Boxes AlternativesVirtualization Tools and other similar apps like Boxes

Boxes is described as 'A simple GNOME application to access virtual systems. It is based on a design from Jon McCann and Jakub Steiner' and is a Virtualization tool in the network & admin category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Boxes for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, BSD and Android apps. The best Boxes alternative is VirtualBox, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Boxes are QEMU, VMware Workstation Pro, VMware Workstation Player and KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine).

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A simple GNOME application to access virtual systems. It is based on a design from Jon McCann and Jakub Steiner.

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  1. VirtualBox icon
    VirtualBox icon

    VirtualBox

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    VirtualBox is a powerful x86 and AMD64/Intel64 virtualization product for enterprise as well as home use. Not only is VirtualBox an extremely feature rich, high performance product for enterprise customers, it is also the only professional solution that is freely available as...

    61 VirtualBox alternatives
    VirtualBox Manager

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Oracle Solaris
    Create Virtual Machine
    Setting of an OS
    +5
    Instaling Windows 10 as Virtual Machine

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Virtualization
    2.  Multiple languages
    3.  Container Virtualization
    4.  Dark Mode
    5.  Portable
    6.  Hypervisor
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    VirtualBox VS Boxes

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    • VirtualBox is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Boxes.

    • VirtualBox is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Boxes.

    • VirtualBox is Free and Open SourceBoxes is also Free and Open Source
    • VirtualBox is Lightweight and Privacy focusedBoxes is not according to our users
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    QEMU

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    QEMU (short for "Quick EMUlator") is a free and open-source hosted hypervisor that performs hardware virtualization.

    47 QEMU alternatives
    QEMU with the free OS ReactOS

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    Hardware Configuration of a VMware machine
    Harddisk based on a VMware vmdk-file
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    Advanced settings of a vmdk-machine

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Virtualization
    2.  GPU Acceleration
    3.  Portable
    4.  Command line interface
    5.  Support for scripting
    6.  Emulation
    7.  Container Virtualization
    8.  User mode emulation
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  4. VMware Workstation Pro icon
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    VMware Workstation Pro

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    VMware Workstation Pro Lets You Run Multiple Operating Systems as Virtual Machines (including Windows VMs) on a Single Windows or Linux PC. VMware Workstation Pro is the industry standard for running multiple operating systems as virtual machines (VMs) on a single Linux or...

    39 VMware Workstation Pro alternatives
    VMware Workstation Pro screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    VMware Workstation Pro screenshot 1

    VMware Workstation Pro Features

    1.  Virtualization
    2.  Multiple languages
    3.  Container Virtualization
    4.  Support for Android Things
    5.  Bundled with macOS
    VMware Workstation Pro iconBoxes Icon

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    Parallels Desktop

    Virtualization software for running Windows, Linux, and other OSes on Mac. Supports Windows 11 on Apple Silicon, resource adjustments, and seamless app access and file sharing between OS environments.

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    VMware Workstation Player

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    VMware Workstation Player builds on the industry leading foundation of Workstation Pro, and delivers a streamlined user interface for creating and running operating systems and applications in a virtual machine.

    36 VMware Workstation Player alternatives
    VMware Workstation Player screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free Personal • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux

    VMware Workstation Player Features

    1.  Container Virtualization
    Discontinued

    Workstation Player has been pashed out now that VMware Workstation Pro icon VMware Workstation Pro is free for personal use: VMware makes Workstation Pro and Fusion Pro free for personal use

    VMware Workstation Player iconBoxes Icon

    VMware Workstation Player VS Boxes

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  7. KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) icon
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    KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine)

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    KVM (for Kernel-based Virtual Machine) is a full virtualization solution for Linux on x86 hardware containing virtualization extensions (Intel VT or AMD-V). It consists of a loadable kernel module, kvm.

