a good alternative to nodenv?
Node Version Manager
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nvm is a version manager for node.js, designed to be installed per-user, and invoked per-shell. nvm works on any POSIX-compliant shell (sh, dash, ksh, zsh, bash), in particular on these platforms: unix, macOS, and windows WSL.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (MIT)
Platforms
Linux
Mac
Good alternative?Is Node Version Manager a good alternative to nodenv?
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A
asdf
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"asdf" is a tool version manager. All tool version definitions are contained within one file (.tool-versions) which you can check in to your project's Git repository to share with your team, ensuring everyone is using the exact same versions of tools.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (MIT)
Application type
Package Manager
Platforms
Mac
Linux
A
Good alternative?Is asdf a good alternative to nodenv?
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N
Node Version Switcher
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NVS is a cross-platform utility for switching between different versions and forks of Node.js. NVS is itself written in node JavaScript.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Platforms
Linux
Windows
Chocolatey
Mac
N
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