Alternatives to Multipass

Research overview

10 alternatives

  1. 1Setting up isolated development environments for coding and testing

    Gitpod

    Development Environment Setup

    Both Multipass and Gitpod provide cloud-based development environments, but Gitpod is browser-based and cloud-hosted while Multipass is local-first virtualization. Gitpod offers more managed infrastructure, whereas Multipass gives developers direct control over lightweight VMs on their machines.

    SOC 2GDPRTiered plansProduct Ops PlatformsDeveloper Experience Platforms

    Vendor sources: multipass.run [1]gitpod.io [2]

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  2. 2Providing isolated code execution environments for development and testing

    CodeSandbox

    Development Environment Setup

    CodeSandbox offers browser-based isolated sandboxes for code execution, while Multipass provides local VM-based isolation. Both enable safe code execution but target different deployment models—CodeSandbox for cloud-based collaboration, Multipass for local development.

    Free planFree trialDeveloper Experience PlatformsCI/CD

    Vendor sources: multipass.run [1]codesandbox.io [2]

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  3. 3Development Environment Setup, Cloud Development Environments

    Devcontainers

    Development Environment Setup

    Open specification for enriching containers with development-specific content and settings for reproducible environments.

    Free planCLI Development FrameworksContainer Registry
  4. 4Development Environment Setup

    Homebrew

    Developer Tools

    Missing package manager for macOS and Linux that installs development tools and applications from the command line.

    Free planDevelopment Environment SetupDeveloper Experience Platforms
  5. 5Development Environment Setup, Cloud Development Environments

    Nocalhost

    Cloud Development Environments

    Cloud-native development environment for Kubernetes with instant file sync and remote debugging.

    Free planDevelopment Environment SetupDevOps Dashboards
  6. 6Development Environment Setup, Cloud Development Environments

    Toolbx

    Cloud Development Environments

    Tool for Linux offering a familiar command line environment for developing and debugging containerized apps.

    Isolated container based development environmentsSeamless host system integrationCustom image creation and configuration
  7. 7Development Environment Setup

    Lima

    Development Environment Setup

    Linux virtual machines on macOS with automatic file sharing and port forwarding similar to WSL2.

    Free planEnvironment ManagementDatabase Tools
  8. 8Development Environment Setup

    mise

    Development Environment Setup

    Polyglot runtime manager and task runner that replaces asdf, nvm, and direnv with a fast Rust-based implementation.

    Task execution and orchestrationMulti shell support
  9. 9Development Environment Setup

    Devbox

    Development Environment Setup

    Nix-powered tool for creating isolated, reproducible development environments with simple configuration.

    Free planFree trialTiered plansEnvironment ManagementConfiguration Management Tools
  10. 10Development Environment Setup

    Vagrant

    Development Environment Setup

    HashiCorp tool for building and managing virtualized development environments with a single workflow across providers.

    Free planDevOps ToolsInfrastructure as Code Platforms