QEMU Alternatives for Windows

There are many alternatives to QEMU for Windows if you are looking for a replacement. The best Windows alternative is VirtualBox, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to QEMU and 15 are available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Windows alternatives to QEMU are VMware Workstation Pro, VMware Workstation Player, Windows Sandbox and Portable Virtualbox.

QEMU alternatives are mainly Virtualization Tools but may also be Web Browsers or Android Emulators. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of QEMU.

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Free • Open Source
Virtualization Tool

QEMU (short for "Quick EMUlator") is a free and open-source hosted hypervisor that performs hardware...

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VirtualBox
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Free • Open Source
Virtualization Tool
Mac
Windows
Linux
BSD
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61 VirtualBox alternatives
VirtualBox is a powerful x86 and AMD64/Intel64 virtualization product for enterprise as well as home use. Not only is VirtualBox an extremely feature rich, high performance product for enterprise customers, it is also the only professional solution that is freely available as...
- - VirtualBox is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to QEMU.
- - VirtualBox is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to QEMU.
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VirtualBox Features
1. LightweightVirtualBox consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
2. Container VirtualizationVirtualBox can make use of isolated user spaces called "containers" to run applications.
3. PortableVirtualBox can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Multiple languages
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Almost everyone thinks VirtualBox is a great QEMU alternative.
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Slower and older, though a good emulator still this one is better
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VMware Workstation Pro
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Paid • Proprietary
Virtualization Tool
Windows
Linux
39 VMware Workstation Pro alternatives
VMware Workstation Pro Lets You Run Multiple Operating Systems as Virtual Machines (including Windows VMs) on a Single Windows or Linux PC. VMware Workstation Pro is the industry standard for running multiple operating systems as virtual machines (VMs) on a single Linux or...
- - VMware Workstation Pro is the most popular commercial alternative to QEMU.
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VMware Workstation Pro Features
1. Container VirtualizationVMware Workstation Pro can make use of isolated user spaces called "containers" to run applications.
Multiple languages
Support for Android Things
Bundled with macOS
VMware Workstation Player
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Free Personal • Proprietary
Virtualization Tool
Windows
Linux
38 VMware Workstation Player alternatives
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.
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Windows Sandbox
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Free • Proprietary
Virtualization Tool
Windows
52 Windows Sandbox alternatives
a new lightweight desktop environment tailored for safely running applications in isolation.
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Windows Sandbox Features
1. Container VirtualizationWindows Sandbox can make use of isolated user spaces called "containers" to run applications.
2. LightweightWindows Sandbox consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
Sandbox
Portable Virtualbox
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Free • Open Source
Virtualization Tool
Windows
40 Portable Virtualbox alternatives
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.
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Portable Virtualbox Features
1. PortablePortable Virtualbox can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
GNU/linux-libre
Discontinued
It has not been updated since 2017 and does not work with any version of Virtualbox beyond v5.1.22.
Multipass
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Free • Open Source
Mac
Windows
Linux
55 Multipass alternatives
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.
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Bochs
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Free • Open Source
Windows
Linux
Android
AmigaOS
MorphOS
38 Bochs alternatives
Bochs is a highly portable open source IA-32 (x86) PC emulator written in C++, that runs on most popular platforms. It includes emulation of the Intel x86 CPU, common I/O devices, and a custom BIOS. Currently, Bochs can be compiled to emulate a 386, 486...
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Bochs Features
X86-emulation
Android Sync
GreenVBox
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Free • Proprietary
Virtualization Tool
Windows
14 GreenVBox alternatives
Just a Portable VirtualBox Pack.
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GreenVBox Features
1. PortableGreenVBox can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
2. LightweightGreenVBox consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
Easy to use
QEMU Manager
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Free • Proprietary
Virtualization Tool
Windows
47 QEMU Manager alternatives
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.
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Discontinued
The official website is no longer available. Last version, 7.0, released in April 2010, can be still downloaded from Download.com
PearPC
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Free • Open Source
Windows
Linux
4 PearPC alternatives
PearPC is an architecture-independent PowerPC platform emulator capable of running most PowerPC operating systems, like Mac OS X.
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PearPC Features
PowerPC emulator
Discontinued
Latest version 0.5 (released 13. July 2011)
R&S Browser in the Box
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Paid • Proprietary
Web Browser
Virtualization Tool
Windows
115 R&S Browser in the Box alternatives
The Virtual Environment for secured and comfortable Web Browsing: On the basis of a “Browser-in-the-Box” concept a virtual machine is provided with a reduced operating system and a web browser encapsulated therein.
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R&S Browser in the Box Features
Firefox-based Browsers
Chromium-based Browsers
Paragon Virtualization Manager
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Paid • Proprietary
Virtualization Tool
Windows
23 Paragon Virtualization Manager alternatives
Paragon Virtualization Manager™ 14 Professional is an elegant solution that can help you accomplish the following
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Paragon Virtualization Manager Features
Mounting drives