Alternatives to pipenv
Other tools in this directory that do similar work, with a verified install command for each. pipenv itself: install pipenv.
eslint_d
🪄 Speed up eslint to accelerate your development workflow
uv
An extremely fast Python package and project manager, written in Rust
mkcert
A simple zero-config tool to make locally trusted development certificates with any names you'd like
ruff
An extremely fast Python linter and code formatter, written in Rust
pyenv
Simple Python version management
black
The uncompromising Python code formatter
poetry
Python packaging and dependency management made easy
mypy
Optional static typing for Python
pybind11
Seamless operability between C++11 and Python
pyright
Static Type Checker for Python
py-spy
Sampling profiler for Python programs
pipx
Install and Run Python Applications in Isolated Environments
foundry
Foundry is a blazing fast, portable and modular toolkit for Ethereum application development written in Rust
lua
A copy of the Lua development repository, as seen by the Lua team. Mirrored irregularly. All communication should be through the Lua mailing list http
AWS Vault
A vault for securely storing and accessing AWS credentials in development environments
bandit
Bandit is a tool designed to find common security issues in Python code
pyenv-virtualenv
a pyenv plugin to manage virtualenv (a.k.a. python-virtualenv)
pyoxidizer
A modern Python application packaging and distribution tool
shimmy
⚡ Pure-Rust WebGPU inference engine — OpenAI-API compatible, GGUF native, runs on any GPU. No Python. No llama.cpp. Single binary
maturin
Build and publish crates with pyo3, cffi and uniffi bindings as well as rust binaries as python packages
autorest
OpenAPI (f.k.a Swagger) Specification code generator. Supports C#, PowerShell, Go, Java, Node.js, TypeScript, Python
autopep8
A tool that automatically formats Python code to conform to the PEP 8 style guide
gcviewer
Fork of tagtraum industries' GCViewer. Tagtraum stopped development in 2008, I aim to improve support for Sun's / Oracle's java 1.6+ garbage collector
Crystal
(Crystal is now Nimbalyst) Run multiple Codex and Claude Code AI sessions in parallel git worktrees. Test, compare approaches & manage AI-assisted dev
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 pipenv — 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.
pipenv 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.