VirtualBox Alternatives for Mac
There are many alternatives to VirtualBox for Mac if you are looking for a replacement. The best Mac alternative is QEMU, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to VirtualBox and 12 are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to VirtualBox are Parallels Desktop, VMware Fusion, UTM and Multipass.
VirtualBox alternatives are mainly Virtualization Tools but may also be Web Browsers or Compatibility Layer Tools. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of VirtualBox.QEMU (short for "Quick EMUlator") is a free and open-source hosted hypervisor that performs hardware virtualization.
- - QEMU is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to VirtualBox.
- - QEMU is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to VirtualBox.
QEMU Features
Comments about QEMU as a Alternative to VirtualBox
arpetersIt is supported by various frontends such as Virt Manager and AQEMU.
11It runs faster than virtualbox using KVM. Also is better suited for production level.
14ag123it is fast to virtualize (say an iso file) you just have to run two commands
1It doesn't have a GUI to manage like Virtualbox or VMware. That's problematic.
-10It also performs hardware visualization
4- 47 Parallels Desktop alternatives
- Freemium • Proprietary
- Virtualization Tool
- Mac
Parallels Desktop gives Mac users the ability to run Windows, Linux or any other operating system and their critical applications at the same time as macOS. Parallels Desktop is optimized for Intel and Apple M1 chip.
Parallels Desktop Features
Opinions about Parallels Desktop as a Alternative to VirtualBox
- 39 VMware Fusion alternatives
- Free Personal • Proprietary
- Virtualization Tool
- Mac
Seamlessly run your favorite Windows applications and devices, on any Intel-based Mac. Built from the ground up for the Mac, VMware Fusion is the easiest way to switch to Mac—letting you bring all of your Windows applications with you, making the most of your Windows software...
Opinions about VMware Fusion as a Alternative to VirtualBox
- 51 UTM alternatives
- Free • Open Source
- Virtualization Tool
- Mac
- iPhone
- iPad
UTM is a full featured system emulator and virtual machine host for iOS and macOS. It is based off of QEMU. In short, it allows you to run Windows, Linux, and more on your Mac, iPhone, and iPad.
- - UTM is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to VirtualBox.
Comments about UTM as a Alternative to VirtualBox
UTM Created from Quemu ; Work on ipad os under 14 ; Need jeelbreak ; not foun on apple app store ;
0 - 55 Multipass alternatives
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
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.
- 55 Lima alternatives
- Free • Open Source
- Virtualization Tool
- Mac
Lima launches Linux virtual machines on macOS, with automatic file sharing, port forwarding, and containerd.
- 19 Karton alternatives
- Free • Open Source
- Compatibility Layer Tool
- Mac
- Linux
Run Linux programs on macOS, a different Linux distro, or a different architecture.
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...
DiscontinuedBoot Camp has been discontinued on the M1 Macs.