Virtual PC Alternatives

Virtual PC is described as 'Powerful software virtualization solution that allows you to run multiple PC-based operating systems simultaneously on one workstation, providing a safety net to maintain compatibility with legacy applications while you migrate to a new operating system' and is a popular Virtualization tool in the network & admin category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Virtual PC for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Windows, Mac, BSD and Web-based apps. The best Virtual PC alternative is VirtualBox, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Virtual PC are Docker, QEMU, VMware Workstation Pro and KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine).

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  1. QEMU Manager icon
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    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.

    48 QEMU Manager alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  2. QtEmu icon
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    QtEmu is a graphical user interface for QEMU.

    22 QtEmu alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  3. OpenVZ icon
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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
     
  4. clearVM icon
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    clearVM, formerly Witsbits, enables you to set up your servers with virtualization and deploy virtual machines faster than ever before. It’s a complete virtualization solution with a self-upgrading hypervisor and cloud-based centralized management, reducing time spent on...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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    VMLite Workstation is a virtualization component, that allows you to run more than one operating system (OS) at the same time on a single physical computer. For example, you can simultaneously run Windows XP on a PC that is already running Windows 7.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6. Bochs icon
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    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...

    38 Bochs alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  7. Boot Camp icon
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    Boot Camp is a utility by that assists users in installing Windows 10 on Macs. Boot Camp guides users through non-destructive re-partitioning (including resizing of an existing APFS partition, if necessary) of their hard disk drive and automatically downloads Apple-provided...

    16 Boot Camp alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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    Not really a virtualization solution so much as a way to run another system on a different partition and select either MacOS or the other system.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Boot Camp is Free and ProprietaryVirtual PC is also Free and Proprietary
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    PetiteCloud is a HyperVisor frontend for BSD. It has the following features:

    Support for bhyve (including linux support) and QEMU (software emulation only until the FreeBSD port of kqemu is fixed). Any x86 OS as a guest (FreeBSD and Linux via bhyve or QEMU; all others vi.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • BSD
     
  9. PCE icon
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    PCE is a collection of microcomputer emulators. At the moment it contains three emulators:

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    JavaQemu is a Graphical User Interface Front End for QEMU, written in Java.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  11. FAUMachine icon
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    FAUmachine is a virtual machine, similar in many respects to VMWare[tm], QEMU or Virtual PC[tm]. What distinguishes FAUmachine from these other virtual machines, are the following features:

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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