VirtualBox Alternatives

VirtualBox is described as 'Open source virtualization tool supporting x86/AMD64, runs on Windows, Linux, Mac, Solaris. Offers portable, lightweight, ad-free use' and is a leading Virtualization tool in the network & admin category. There are more than 50 alternatives to VirtualBox for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, BSD and Web-based apps. The best VirtualBox alternative is QEMU, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like VirtualBox are VMware Workstation Pro, VMware Workstation Player, WinBoat and virt-manager.

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VirtualBox alternatives are mainly Virtualization Tools, but if you're looking for Compatibility Layer Tools or Operating Systems you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Linux, Free, Mac, Windows, Open Source, Android and Windows + Free. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to VirtualBox.
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  2. PetiteCloud

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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
     
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    PCjs Machines

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    Home of the original IBM PC emulator for browsers. PCjs offers a variety of online machine emulators written in JavaScript. Run DOS, Windows, OS/2 and other vintage PC applications in a web browser on your desktop computer, iPhone, or iPad.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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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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    PCE.js

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    Run classic Mac in your browser!.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     

  7. JavaQemu

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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
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  10. Cassowary icon

    Cassowary

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    Run Windows Applications on Linux as if they are native. Use Linux applications to launch files located in Windows WM without needing to install applications on WM. With easy to use configuration GUI. TEST.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
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    pcemu

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    Here you can find the original version of David Hedley's 8086 PC emulator, and my "improved" version. This will emulate a basic PC with a VGA text-only display quite well; there is a reasonable amount of software that will work with no problems.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  13. Flint KVM Management icon

    Flint KVM Management

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    Flint is a modern, self-contained KVM management tool built for developers, sysadmins, and home labs who want zero bloat and maximum efficiency. It was built in a few hours out of a sudden urge for something better.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Linux
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  14. R&S Browser in the Box icon

    R&S Browser in the Box

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    The Virtual Environment for secured and comfortable Web Browsing: On the basis of a “Browser-in-the-Box” concept a virtual machine is provided with a reduced operating system and a web browser encapsulated therein.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Virtual Virtual machine with a tunnel to the internet
     
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