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Miller Dev Shell vs tenv
tenv manages Terraform/Atmos versions, not general shell tooling; DevShell provides broader dev tool setup.
tenvOpenTofu / Terraform / Terragrunt and Atmos version managerSide by side
- What it is
- Miller Dev Shell:DevShell provides reproducible one-command scripts to set up a modern dev terminal on macOS and Windows WSL.
- tenv:tenv is a Go-based version manager for OpenTofu, Terraform, Terragrunt, Terramate and Atmos.
- Best for
- Miller Dev Shell:One-command cross-platform dev shell setup
- tenv:Specialized version management for Terraform-related tools
- Who it’s for
- Miller Dev Shell:Developers who want a ready-to-code shell environment on Mac and Windows.
- tenv:Developers and DevOps engineers who need to switch between multiple IaC tool versions.
- Pricing
- Miller Dev Shell:Paid
- tenv:Open source
- Open source
- Miller Dev Shell:Yes, 52 GitHub stars
- tenv:Yes, 1,440 GitHub stars
- Works with
- Miller Dev Shell:Homebrew, zsh, antigen, VSCode, git, npm, fzf, exa
- tenv:Homebrew, Nix, Snapcraft, Chocolatey, Scoop, apt, yum, Docker
- DevHunt upvotes
- Miller Dev Shell:13
- tenv:58
- Launched on DevHunt
- Miller Dev Shell:Jan 2023
- tenv:Jul 2024
Miller Dev Shell features
- Cross-platform package install. Installs Homebrew packages on macOS or apt packages on Windows WSL automatically.
- VSCode auto-configuration. Installs VSCode, applies sensible settings and adds common extensions like ESLint and Prettier.
- Global git & npm config. Sets up git ignores, aliases, npmrc and detects tools like Flutter, .NET and Miniconda.
- Modern terminal tools. Provides exa, bat, fzf and Pure prompt with custom fonts for a productive CLI.
- Repository cloning. Clones your listed repositories during the initial setup.
- Source code access. Purchasers receive the full GitHub repo to modify scripts as needed.
tenv features
- Multi-tool version switching. Easily install, use and switch between different versions of OpenTofu, Terraform, Terragrunt, Terramate and Atmos.
- Semver 2.0.0 compatibility. Parses HCL files to respect required_version constraints using go-version.
- Signature verification. Verifies downloads with cosign or PGP signatures for security.
- Cross-platform binaries. Provides independent binaries for Linux, macOS, Windows, BSD and Solaris.
- Homebrew & package manager support. Install via Homebrew, Nix, Snap, Chocolatey, apt, yum and other package managers.
- Shell completion. Generates completions for bash, zsh, fish, PowerShell and Oh My Zsh.
Based on each tool's website and DevHunt data. Details may change; check the official sites.