Volta Alternatives

Volta is described as 'Fast: Install and run any JS tool quickly and seamlessly! Volta is built in Rust and ships as a snappy static binary' and is an app in the development category. There are five alternatives to Volta for Mac, Linux, Windows and Node.JS. The best Volta alternative is vfox, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Volta are Fast Node Manager, nodist, Node Version Manager and n.

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Fast: Install and run any JS tool quickly and seamlessly! Volta is built in Rust and ships as a snappy static binary.

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Volta alternatives page was last updated Jun 26, 2025
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  1. vfox icon

    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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux

    vfox Features

    1.  Plugin manager
    2.  Cross-Platform
    3.  Golang

    vfox VS Volta

     

    • vfox is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Volta.

    • vfox is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Volta.

    • vfox is Free and Open SourceVolta is also Free and Open Source

  2. Fast Node Manager

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    Fast and simple Node.js version manager, built in Rust.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Windows
    • Mac

    Fast Node Manager VS Volta

     

  4. nodist

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    Natural node.js and npm version manager for windows.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows

    nodist VS Volta

     
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    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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Mac

    Node Version Manager Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Command line interface
    3.  No registration required

    Node Version Manager VS Volta

     
  6. n icon

    n

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    Node.js version management: no subshells, no profile setup, no convoluted API, just simple.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • CA flagCanada

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Node.JS
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    n VS Volta

     
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