What are the differences between rbenv, rvm, and chruby? [closed] What are the differences between rbenv, rvm, and chruby? [closed] ruby ruby

What are the differences between rbenv, rvm, and chruby? [closed]


There's three main options available today:

  • rvm which is the most established, but also the most intrusive in terms of shell modifications.
  • rbenv which is lower impact, and still works as well.
  • chruby which purports to be even lighter than rbenv.

Personally I prefer rbenv because it works well with Homebrew and doesn't mangle the shell environment as much, but tend to use rvm on servers where that doesn't matter because they're set up for a very specific purpose.