Flox
Development Environment Setup
Nix-powered development environment platform making it easy to create reproducible envs on any machine.
Free planFree trialTiered plansEnvironment ManagementDeveloper Experience Platforms
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Toolbx
Cloud Development Environments
Tool for Linux offering a familiar command line environment for developing and debugging containerized apps.
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Poetry
Dependency Management
Python dependency management and packaging tool with deterministic builds, virtual environment management, and publishing.
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Lima
Development Environment Setup
Linux virtual machines on macOS with automatic file sharing and port forwarding similar to WSL2.
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ThinkerCad
Cloud Development Environments
Developer environment tool providing reproducible cloud containers for coding workflows and experiments.
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Onboardbase
Secrets Management
Secrets and environment management platform with audit logging and team collaboration. Replaces .env files across environments.
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Devbox
Development Environment Setup
Nix-powered tool for creating isolated, reproducible development environments with simple configuration.
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Conda
Dependency Management
Open source package and environment management system for any language especially Python data science stacks.
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Shipyard
Cloud Development Environments
Ephemeral environment platform with one environment per pull request for stable full-stack reviews.
Ephemeral environment provisioningDocker compose transpilationAutomatic environment teardownPrice$500+ / month
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Habitat
Deployment Automation
Chef's open-source automation platform for building, deploying, and managing any application in any environment.
Free planEnvironment ManagementContainer Registry
