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 Linux, Windows, Mac, BSD and NVIDIA vGPU 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, virt-manager and KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine).

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VirtualBox alternatives are mainly Virtualization Tools but may also be Compatibility Layer Tools. Other popular filters includes Windows + Open Source. Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of VirtualBox.
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Open source virtualization tool supporting x86/AMD64, runs on Windows, Linux, Mac, Solaris. Offers portable, lightweight, ad-free use.

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VirtualBox alternatives page was last updated Feb 13, 2025
  1. Paragon Virtualization Manager icon
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    Paragon Virtualization Manager™ 14 Professional is an elegant solution that can help you accomplish the following

    22 Paragon Virtualization Manager alternatives
    P2V Copy, P2V Adjust OS

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    Platforms

    • Windows

    Paragon Virtualization Manager Features

    1.  Mounting drives
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  2. VMLite Workstation icon
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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.

    22 VMLite Workstation alternatives
    VM Details

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    Platforms

    • Windows

    VMLite Workstation Features

    1.  Windows XP Compatibility
    Discontinued

    It seems this software doesn't exist anymore.

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  3. NETLAB+ icon
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    Deliver world-class content in the latest IT technologies to students all over the world. NETLAB+ is a remote access solution that lets students complete labs anywhere, and anytime. So you’re able to serve more students, expand your curriculum, and maximize the utilization of...

    11 NETLAB+ alternatives
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    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
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  4. 86Box icon
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    86Box is a hypervisor and IBM PC system emulator that specializes in running old operating systems and software designed for IBM PC systems and compatibles from 1981 through fairly recent system designs based on the PCI bus.

    8 86Box alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Wine
    • Mac

    86Box Features

    1.  Emulation
    2.  Hypervisor
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  5. Boot Camp icon
     18 likes

    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...

    17 Boot Camp alternatives
    Boot Camp screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Discontinued

    Boot Camp has been discontinued on the M1 Macs.

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    Xvisor® is an open-source type-1 hypervisor, which aims at providing a monolithic, light-weight, portable, and flexible virtualization solution.

    33 xhypervisor alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  ARM support
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  7. Softmagnat Virtual Machine Recovery Tool icon
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    SoftMagnat Virtual Machine Data Recovery is an ultimate utility to get back deleted or lost data from Microsoft (VHD), Oracle (VDI) and VMware (VMDK) image files.

    8 Softmagnat Virtual Machine Recovery Tool alternatives
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    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Microsoft Office Outlook
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  8. VMLite VBoot icon
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    VBoot allows you to boot a physical computer from a single virtual disk file in VHD/VMDK/VDI/Raw format. Each file contains a single operating system. It supports Windows 2000, Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7, 2003 Server, 2008 Server and Linux 2.6, 32- and 64-bit.

    34 VMLite VBoot alternatives
    VBoot boot entry can be easily added to XP-,2003-,Vista-,Win7 boot manager

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux

    VMLite VBoot Features

    1.  Boot from Virtual Disk
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