Best Runtime Version Managers in 2026
28 runtime version managers ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
28ranked
15free plans on this page
3 Oct 2026last checked
| # | App | Score | From | Free plan | Paid from | Runtime types | Automatic switching | Project version pinning | Version source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SDKMAN! | 8.1 | Free | Yes | — | — | — | Yes | — | View |
| 2 |  tenv | 8.0 | Free | Yes | — | — | — | Yes | — | View |
| 3 | rustup | 8.0 | Free | — | — | language | Yes | Yes | both | View |
| 4 |  fnm | 7.6 | Free | Yes | — | — | — | Yes | — | View |
| 5 |  RVM | 7.6 | Free | Yes | — | — | — | Yes | — | View |
| 6 |  Volta | 7.6 | Free | — | — | language | Yes | Yes | binaries | View |
| 7 |  jEnv | 7.1 | Free | Yes | — | language | Yes | Yes | binaries | View |
| 8 |  elan | 7.0 | Free | Yes | — | — | — | Yes | — | View |
| 9 |  nvm | 7.0 | Free | Yes | — | — | — | Yes | — | View |
| 10 |  asdf | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | View |
| 11 | mise | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | View |
| 12 |  juliaup | 6.4 | — | — | — | — | — | Yes | — | View |
| 13 |  GVM | 6.2 | Free | Yes | — | — | — | Yes | — | View |
| 14 |  PHPBrew | 6.2 | Free | Yes | — | language | Yes | Yes | source | View |
| 15 |  pyenv | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | Yes | — | View |
| 16 |  GHCup | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | No | — | View |
| 17 |  goenv | 6.0 | Free | Yes | — | — | — | Yes | — | View |
| 18 |  Jabba | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | Yes | — | View |
| 19 |  plenv | 5.9 | Free | Yes | — | — | — | Yes | — | View |
| 20 |  rbenv | 5.5 | — | — | — | — | — | Yes | — | View |
| 21 |  nodenv | 5.5 | Free | Yes | — | — | — | Yes | — | View |
| 22 |  chruby | 5.4 | — | — | — | — | — | Yes | — | View |
| 23 |  SteamTinkerLaunch | 5.4 | Free | Yes | — | — | — | Yes | — | View |
| 24 |  DVM | 5.3 | — | — | — | language | No | Yes | binaries | View |
| 25 |  ZVM | 5.2 | — | — | — | language | — | Yes | binaries | View |
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Questions about this list
Which runtime version manager is ranked first on Samsung Mobile US Press?
SDKMAN! is ranked #1 of 28 with a score of 8.1. tenv is second and rustup third.
How many of these have a free plan?
15 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked mobile-first: a phone app alongside the web or desktop product, a free tier and the depth of its documentation. Paid placements never change a rank.
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