    46 KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) alternatives
    KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Android

    Properties

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Lightweight
    3.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Virtualization
    2.  Linux-based
    3.  Nt kernel
    4.  Command line interface
    5.  Portable
    6.  Container Virtualization
    7.  Emulation
    KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) iconBoxes Icon

    KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) VS Boxes

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    • KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) is the most popular Android alternative to Boxes.

    • KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) is Free and Open SourceBoxes is also Free and Open Source
    • KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) is Lightweight and Privacy focusedBoxes is not according to our users
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    virt-manager

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    Comprehensive desktop tool for managing virtual machines using libvirt, supporting KVM, Xen, and Linux Containers. It offers performance stats, resource allocation and virtual hardware configuration with VNC and SPICE clients for graphical consoles.

    30 virt-manager alternatives
    virt-manager screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    virt-manager screenshot 1
    virt-manager screenshot 2

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  No Tracking
    4.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Virtualization
    2.  VNC Viewer
    3.  Command line interface
    4.  SSH
    5.  Container Virtualization
    6.  Live migration
    virt-manager iconBoxes Icon

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  10. Parallels Desktop icon
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    Parallels Desktop

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    Virtualization software for running Windows, Linux, and other OSes on Mac. Supports Windows 11 on Apple Silicon, resource adjustments, and seamless app access and file sharing between OS environments.

    55 Parallels Desktop alternatives
    Parallels Desktop screenshot 1

    License model

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Chrome OS
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    Parallels Desktop screenshot 2
    +6
    Parallels Desktop screenshot 3

    Properties

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Ad-free

    Features

    1.  Support for Multiple Monitors
    2.  Run Windows software
    3.  Support for Apple M1
    4.  Drag and Drop
    5.  Office 365 integration
    Parallels Desktop iconBoxes Icon

    Parallels Desktop VS Boxes

    Is Parallels Desktop a good alternative to Boxes?
     

    • Parallels Desktop is the most popular commercial alternative to Boxes.

    • Parallels Desktop is Paid and ProprietaryBoxes is Free and Open Source
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    UTM

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    UTM is a full featured system emulator and virtual machine host for iOS and macOS. It is based off of QEMU. In short, it allows you to run Windows, Linux, and more on your Mac, iPhone, and iPad.

    53 UTM alternatives
    UTM screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • visionOS
    UTM screenshot 1
    UTM screenshot 2

    Properties

    1.  Ad-free

    Features

    1.  Virtualization
    2.  Multi System Emulator
    3.  Emulation
    4.  Container Virtualization
    UTM iconBoxes Icon

    UTM VS Boxes

    Is UTM a good alternative to Boxes?
     

    • UTM is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to Boxes.

    • UTM is Free and Open SourceBoxes is also Free and Open Source
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    VMware Fusion

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    Seamlessly run your favorite Windows applications and devices, on any Intel-based Mac. Built from the ground up for the Mac, VMware Fusion is the easiest way to switch to Mac—letting you bring all of your Windows applications with you, making the most of your Windows software...

    42 VMware Fusion alternatives
    VMware Fusion screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    VMware Fusion screenshot 1
    VMWare Fusion 3 library
    +4
    VMware Fusion screenshot 3
    VMware Fusion iconBoxes Icon

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    Windows Sandbox

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    a new lightweight desktop environment tailored for safely running applications in isolation.

    53 Windows Sandbox alternatives
    Windows Sandbox screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Sandbox
    2.  Container Virtualization
    Windows Sandbox iconBoxes Icon

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  14. Quickemu icon
    Quickemu icon

    Quickemu

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    Quickly create and run highly optimised desktop virtual machines for Linux, macOS and Windows; with just two commands. You decide what operating system you want to run and Quickemu will figure out the best way to do it for you. For example:

    6 Quickemu alternatives
    Quickemu screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Quickemu screenshot 1
    Quickemu screenshot 2
    Quickemu iconBoxes Icon

    Quickemu VS Boxes

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    Lima

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    Lima launches Linux virtual machines on macOS, with automatic file sharing, port forwarding, and containerd.

    55 Lima alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Lima iconBoxes Icon

    Lima VS Boxes

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