QEMU Alternatives

QEMU is described as 'Open-source hypervisor emulating CPUs via dynamic translation. Supports unmodified guest OS, allows mixed binary translation and native execution' and is a very popular Virtualization tool in the network & admin category. There are more than 25 alternatives to QEMU for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Windows, Mac, Self-Hosted and Web-based apps. The best QEMU alternative is VirtualBox, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like QEMU are WinBoat, VMware Workstation Pro, KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) and Parallels Desktop.

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  1. lume VM icon
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    A lightweight CLI and local API server to create, run and manage macOS and Linux virtual machines (VMs) natively on Apple Silicon.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Python
    • Apple Swift
    • Homebrew
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  2. clearVM icon
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    clearVM, formerly Witsbits, enables you to set up your servers with virtualization and deploy virtual machines faster than ever before. It’s a complete virtualization solution with a self-upgrading hypervisor and cloud-based centralized management, reducing time spent on...

    36 clearVM alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • US flagUnited States
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  3. PocketVBox icon
     5 likes

    Just a Portable VirtualBox Pack.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  4. PCE icon
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    PCE is a collection of microcomputer emulators. At the moment it contains three emulators:

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  5. 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.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  6. 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...

    42 Bochs alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  7. PearPC icon
     5 likes

    PearPC is an architecture-independent PowerPC platform emulator capable of running most PowerPC operating systems, like Mac OS X.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  8. Bushel icon
     1 like

    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

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • US flagUnited States
    Bushel screenshot 1
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  9. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • WebAssembly
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  10. 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!.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  11. ManageIQ icon
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    Discover, optimize, and control your hybrid IT. Manage containers, virtual machines, networks, and storage from a single platform.

    Continuous Discovery

    Connect ManageIQ to your virtualization, container, network, and storage management systems, where it will discover inventory.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
    • Vagrant
    • Google Cloud Platform
    • Kubernetes
    • Microsoft Azure
    • OpenShift
    • OpenStack
    • QEMU
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
    • VMware vSphere
    • Amazon Web Services
    • Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud
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