virt-manager AlternativesVirtualization Tools and other similar apps like virt-manager

virt-manager is described as 'Desktop interface for managing virtual machines. It supports KVM, Xen, and Linux Containers, providing a summary of performance and resource stats' and is a popular Virtualization tool in the network & admin category. There are more than 25 alternatives to virt-manager for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Windows, BSD and Web-based apps. The best virt-manager alternative is VirtualBox, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like virt-manager are WinBoat, Parallels Desktop, VMware Workstation Player and Kubernetes.

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  1. 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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Oracle Solaris
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    Comments about VirtualBox as an Alternative to virt-manager
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    virt-manager is a frontend for KVM and other VM hosts. VirtualBox is a VM host with a built-in frontend

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    edortta71
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    VirtualBox is a virtualizer while virt-manager is a GUI software that helps to administrate virtual machines in libvirt, LXE, etc environments

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    Type 1 vs Type 2 hypervisor

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • This alternative is disputed. VirtualBox is a legitimate virt-manager alternative, but it might have issues that some users think are important.

    • VirtualBox is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to virt-manager.

    • VirtualBox is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to virt-manager.

    • VirtualBox is Free and Open Sourcevirt-manager is also Free and Open Source
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    WinBoat

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    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

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Docker
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  4. Parallels Desktop icon

    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.

    56 Parallels Desktop alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Chrome OS
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    • Parallels Desktop is the most popular commercial alternative to virt-manager.

    • Parallels Desktop is Paid and Proprietaryvirt-manager is Free and Open Source
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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.

    38 VMware Workstation Player alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Comments about VMware Workstation Player as an Alternative to virt-manager
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    Negative
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    virt-manager is a frontend for KVM and other VM hosts. VMware Workstation Player is a VM host with a built-in frontend

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    edortta71
    Negative
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    It's a virtualizer while lib-virt is an opensource GUI fot XEN, libvritd, etc....

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • This alternative is disputed. VMware Workstation Player is a legitimate virt-manager alternative, but it might have issues that some users think are important.

    • VMware Workstation Player is Free Personal and Proprietaryvirt-manager is Free and Open Source
  7. Kubernetes icon

    Kubernetes

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    Kubernetes is an open source orchestration system for Docker containers.

    50 Kubernetes alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
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    • Kubernetes is the most popular Web-based alternative to virt-manager.

    • Kubernetes is Free and Open Sourcevirt-manager is also Free and Open Source
  8. UTM icon

    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.

    56 UTM alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • visionOS
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    • UTM is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to virt-manager.

    • UTM is Free and Open Sourcevirt-manager is also Free and Open Source
  10. Vagrant icon

    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...

    21 Vagrant alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • VirtualBox
    • VMware Workstation Pro
    • VMware Fusion
    • FreeBSD
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    Vagrant is a configuration management platform, whereas virt-manager is a frontend for managing VMs on QEMU/KVM, Xen, and other hypervisors supported by libvirt.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Vagrant is Free and Open Sourcevirt-manager is also Free and Open Source
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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.

    32 Cockpit Project alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
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  12. Boxes icon

    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.

    26 Boxes alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
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    Comments about Boxes as an Alternative to virt-manager
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    Positive
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    probably the closet software to virt-manager but it's not as feature rich

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Boxes is Free and Open Sourcevirt-manager is also Free and Open Source
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    Quickemu

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    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

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
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    Kris Regina
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    Great on Linux, But I'm not sure about how it runs on macOS. Unfortunately, it is not available for Windows.

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    • Quickemu is Free and Open Sourcevirt-manager is also Free and Open Source
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    oVirt

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    oVirt is a virtualization management application. That means that you can use the oVirt management interface ( the oVirt engine) to manage hardware nodes, storage and network resources, and to deploy and monitor virtual machines running in your data center.

    24 oVirt alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
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