clearVM AlternativesVirtualization Tools and other similar apps like clearVM

Sites and apps similar to clearVM include VirtualBox, which is free and open source. Other options are QEMU, Proxmox Virtual Environment, KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) and virt-manager. There's no shortage of Virtualization Tools like clearVM, with more than 25 alternatives for Linux, Mac, Windows, self-hosting and Android.

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  1. VirtualBox icon
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    Open source VirtualBox offers powerful x86/AMD64 virtualization available freely under GNU GPL v2. Runs on Windows, Linux, Mac, Solaris hosts. Supports a vast array of guest OS like Windows, Linux, Solaris. Portable, lightweight, ad-free, with dark mode.

    73 VirtualBox alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Oracle Solaris
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  2. QEMU icon
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    QEMU, an open-source hypervisor, performs hardware virtualization, emulates CPUs using dynamic binary translation, and supports various architectures. It runs diverse unmodified guest OS, provides device models, and offers mixed translation modes for efficient execution.

    47 QEMU alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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  3. Proxmox Virtual Environment is a complete and easy to use Open Source virtualization platform for running Virtual Appliances and Virtual Machines. Proxmox VE tightly integrates KVM hypervisor and LXC containers, software-defined storage and networking functionality on a single...

    53 Proxmox Virtual Environment alternatives

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    • Linux
    • Debian
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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  4. KVM (for Kernel-based Virtual Machine) is a full virtualization solution for Linux on x86 hardware containing virtualization extensions (Intel VT or AMD-V). It consists of a loadable kernel module, kvm.

    43 KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
    • Android
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  5. virt-manager icon
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    Comprehensive desktop tool for managing virtual machines using libvirt, supporting KVM, Xen, and Linux Containers. It offers performance stats, resource allocation and virtual hardware configuration with VNC and SPICE clients for graphical consoles.

    38 virt-manager alternatives

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    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  6. UTM icon
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    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.

    63 UTM alternatives

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    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • visionOS
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  7. VMPal icon
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    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.

    39 VMPal alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • US flagUnited States
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  8. Xen icon
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    Xen.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.

    36 Xen alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
    • US flagUnited States
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  9. VMware vSphere Hypervisor ( based on ESXi ) is a free bare-metal hypervisor that virtualizes servers so you can consolidate your applications on less hardware.

    45 VMware vSphere Hypervisor alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • NVIDIA vGPU
    • AMD MxGPU
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  10. Microsoft Hyper-V Server is a free product that delivers enterprise-class virtualization for your datacenter and hybrid cloud.

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  11. Lima icon
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    Lima launches Linux virtual machines on macOS, with automatic file sharing, port forwarding, and containerd.

    67 Lima alternatives

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    • Mac
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