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mise vs nvm
The same facts for both, read from GitHub every night, and the relation a person reviewed.
| Fact | mise | nvm |
|---|---|---|
| Language | Rust | Shell |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Stars | 35k | 95k |
| Latest | v2026.10.3 | v0.40.8 |
| Last push | 2026-10-06 | 2026-10-05 |
| Release cadence | about 1 day between releases | about 38 days between releases |
| Active contributors | 35+ commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days | 10 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days |
| Flags | none | none |
How they relate
mise replaces nvm. Alternatives to nvm →
Full replacementManages Node.js versions and can read .nvmrc once idiomatic version files are enabled.
mise
- v2026.10.32026-10-05v2026.10.3: Dotfile groups, templated Compose projects, and secret hygiene for shell state
- v2026.10.22026-10-04v2026.10.2: Experimental spinel backend, typed tool options in the schema, and daemon presets on Windows
- v2026.10.12026-10-03v2026.10.1: Task timeout and Ctrl-C fixes, Windows daemon and shim fixes
- v2026.10.02026-10-02v2026.10.0: Stricter signer checks for cosign and GitHub attestations, trust for inline options in .tool-versions
- v2026.9.182026-09-30v2026.9.18: Remote config includes, OCI task catalogs, and a trust fix for inline tool options
nvm
- v0.40.82026-09-21nvm_alias, nvm_version_path: reject .. path components
- v0.40.72026-08-18nvm install: serialize concurrent installs of the same version
- v0.40.62026-07-15install: add support for loongarch64 architecture (#3693)
- v0.40.52026-06-04Note this release addresses CVE-2026-10796.
- v0.40.42026-01-29sanitize NVM_AUTH_HEADER in wget path
mise
✓ signed The latest release, v2026.10.3, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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nvm
✓ signed The latest release, v0.40.8, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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