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.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
United States
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VirtualBuddy Alternatives
Apps similar to VirtualBuddy include VirtualBox, which is free and open source. Other options are WinBoat, QEMU, Proxmox Virtual Environment and VMware Workstation Pro. You're spoiled for choice with Virtualization Tools like VirtualBuddy: we list more than 50 alternatives for Linux, Windows, Mac, the web and Android.
Alternatives list
- 39 VMPal alternatives
45 VMware Fusion alternativesSeamlessly 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...
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- United States
+4
63 Windows Sandbox alternativesa new lightweight desktop environment tailored for safely running applications in isolation.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Windows
36 Xen alternativesXen.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.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application type
Platforms
- Linux
- United States
45 VMware vSphere Hypervisor alternativesVMware vSphere Hypervisor ( based on ESXi ) is a free bare-metal hypervisor that virtualizes servers so you can consolidate your applications on less hardware.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Windows
- Linux
- NVIDIA vGPU
- AMD MxGPU
- United States
Platforms
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- Haiku
Microsoft Hyper-V Server is a free product that delivers enterprise-class virtualization for your datacenter and hybrid cloud.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Windows
- United States
67 Lima alternativesLima launches Linux virtual machines on macOS, with automatic file sharing, port forwarding, and containerd.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (Apache-2.0)
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
40 Portable Virtualbox alternativesPortable-VirtualBox is a free and open source software tool that lets you run any operating system from a usb stick without separate installation. It unpacks and adjusts the paths and configuration of VirtualBox so it will run portably.
Platforms
- Windows
Norway
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
France
EU
+4
66 Multipass alternativesMultipass 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.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Snapcraft
United Kingdom
MobaLiveCD is a freeware that will run your Linux LiveCD on Windows thanks to the excellent emulator called "Qemu".
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application type
Platforms
- Windows
- France
- EU
