`asdf` shells out to a bunch of different language-specific package managers. `devbox` only shells out to Nix, which manages system dependencies (including nati

`asdf` shells out to a bunch of different language-specific package managers. `devbox` only shells out to Nix, which manages system dependencies (including native libraries) and language ecosystem dependencies in a uniform way. `asdf` doesn't manage deps like the libraries your nodejs packages that use C bindings for number crunching, or CLI utilities that aren't part of your languages' library ecosystems. Also devbox can dump Docker containers for you