Free VirtualBox Alternatives for Windows

There are many alternatives to VirtualBox for Windows if you are looking for a replacement. The best free Windows alternative is QEMU, which is also Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to VirtualBox and many of them are free and available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free Windows alternatives to VirtualBox are VMware Workstation Pro, VMware Workstation Player, Windows Sandbox and Microsoft Hyper-V Server.

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  1. QEMU icon
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    QEMU, an open-source hypervisor, performs hardware virtualization, emulates CPUs using dynamic binary translation, and supports various architectures. It runs diverse unmodified guest OS, provides device models, and offers mixed translation modes for efficient execution.

    47 QEMU alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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    • Linux
    • BSD
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  2. 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...

    37 VMware Workstation Pro alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Linux
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  3. 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

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    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    • Discontinued

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    • Windows
    • Linux
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  4. Windows Sandbox icon
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    a new lightweight desktop environment tailored for safely running applications in isolation.

    60 Windows Sandbox alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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

    57 Microsoft Hyper-V Server alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  6. RVVM icon
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    RVVM is a virtual machine / emulator for RISC-V guests, which emphasizes on performance, security, lean code and portability. It already runs a lot of guest operating systems, including Linux, Haiku, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, etc.

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    • Linux
    • Windows
    • Mac
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  7. Multipass icon
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    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.

    64 Multipass alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
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  8. 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...

    42 Bochs alternatives

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  9. 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.

    40 Portable Virtualbox alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Discontinued

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    • Windows
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  10. AQEMU icon
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    Cross-platform GUI virtual machine manager using QEMU as backend. Support Linux/BSD/Windows 8/10/11

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    • Discontinued

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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  11. 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.

    50 QEMU Manager alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Windows
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  12. Hysolate icon
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    An isolated workspace for high-risk user activities.

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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