lume VM AlternativesVirtualization Tools and other similar apps like lume VM

lume VM is described as 'A lightweight CLI and local API server to create, run and manage macOS and Linux virtual machines (VMs) natively on Apple Silicon' and is a Virtualization tool in the network & admin category. There are more than 25 alternatives to lume VM for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Windows, BSD and Flathub apps. The best lume VM alternative is VirtualBox, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like lume VM are QEMU, KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine), VMware Workstation Player and virt-manager.

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  1. VirtualBox icon
    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
    VirtualBox Manager

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

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

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Virtualization
    2.  Multiple languages
    3. Zalando icon  Zalando integration
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Container Virtualization
    6.  Dark Mode
    7.  Portable
    8.  Hypervisor
    VirtualBox iconlume VM Icon

    VirtualBox VS lume VM

    Is VirtualBox a good alternative to lume VM?
     

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

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

    • VirtualBox is Free and Open Sourcelume VM is also Free and Open Source
    • VirtualBox is Lightweight and Privacy focusedlume VM 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.

    44 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.  Container Virtualization
    6.  Support for scripting
    7.  User mode emulation
    8.  Emulation
    QEMU iconlume VM Icon

    QEMU VS lume VM

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

    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.

    45 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.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Virtualization
    2.  Linux-based
    3.  Nt kernel
    4.  Command line interface
    5.  Portable
    6.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    7.  Container Virtualization
    8.  Emulation
    KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) iconlume VM Icon

    KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) VS lume VM

    Is this a good alternative to lume VM?
     

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

    • KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) is Free and Open Sourcelume VM is also Free and Open Source
    • KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) is Lightweight and Privacy focusedlume VM is not according to our users
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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 iconlume VM Icon

    VMware Workstation Player VS lume VM

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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.

    29 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.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Virtualization
    2.  VNC Viewer
    3.  Command line interface
    4.  SSH
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  No Tracking
    7.  Container Virtualization
    8.  Live migration
    virt-manager iconlume VM Icon

    virt-manager VS lume VM

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  8. Kubernetes icon
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    Kubernetes

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    Kubernetes is an open source orchestration system for Docker containers.

    50 Kubernetes alternatives
    Kubernetes screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online

    Kubernetes Features

    1.  Container Orchestration
    2.  VPS
    3.  Hypervisor
    Kubernetes screenshot 1
    Kubernetes screenshot 2
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    Kubernetes iconlume VM Icon

    Kubernetes VS lume VM

    Is Kubernetes a good alternative to lume VM?
     

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

    • Kubernetes is Free and Open Sourcelume VM is also Free and Open Source
  10. Vagrant icon
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    Vagrant

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    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...

    19 Vagrant alternatives
    Vagrant screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

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

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Container Virtualization
    2.  Automated provisioning
    3.  Cluster management
    Vagrant iconlume VM Icon

    Vagrant VS lume VM

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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.

    58 Parallels Desktop alternatives
    Parallels Desktop screenshot 1

    License model

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Chrome OS
    Parallels Desktop screenshot 1
    Parallels Desktop screenshot 2
    +6
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    Parallels Desktop Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Support for Multiple Monitors
    4.  Run Windows software
    5.  Support for Apple M1
    6.  Drag and Drop
    7. Microsoft 365 Copilot icon  Microsoft Office integration
    Parallels Desktop iconlume VM Icon

    Parallels Desktop VS lume VM

    Is Parallels Desktop a good alternative to lume VM?
     

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

    • Parallels Desktop is Paid and Proprietarylume VM 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.

    55 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.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Virtualization
    2.  Multi System Emulator
    3.  Emulation
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Container Virtualization
    UTM iconlume VM Icon

    UTM VS lume VM

    Is UTM a good alternative to lume VM?
     

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

    • UTM is Free and Open Sourcelume VM is also Free and Open Source
    • UTM is Privacy focused and Lightweightlume VM is not according to our users
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    Windows Sandbox

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

    54 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 iconlume VM Icon

    Windows Sandbox VS lume VM

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  14. Cockpit Project icon
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    Cockpit Project

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    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.

    24 Cockpit Project alternatives
    Cockpit Project screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    Cockpit Project screenshot 1
    Cockpit Project screenshot 2

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Server Monitoring
    4.  Configuration
    5.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    6.  Command line interface
    7.  Dark Mode
    8.  Debugging
    Cockpit Project iconlume VM Icon

    Cockpit Project VS lume VM

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  15. Boxes icon
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    Boxes

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

    25 Boxes alternatives
    Boxes screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
    Boxes screenshot 1
    Boxes screenshot 2
    +5
    Boxes screenshot 3

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  No Tracking
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  Command line interface
    5.  Container Virtualization
    6.  Portable
    7.  VNC Viewer
    Boxes iconlume VM Icon

    Boxes VS lume VM

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