# Virtualization software

9 apps ranked by verified data.
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## Apps

- [Hyper-V](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/hyper-v.md) — Windows' built-in hypervisor
- [Multipass](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/multipass.md) — Instant Ubuntu VMs from Canonical
- [Parallels](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/parallels.md) — The polished Windows-on-Mac option
- [Proxmox VE](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/proxmox-ve.md) — The homelab virtualization server standard
- [QEMU](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/qemu.md) — The emulation engine underneath everything
- [UTM](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/utm.md) — QEMU wrapped beautifully for Apple Silicon
- [VirtualBox](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/virtualbox.md) — Oracle's free desktop hypervisor
- [VMware Fusion](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/vmware-fusion.md) — VMs on the Mac from VMware
- [VMware Workstation](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/vmware-workstation.md) — Pro desktop VMs, now free for personal use

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