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
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  1. 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.

    21 PetiteCloud alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • BSD
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    Karton

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    Run Linux programs on macOS, a different Linux distro, or a different architecture.

    22 Karton alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
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  4. JavaQemu

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    JavaQemu is a Graphical User Interface Front End for QEMU, written in Java.

    17 JavaQemu alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    JavaQemu Features

    1.  Emulation
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    Discontinued

    Website states: "This project is no longer active because I stopped playing with Java since a long time."

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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!.

    14 PCE.js alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
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    v86

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    v86 emulates an x86-compatible CPU and hardware.

    33 v86 alternatives
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    • Free • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Online
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    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.

    40 Cassowary alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux

    Cassowary Features

    1.  Run Windows software
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    GreenVBox

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    Just a Portable VirtualBox Pack.

    15 GreenVBox alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Portable
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  11. PCjs Machines icon
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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.

    13 PCjs Machines alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Online
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