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

CheerpX is described as 'X86 virtualization technology for running executables and operating systems entirely client-side. It’s an always available, zero-cost virtual machine with guaranteed data privacy, powered by a WebAssembly JIT engine' and is a Virtualization tool in the network & admin category. There are more than 50 alternatives to CheerpX for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Windows, Mac, BSD and Android apps. The best CheerpX alternative is VirtualBox, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like CheerpX are WinBoat, QEMU, VMware Workstation Pro and Proxmox Virtual Environment.
a new lightweight desktop environment tailored for safely running applications in isolation.

Xen.org, home of the Xen hypervisor, the powerful open source industry standard for virtualization. It is a native (bare-metal) hypervisor providing services that allow multiple computer operating systems to execute on the same computer hardware concurrently.


VMware vSphere Hypervisor ( based on ESXi ) is a free bare-metal hypervisor that virtualizes servers so you can consolidate your applications on less hardware.


Microsoft Hyper-V Server is a free product that delivers enterprise-class virtualization for your datacenter and hybrid cloud.




Portable-VirtualBox is a free and open source software tool that lets you run any operating system from a usb stick without separate installation. It unpacks and adjusts the paths and configuration of VirtualBox so it will run portably.


XCP-ng is a high-performance, enterprise-level hypervisor with a rich ecosystem and is the result of massive cooperation between individuals and companies. All commercial features are enabled with no commitment required to a support agreement.




MobaLiveCD is a freeware that will run your Linux LiveCD on Windows thanks to the excellent emulator called "Qemu".



Lima launches Linux virtual machines on macOS, with automatic file sharing, port forwarding, and containerd.
A lightweight CLI and local API server to create, run and manage macOS and Linux virtual machines (VMs) natively on Apple Silicon.


Incus is a modern, secure and powerful system container and virtual machine manager.