VirtualBox Alternatives

One of the most popular alternatives to VirtualBox is WinBoat, which is free and open source. Other popular alternatives are QEMU, Proxmox Virtual Environment, VMware Workstation Pro and KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine). You're spoiled for choice with Virtualization Tools like VirtualBox: we list more than 50 alternatives for Linux, Windows, Mac, the web and Android.

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  1. Windows Sandbox icon

    Windows Sandbox

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

    63 Windows Sandbox alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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  2. Xen icon

    Xen

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    Xen.org, home of the Xen hypervisor, the powerful open source industry standard for virtualization. It is a native (bare-metal) hypervisor providing services that allow multiple computer operating systems to execute on the same computer hardware concurrently.

    36 Xen alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
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  4. VMPal icon

    VMPal

     7 likes

    Fast macOS, Windows and Linux virtual machines for Apple Silicon. VMPal downloads and installs each system for you, in minutes, in the VM's own window.

    39 VMPal alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • US flagUnited States
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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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  6. 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.

    60 Microsoft Hyper-V Server alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  7. VMware vSphere Hypervisor icon

    VMware vSphere Hypervisor

     61 likes

    VMware vSphere Hypervisor ( based on ESXi ) is a free bare-metal hypervisor that virtualizes servers so you can consolidate your applications on less hardware.

    45 VMware vSphere Hypervisor alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • NVIDIA vGPU
    • AMD MxGPU
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  9. Lima icon

    Lima

     4 likes

    Lima launches Linux virtual machines on macOS, with automatic file sharing, port forwarding, and containerd.

    67 Lima alternatives

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    • Mac
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  10. XCP-ng icon

    XCP-ng

     46 likes

    XCP-ng is a high-performance, enterprise-level hypervisor with a rich ecosystem and is the result of massive cooperation between individuals and companies. All commercial features are enabled with no commitment required to a support agreement.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • NVIDIA vGPU
    • AMD MxGPU
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    • European Union flagEU
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  12. VirtualBuddy icon

    VirtualBuddy

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    VirtualBuddy can virtualize macOS 12 and later on Apple Silicon, with the goal of offering features that are useful to developers who need to test their apps on multiple versions of macOS, especially betas.

    Cost / License

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    • Mac
    • BR flagBrazil
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  13. RVVM icon

    RVVM

     5 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Windows
    • Mac
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  14. Citrix Hypervisor icon

    Citrix Hypervisor

     22 likes

    (formerly XenServer) Citrix Hypervisor is a leading virtualization management platform optimized for application, desktop and server virtualization infrastructures.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • RadeonPro
    • NVIDIA vGPU
    • AMD MxGPU
    • US flagUnited States
    Citrix Hypervisor screenshot 1
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  15. bhyve icon

    bhyve

     11 likes

    bhyve (pronounced "bee hive", formerly written as BHyVe) is a type-2 hypervisor that runs FreeBSD 9+, OpenBSD, Linux and MS Window desktop (versions Vista, 7, 8/8.1/8.2 and 10), as well as MS Windows Server (versions 2008/2008R2, 2012/2012R2 and 2016 Technical Preview...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • BSD
    • FreeBSD
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