Windows Sandbox Alternatives

Windows Sandbox is described as 'A new lightweight desktop environment tailored for safely running applications in isolation' and is a Virtualization tool in the network & admin category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Windows Sandbox for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Windows, Mac, BSD and Web-based apps. The best Windows Sandbox alternative is VirtualBox, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Windows Sandbox are WinBoat, QEMU, Sandboxie Plus and VMware Workstation Pro.

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    PetiteCloud is a HyperVisor frontend for BSD. It has the following features:

    Support for bhyve (including linux support) and QEMU (software emulation only until the FreeBSD port of kqemu is fixed). Any x86 OS as a guest (FreeBSD and Linux via bhyve or QEMU; all others vi.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • BSD
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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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  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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    Quickgui is a graphical user interface for the Quickemu virtual machine manager. Quickgui enables you to create and manage virtual machines from a simple and elegant interface. Nearly 1000 operating systems supported including Windows, macOS, BSDs, and 100s of Linux distros.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • QEMU
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  6. 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)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  7. 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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    CLI tool for spawning and running containers according to the OCI specification.

    18 runc alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Linux
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  9. 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

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  10. 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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  11. PCE.js icon
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    Run classic Mac in your browser!.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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