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 Vagrant.

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  1. VirtualBox icon

    VirtualBox

     2995 likes

    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.

    70 VirtualBox alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Oracle Solaris
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    VirtualBox vs virt-manager Comments
    Guest
    Negative
    20

    virt-manager is a frontend for KVM and other VM hosts. VirtualBox is a VM host with a built-in frontend

    edortta71
    Negative
    0

    VirtualBox is a virtualizer while virt-manager is a GUI software that helps to administrate virtual machines in libvirt, LXE, etc environments

    Guest
    Negative
    0

    Type 1 vs Type 2 hypervisor

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

    WinBoat

     83 likes

    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.

    53 WinBoat alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Docker
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  4. Parallels Desktop icon

    Parallels Desktop

     148 likes

    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.

    57 Parallels Desktop alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • 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. VMware Workstation Player icon

    VMware Workstation Player

     250 likes

    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.

    41 VMware Workstation Player alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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    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 vs virt-manager Comments
    Guest
    Negative
    6

    virt-manager is a frontend for KVM and other VM hosts. VMware Workstation Player is a VM host with a built-in frontend

    edortta71
    Negative
    0

    It's a virtualizer while lib-virt is an opensource GUI fot XEN, libvritd, etc....

    • VMware Workstation Player is Free Personal and Proprietaryvirt-manager is Free and Open Source
  8. Vagrant icon

    Vagrant

     111 likes

    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...

    25 Vagrant alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Source Available

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • VirtualBox
    • VMware Workstation Pro
    • VMware Fusion
    • FreeBSD
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    Vagrant vs virt-manager Comments
    Guest
    Negative
    5

    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.

    • Vagrant is Free and Source Availablevirt-manager is Free and Open Source
  9. UTM icon

    UTM

     30 likes

    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.

    60 UTM alternatives

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    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • visionOS
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  10. Cockpit Project icon

    Cockpit Project

     43 likes

    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.

    38 Cockpit Project alternatives

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    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Self-Hosted
    Login View
     
  11. Boxes icon

    Boxes

     34 likes

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

    29 Boxes alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
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    Boxes vs virt-manager Comments
    Guest
    Positive
    7

    probably the closet software to virt-manager but it's not as feature rich

    • Boxes is Free and Open Sourcevirt-manager is also Free and Open Source
  12. Kubernetes icon

    Kubernetes

     78 likes

    Kubernetes is an open source orchestration system for Docker containers.

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Online
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  14. Quickemu icon

    Quickemu

     10 likes

    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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    Quickemu vs virt-manager Comments
    Kris Regina
    0

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

    • Quickemu is Free and Open Sourcevirt-manager is also Free and Open Source
  15. Microsoft Hyper-V Server icon

    Microsoft Hyper-V Server

     41 likes

    Microsoft Hyper-V Server is a free product that delivers enterprise-class virtualization for your datacenter and hybrid cloud.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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