VMware Workstation Pro Alternatives

VMware Workstation Pro is described as 'Lets You Run Multiple Operating Systems as Virtual Machines (including Windows VMs) on a Single Windows or Linux PC. VMware Workstation Pro is the industry standard for running multiple operating systems as virtual machines (VMs) on a single Linux or' and is a very popular Virtualization tool in the network & admin category. There are more than 25 alternatives to VMware Workstation Pro for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, BSD and Android apps. The best VMware Workstation Pro alternative is VirtualBox, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like VMware Workstation Pro are QEMU, WinBoat, KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) and Parallels Desktop.

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  1. Portable-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.

    39 Portable Virtualbox alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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  2. RVVM icon
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    RVVM is a virtual machine / emulator for RISC-V guests, which emphasizes on performance, security, lean code and portability. It already runs a lot of guest operating systems, including Linux, Haiku, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, etc.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Windows
    • Mac
     
  3. Multipass icon
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    Multipass 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.

    59 Multipass alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
     
  4. QEMU Manager icon
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    Qemu Manager is an easy to use management tool for the open-source QEMU emulator. It has a wealth of features for creating, managing and running multiple virtual machines.

    49 QEMU Manager alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  5. GDaaS icon
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    GDaaS is GPU Desktop-as-a-Service. A Cloud Platform that deploys powerful vGPU-accelerated cloud desktops delivering mobility and collaboration to engineers and designers.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

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

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  7. bhyve icon
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    bhyve (pronounced "bee hive", formerly written as BHyVe) is a type-2 hypervisor that runs FreeBSD 9+, OpenBSD, Linux and MS Window desktop (versions Vista, 7, 8/8.1/8.2 and 10), as well as MS Windows Server (versions 2008/2008R2, 2012/2012R2 and 2016 Technical Preview...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • BSD
    • FreeBSD
     
  8. MobaLiveCD icon
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    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
     
  9. Hysolate icon
     1 like

    An isolated workspace for high-risk user activities.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  10. OpenVZ icon
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    OpenVZ is container-based virtualization for Linux.

    OpenVZ creates multiple secure, isolated Linux containers (otherwise known as VEs or VPSs) on a single physical server enabling better server utilization and ensuring that applications do not conflict.

    Each container performs.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  11. 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
     
  12. Virtualization solution for SME and freelancer. With Collax V-Cube you can run several servers, operating systems and applications virtually on only one hardware. Virtualization of hardware, network and storage. Collax V-Cube uses the KVM hypervisor.

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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