Alternatives to boa
Other tools in this directory that do similar work, with a verified install command for each. boa itself: install boa.
typescript
TypeScript is a superset of JavaScript that compiles to clean JavaScript output
uv
An extremely fast Python package and project manager, written in Rust
ruff
An extremely fast Python linter and code formatter, written in Rust
foundry
Foundry is a blazing fast, portable and modular toolkit for Ethereum application development written in Rust
chakra
ChakraCore is an open source Javascript engine with a C API
shimmy
⚡ Pure-Rust WebGPU inference engine — OpenAI-API compatible, GGUF native, runs on any GPU. No Python. No llama.cpp. Single binary
tinysearch
🔍 Tiny, full-text search engine for static websites built with Rust and Wasm
drill
Drill is an HTTP load testing application written in Rust
dotter
A dotfile manager and templater written in rust 🦀
kibi
A text editor in ≤1024 lines of code, written in Rust
cargo-geiger
Detects usage of unsafe Rust in a Rust crate and its dependencies
lstr
A fast, minimalist directory tree viewer, written in Rust
rumdl
Fast Markdown linter and formatter written in Rust
Ajour
A World of Warcraft addon manager written in Rust
node
Node.js JavaScript runtime ✨🐢🚀✨
rust
Empowering everyone to build reliable and efficient software
deno
A modern runtime for JavaScript and TypeScript
eslint
Find and fix problems in your JavaScript code
fnm
🚀 Fast and simple Node.js version manager, built in Rust
ffuf
Fast web fuzzer written in Go
Xournal++
Xournal++ is a handwriting notetaking software with PDF annotation support. Written in C++ with GTK3, supporting Linux (e.g. Ubuntu, Debian, Arch, SUS
gobuster
Directory/File, DNS and VHost busting tool written in Go
opensearch
🔎 Open source distributed and RESTful search engine
hadolint
Dockerfile linter, validate inline bash, written in Haskell
How we picked these
We match on what the tool does and how it installs, then order by how widely each project is used. We're not saying these are better or worse than boa — that depends on what you're building. We're saying they're the projects people reach for in the same situations, and each one has an install command we checked against its documentation.
boa is developed by its own authors and this page is an independent reference; we are not affiliated with or sponsored by any project listed, and nothing here is a paid placement.