Alternatives to uv
Other tools in this directory that do similar work, with a verified install command for each. uv itself: install uv.
ruff
An extremely fast Python linter and code formatter, written in Rust
dotter
A dotfile manager and templater written in rust 🦀
Ajour
A World of Warcraft addon manager written in Rust
fnm
🚀 Fast and simple Node.js version manager, built in Rust
foundry
Foundry is a blazing fast, portable and modular toolkit for Ethereum application development written in Rust
npm-check-updates
Find newer versions of package dependencies than what your package.json allows
boa
Boa is an embeddable Javascript engine written in Rust
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
cbindgen
A project for generating C bindings from Rust code
drill
Drill is an HTTP load testing application 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
rust
Empowering everyone to build reliable and efficient software
nvm
Node Version Manager - POSIX-compliant bash script to manage multiple active node.js versions
pyenv
Simple Python version management
black
The uncompromising Python code formatter
croc
Easily and securely send things from one computer to another :crocodile: :package:
poetry
Python packaging and dependency management made easy
pipenv
Python Development Workflow for Humans
mypy
Optional static typing for Python
pybind11
Seamless operability between C++11 and Python
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 uv — 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.
uv 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.