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mise vs vfox
The same facts for both, read from GitHub every night, and the relation a person reviewed.
| Fact | mise | vfox |
|---|---|---|
| Language | Rust | Go |
| Licence | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Stars | 35k | 4k |
| Latest | v2026.10.3 | v1.0.12 |
| Last push | 2026-10-06 | 2026-10-05 |
| Release cadence | about 1 day between releases | about 13 days between releases |
| Active contributors | 35+ commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days | 8 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days |
| Flags | none | none |
How they relate
Both replace asdf. Alternatives to asdf →
Full replacementmiseReads .tool-versions and supports asdf plugins, with its own commands.
PartialvfoxA version manager for many runtimes with Lua plugins, that also runs on Windows.
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
vfox
- v1.0.122026-09-0623a832e12b975d11e061d7c16d7e021293add122: feat(config): add gitignore.enable option to control auto .gitignore update (…
- v1.0.112026-04-295a16b6e01f6c00822313961604c94b8173181f1d: fix(activate): unset inherited hook session vars in IDE env resolution (#660)…
- v1.0.102026-04-153bdb604d6c346c2eeefc2aed8ad75f21d572fa25: fix: update cosign command to use new signature format (@aooohan)
- v1.0.82026-04-03cc5d055dc1cab86ce32401244fb135e55198842a: fix: restore storage.sdkPath semantics (@aooohan)
- v1.0.72026-03-290a42eacc300e1d87e7e4c15028dd324276acc25c: feat: support multi-sdk exec (@aooohan)
mise
✓ signed The latest release, v2026.10.3, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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vfox
unsigned The latest release, v1.0.12, carries no signature GitHub could verify.
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