Lima Alternatives

Lima is described as 'Launches Linux virtual machines on macOS, with automatic file sharing, port forwarding, and containerd' and is a Virtualization tool in the network & admin category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Lima for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Windows, Mac, BSD and Web-based apps. The best Lima alternative is VirtualBox, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Lima are WinBoat, QEMU, Proxmox Virtual Environment and VMware Workstation Pro.

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  1. 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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  2. VMware virtualizes computing, from the data center to the cloud to mobile devices, to help our customers be more agile, responsive, and profitable.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Self-Hosted
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  3. VMLite Workstation is a virtualization component, that allows you to run more than one operating system (OS) at the same time on a single physical computer. For example, you can simultaneously run Windows XP on a PC that is already running Windows 7.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  4. 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.

    14 PCjs Machines alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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  5. JPCSIM icon
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    JPCSIM is a Computer Simulator primary created to teach how to install various operating system on a computer, by make use of several images.

    16 JPCSIM alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
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  6. WolfStack icon
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    Server management platform for the Wolf software suite.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Arch Linux
    • Fedora
    • Ubuntu
    • Debian
    • Raspberry Pi
    • Proxmox Virtual Environment
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  7. Flint is a modern, self-contained KVM management tool built for developers, sysadmins, and home labs who want zero bloat and maximum efficiency. It was built in a few hours out of a sudden urge for something better.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Linux
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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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    Platforms

    • Linux
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  9. Sylve icon
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    Sylve is a lightweight, open-source management platform for FreeBSD. It combines Bhyve virtual machines, FreeBSD Jails, and ZFS storage into a modern web interface designed to deliver a streamlined, Proxmox-like experience tailored for FreeBSD environments.

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • FreeBSD
    • BSD
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  10. pcemu icon
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    Here you can find the original version of David Hedley's 8086 PC emulator, and my "improved" version. This will emulate a basic PC with a VGA text-only display quite well; there is a reasonable amount of software that will work with no problems.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  11. The Collax V-Bien is a complete package for virtualization and high availability. In addition to software and hardware, it also includes the patented Collax Fencing Device and support. Virtual networking, easy administration, data integrity.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
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