Free Citrix Hypervisor AlternativesVirtualization Tools and other similar apps like Citrix Hypervisor

The best free alternative to Citrix Hypervisor is VirtualBox, which is also Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Citrix Hypervisor and many of them is free so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free alternatives to Citrix Hypervisor are Proxmox Virtual Environment, KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine), UTM and Xen.

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  1. VirtualBox icon

    VirtualBox

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    Open source VirtualBox offers powerful x86/AMD64 virtualization available freely under GNU GPL v2. Runs on Windows, Linux, Mac, Solaris hosts. Supports a vast array of guest OS like Windows, Linux, Solaris. Portable, lightweight, ad-free, with dark mode.

    63 VirtualBox alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Oracle Solaris
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    • VirtualBox is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Citrix Hypervisor.

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

    • VirtualBox is Free and Open SourceCitrix Hypervisor is Paid and Open Source
    • VirtualBox is Lightweight and Privacy focusedCitrix Hypervisor is not according to our users
  2. Proxmox Virtual Environment icon

    Proxmox Virtual Environment

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    Proxmox Virtual Environment is a complete and easy to use Open Source virtualization platform for running Virtual Appliances and Virtual Machines. Proxmox VE tightly integrates KVM hypervisor and LXC containers, software-defined storage and networking functionality on a single...

    45 Proxmox Virtual Environment alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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    • Almost everyone thinks Proxmox Virtual Environment is a great Citrix Hypervisor alternative.

    • Proxmox Virtual Environment is the most popular Android & Android Tablet alternative to Citrix Hypervisor.

    • Proxmox Virtual Environment is Freemium and Open SourceCitrix Hypervisor is Paid and Open Source
    • Proxmox Virtual Environment is Lightweight and Privacy focusedCitrix Hypervisor is not according to our users
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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.

    56 UTM alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • visionOS
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    • UTM is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to Citrix Hypervisor.

    • UTM is Free and Open SourceCitrix Hypervisor is Paid and Open Source
    • UTM is Privacy focused and LightweightCitrix Hypervisor is not according to our users
  6. Xen icon

    Xen

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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
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    Comments about Xen as an Alternative to Citrix Hypervisor
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    XenServer is based off of Xen.

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    Virtualbox can't be run on hardware without system under it.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think Xen is a great Citrix Hypervisor alternative.

    • Xen is Free and Open SourceCitrix Hypervisor is Paid and Open Source
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    SmartOS

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    SmartOS is a hypervisor lean enough to run entirely in memory, powerful enough to run as much as you want to throw at it. Provisioning is blindingly fast, thanks to zones and ZFS file system creation.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
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    • SmartOS is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Citrix Hypervisor.

    • SmartOS is Free and Open SourceCitrix Hypervisor is Paid and Open Source
    • SmartOS is LightweightCitrix Hypervisor is not according to our users
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    XCP-ng

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    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.

    22 XCP-ng alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • NVIDIA vGPU
    • AMD MxGPU
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    is xenserver without "liecense manager" , no more , no less

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • XCP-ng is Free and Open SourceCitrix Hypervisor is Paid and Open Source
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    Portable Virtualbox

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    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.

    38 Portable Virtualbox alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Harvester

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    Harvester is the next generation of open-source hyperconverged infrastructure solutions designed for modern cloud-native environments.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
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    Lima

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

    57 Lima alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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