Karton VM Alternatives

Alternatives list

1. 

   

   VirtualBox

    2926 likes

   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

   • Virtualization Tool

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • BSD
   • Oracle Solaris

   

   

   

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

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

   • VirtualBox is Free and Open SourceKarton VM is also Free and Open Source
   • VirtualBox is LightweightKarton VM is not according to our users
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   WinBoat

    60 likes

   Runs Windows applications, individual apps, or full desktops inside Linux with native OS-level integration, sleek interface, advanced filesystem sharing, smartcard passthrough, and resource monitoring while supporting simple installation and ongoing feature updates.

   50 WinBoat alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application types

   • Compatibility Layer Tool
   • Virtualization Tool

   Origin

   • Romania
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Linux
   • Docker

   

   

   

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   Parallels Desktop

    145 likes

   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.

   56 Parallels Desktop alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Subscription
   • Proprietary

   Application types

   • Virtualization Tool
   • Compatibility Layer Tool

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Chrome OS

   

   

   

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   • Parallels Desktop is the most popular commercial alternative to Karton VM.

   • Parallels Desktop is Paid and ProprietaryKarton VM is Free and Open Source
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   virt-manager

    82 likes

   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.

   32 virt-manager alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application type

   • Virtualization Tool

   Origin

   • Australia

   Platforms

   • Linux
   • BSD
   • Flathub
   • Flatpak

   

   

   

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   VMware Workstation Player

    247 likes

   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.

   38 VMware Workstation Player alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free Personal
   • Proprietary

   Application type

   • Virtualization Tool

   Origin

   • United States

   Alerts

   • Discontinued

   Platforms

   • Windows
   • Linux

   

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   Kubernetes

    75 likes

   Kubernetes is an open source orchestration system for Docker containers.

   50 Kubernetes alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Online

   

   

   

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   • Kubernetes is the most popular Web-based alternative to Karton VM.

   • Kubernetes is Free and Open SourceKarton VM is also Free and Open Source
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    Vagrant

     107 likes

    Create and manage virtualized development environments. Vagrant is a tool for building complete development environments. With an easy-to-use workflow and focus on automation, Vagrant lowers development environment setup time, increases development/production parity, and makes...

    21 Vagrant alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    • Virtualization Tool

    Origin

    • United States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • VirtualBox
    • VMware Workstation Pro
    • VMware Fusion
    • FreeBSD

    

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    UTM

     24 likes

    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

    • Virtualization Tool

    Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • visionOS

    

    

    

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

    • UTM is Free and Open SourceKarton VM is also Free and Open Source
    • UTM is LightweightKarton VM is not according to our users
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    Cockpit Project

     39 likes

    Makes it easy to administer Linux servers via a web browser. It allows you to easily perform simple tasks like storage administration, inspecting journals, starting & stopping services, monitoring & administering several servers at once.

    32 Cockpit Project alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    • Server Management Tool

    Origin

    • Germany
    • EU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub

    

    

    

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    Boxes

     29 likes

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

    26 Boxes alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    • Virtualization Tool

    Origin

    • Czechia
    • EU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • GNOME

    

    

    

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    Windows Sandbox

     20 likes

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

    55 Windows Sandbox alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    • Virtualization Tool

    Platforms

    • Windows

    

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    Quickemu

     9 likes

    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:

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    • Virtualization Tool

    Origin

    • United Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux

    

    

    

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