Portable Virtualbox Alternatives

Portable Virtualbox is described as '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' and is a Virtualization tool in the network & admin category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Portable Virtualbox for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, BSD and NVIDIA vGPU apps. The best Portable Virtualbox alternative is VirtualBox, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Portable Virtualbox are WinBoat, QEMU, VMware Workstation Pro and Parallels Desktop.

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  2. SmartOS icon

    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 Portable Virtualbox.

    • SmartOS is Free and Open SourcePortable Virtualbox is also Free and Open Source
  4. Multipass icon

    Multipass

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    Multipass is a lightweight VM manager for Linux, Windows and macOS. It's designed for developers who want a fresh Ubuntu environment with a single command. It uses KVM on Linux, Hyper-V on Windows and HyperKit on macOS to run the VM with minimal overhead.

    57 Multipass alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
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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.

    https://www.parallels.com
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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
     
  10. QEMU Manager icon

    QEMU Manager

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    Qemu Manager is an easy to use management tool for the open-source QEMU emulator. It has a wealth of features for creating, managing and running multiple virtual machines.

    47 QEMU Manager alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  11. Citrix Hypervisor icon

    Citrix Hypervisor

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    (formerly XenServer) Citrix Hypervisor is a leading virtualization management platform optimized for application, desktop and server virtualization infrastructures.

    37 Citrix Hypervisor alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • RadeonPro
    • NVIDIA vGPU
    • AMD MxGPU
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    Qemu Simple Boot

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    Qemu Simple Boot lets you to Boot ISO images without having to burn them to disc first , it is is a portable freeware virtualization tool

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  13. CheerpX icon

    CheerpX

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    CheerpX is an 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • WebAssembly
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  14. OpenVZ icon

    OpenVZ

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    OpenVZ is container-based virtualization for Linux.

    OpenVZ creates multiple secure, isolated Linux containers (otherwise known as VEs or VPSs) on a single physical server enabling better server utilization and ensuring that applications do not conflict.

    Each container performs.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  15. v86 icon

    v86

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    v86 emulates an x86-compatible CPU and hardware.

    33 v86 alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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    • v86 is the most popular Web-based alternative to Portable Virtualbox.

    • v86 is Free and Open SourcePortable Virtualbox is also Free and Open Source
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