QEMU Alternatives

One of the most popular alternatives to QEMU is VirtualBox, which is free and open source. Other popular alternatives are WinBoat, VMware Workstation Pro, KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) and Parallels Desktop. Virtualization Tools like QEMU are a crowded field, with more than 25 alternatives for Linux, Windows, Mac, self-hosting and the web.

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  1. VMware vCenter Server icon

    VMware vCenter Server

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    Centralized platform for managing and optimizing virtualized environments, including monitoring, provisioning, automation, resource allocation, performance analytics, backup, disaster recovery, compliance, access control, VM migration, and integration with third-party tools.

    61 VMware vCenter Server alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Self-Hosted
    • US flagUnited States
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  4. Lima icon

    Lima

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

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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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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  6. FEX-Emu icon

    FEX-Emu

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    x86 and x86-64 emulator for AArch64 Linux machines.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  7. Portable Virtualbox icon

    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.

    40 Portable Virtualbox alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • NO flagNorway
    Portable Virtualbox screenshot 1
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  9. bhyve icon

    bhyve

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    bhyve (pronounced "bee hive", formerly written as BHyVe) is a type-2 hypervisor that runs FreeBSD 9+, OpenBSD, Linux and MS Window desktop (versions Vista, 7, 8/8.1/8.2 and 10), as well as MS Windows Server (versions 2008/2008R2, 2012/2012R2 and 2016 Technical Preview...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • BSD
    • FreeBSD
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  10. AWS Firecracker icon

    AWS Firecracker

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    Firecracker is an open source virtualization technology that is purpose-built for creating and managing secure, multi-tenant container and function-based services that provide serverless operational models.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • US flagUnited States
    AWS Firecracker screenshot 1
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  11. VirtualBuddy icon

    VirtualBuddy

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    VirtualBuddy can virtualize macOS 12 and later on Apple Silicon, with the goal of offering features that are useful to developers who need to test their apps on multiple versions of macOS, especially betas.

    56 VirtualBuddy alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • BR flagBrazil
    VirtualBuddy screenshot 1
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  12. 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
    • US flagUnited States
    OpenVZ screenshot 1
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  13. RVVM icon

    RVVM

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    RVVM is a virtual machine / emulator for RISC-V guests, which emphasizes on performance, security, lean code and portability. It already runs a lot of guest operating systems, including Linux, Haiku, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, etc.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Windows
    • Mac
    RVVM screenshot 1
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  14. X

    xhypervisor

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    Xvisor® is an open-source type-1 hypervisor, which aims at providing a monolithic, light-weight, portable, and flexible virtualization solution.

    33 xhypervisor alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  15. Danube Cloud icon

    Danube Cloud

     4 likes

    Danube Cloud is a cloud management software used for deploying, maintaining and automating cloud data centers and their processes.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • SK flagSlovakia
    • European Union flagEU
    Server console
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