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 Flathub apps. The best virt-manager alternative is VirtualBox, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like virt-manager are VMware Workstation Player, Parallels Desktop, UTM and Vagrant.

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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.

    64 VirtualBox alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Oracle Solaris
    VirtualBox Manager

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Virtualization
    2.  Multiple languages
    3. Zalando icon  Zalando integration
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Container Virtualization
    6.  Dark Mode
    7.  Portable
    8.  Hypervisor

    VirtualBox VS virt-manager

     
    Comments about VirtualBox as an Alternative to virt-manager
    Most Recent Comment
    Guest
    Negative Jun 9, 2015
    20

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

    edortta71
    Negative Dec 18, 2023
    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 May 13, 2020
    0

    Type 1 vs Type 2 hypervisor

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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
    • VirtualBox is Lightweight and Privacy focusedvirt-manager is not according to our users
  2. VMware Workstation Player icon

    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.

    37 VMware Workstation Player alternatives

    License model

    • Free Personal • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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    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 Features

    1.  Container Virtualization

    VMware Workstation Player VS virt-manager

     
    Comments about VMware Workstation Player as an Alternative to virt-manager
    Guest
    Negative Jul 19, 2019
    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 Dec 18, 2023
    0

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

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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
  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.

    57 Parallels Desktop alternatives

    License model

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Chrome OS
    Parallels Desktop screenshot 1

    Parallels Desktop Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Support for Multiple Monitors
    4.  Run Windows software
    5.  Support for Apple M1
    6.  Drag and Drop
    7. Microsoft 365 Copilot icon  Microsoft Office integration

    Parallels Desktop VS virt-manager

     

    • 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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    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

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • visionOS
    UTM screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Virtualization
    2.  Multi System Emulator
    3.  Emulation
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Container Virtualization

    UTM VS virt-manager

     

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

    • UTM is Free and Open Sourcevirt-manager is also Free and Open Source
    • UTM is Privacy focused and Lightweightvirt-manager is not according to our users
  7. 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...

    19 Vagrant alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • VirtualBox
    • VMware Workstation Pro
    • VMware Fusion
    • FreeBSD
    Vagrant screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Container Virtualization
    2.  Automated provisioning
    3.  Cluster management

    Vagrant VS virt-manager

     
    Comments about Vagrant as an Alternative to virt-manager
    Guest
    Negative Jul 16, 2020
    4

    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.

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    • Vagrant is Free and Open Sourcevirt-manager is also Free and Open Source
    • Vagrant is Lightweightvirt-manager is not according to our users
  8. Kubernetes icon

    Kubernetes

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    Kubernetes is an open source orchestration system for Docker containers.

    48 Kubernetes alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online
    Kubernetes screenshot 1

    Kubernetes Features

    1.  Container Orchestration
    2.  VPS
    3.  Hypervisor

    Kubernetes VS virt-manager

     

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

    • Kubernetes 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.

    27 Cockpit Project alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    Cockpit Project screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Server Monitoring
    4.  Configuration
    5.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    6.  Command line interface
    7.  Dark Mode
    8.  Debugging

    Cockpit Project VS virt-manager

     
  11. 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.

    24 Boxes alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • CZ flagCzechia
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
    Boxes screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused
    3.  Security-focused

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  No Tracking
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  Command line interface
    5.  Container Virtualization
    6.  Portable
    7.  VNC Viewer

    Boxes VS virt-manager

     
    Comments about Boxes as an Alternative to virt-manager
    Guest
    Positive Apr 26, 2020
    6

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

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    • Boxes is Free and Open Sourcevirt-manager is also Free and Open Source
    • Boxes is Lightweight and Privacy focusedvirt-manager is not according to our users
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    Windows Sandbox

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    a new lightweight desktop environment tailored for safely running applications in isolation.

    55 Windows Sandbox alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Windows Sandbox screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Sandbox
    2.  Container Virtualization

    Windows Sandbox VS virt-manager

     
  13. oVirt icon

    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

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    oVirt screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  User friendly

    Features

    1.  Cluster management
    2.  High Availability

    oVirt VS virt-manager

     
  14. Quickemu icon

    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:

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    Quickemu screenshot 1

    Quickemu VS virt-manager

     
    Comments about Quickemu as an Alternative to virt-manager
    Kris Regina
    Mar 2, 2025
    0

    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
  15. Microsoft Hyper-V Server icon

    Microsoft Hyper-V Server

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

    51 Microsoft Hyper-V Server alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Microsoft Hyper-V Server Features

    1.  Hypervisor
    2.  VPS

    Microsoft Hyper-V Server VS virt-manager

     
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