VMware Workstation Pro Alternatives

One of the most popular alternatives to VMware Workstation Pro is VirtualBox, which is free and open source. Other popular alternatives are WinBoat, QEMU, KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) and Parallels Desktop. There's no shortage of Virtualization Tools like VMware Workstation Pro, with more than 25 alternatives for Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and iPhone.

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  1. Bochs icon
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    Bochs is a highly portable open source IA-32 (x86) PC emulator written in C++, that runs on most popular platforms. It includes emulation of the Intel x86 CPU, common I/O devices, and a custom BIOS. Currently, Bochs can be compiled to emulate a 386, 486...

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    • Windows
    • Linux
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  2. Bushel icon
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    Need to try out old versions of macOS for your software? Want to try a script or piece of software without breaking your Mac?

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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  3. MacMulator icon
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    MacMulator is the computer emulator for your Mac! It engages the power of Qemu, together with a nice, easy to use UI, to let you create any kind of Virtual Machines in a few clicks. Whatever OS you need to run on your Mac, MacMulator is the tool for you!.

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    • Mac
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  4. VirtualBuddy icon
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    VirtualBuddy can virtualize macOS 12 and later on Apple Silicon, with the goal of offering features that are useful to developers who need to test their apps on multiple versions of macOS, especially betas.

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    • Mac
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  5. PocketVBox icon
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    Just a Portable VirtualBox Pack.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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  6. v86 icon
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    v86 emulates an x86-compatible CPU and hardware.

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    • Online
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  7. CheerpX icon
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    CheerpX is an x86 virtualization technology for running executables and operating systems entirely client-side. It’s an always available, zero-cost virtual machine with guaranteed data privacy, powered by a WebAssembly JIT engine.

    58 CheerpX alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Open Source

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
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  9. FAUMachine icon
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    FAUmachine is a virtual machine, similar in many respects to VMWare[tm], QEMU or Virtual PC[tm]. What distinguishes FAUmachine from these other virtual machines, are the following features:

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

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

    41 Cassowary alternatives

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Linux
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  11. WinPodX icon
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    Native Linux windows for every Windows app — real icons, real WM_CLASS, pin-to-taskbar. FreeRDP RemoteApp + dockur/windows. Zero config.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Linux
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