Lately I've been using devbox (nix wrapper) for my homebrew-like needs via "devbox global add <whatever>", for project specific setup I stick with mise (asdf-compatible)."

I don't like homebrew because I've been burnt multiple times because it often auto-updates when you least want it to and breaks project dependencies.

And there's no way to downgrade to a specific version. Real package managers typically support versioning.

If you're depending on specific versions, don't use a general system package manager, use something like mise or asdf.