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01

The emulation engine underneath everything.

GPL-2.0 WindowsmacOSLinux
Alt Score

Alt Score · 100

How this alternative ranks. How it works →

Verified coverage 90%100
Visibility 10%100

Verified coverage = sourced yes and partial answers in the category checklist. Visibility = relative app-page views on AltCatalog over 30 days, neutral below 500 category views. Payment, votes, and vendor opinions are never score inputs.

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02

Oracle's free desktop hypervisor.

GPL-3.0 WindowsmacOSLinux
Alt Score

Alt Score · 86

How this alternative ranks. How it works →

Verified coverage 90%85
Visibility 10%100

Verified coverage = sourced yes and partial answers in the category checklist. Visibility = relative app-page views on AltCatalog over 30 days, neutral below 500 category views. Payment, votes, and vendor opinions are never score inputs.

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03
UTM

QEMU wrapped beautifully for Apple Silicon.

Apache-2.0 macOS
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Alt Score · 82

How this alternative ranks. How it works →

Verified coverage 90%80
Visibility 10%100

Verified coverage = sourced yes and partial answers in the category checklist. Visibility = relative app-page views on AltCatalog over 30 days, neutral below 500 category views. Payment, votes, and vendor opinions are never score inputs.

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04

The homelab virtualization server standard.

AGPL-3.0 Linux
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Alt Score · 78

How this alternative ranks. How it works →

Verified coverage 90%75
Visibility 10%100

Verified coverage = sourced yes and partial answers in the category checklist. Visibility = relative app-page views on AltCatalog over 30 days, neutral below 500 category views. Payment, votes, and vendor opinions are never score inputs.

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05

Instant Ubuntu VMs from Canonical.

GPL-3.0 WindowsmacOSLinux
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Alt Score · 78

How this alternative ranks. How it works →

Verified coverage 90%75
Visibility 10%100

Verified coverage = sourced yes and partial answers in the category checklist. Visibility = relative app-page views on AltCatalog over 30 days, neutral below 500 category views. Payment, votes, and vendor opinions are never score inputs.

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06

Windows' built-in hypervisor.

Proprietary Windows
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Alt Score · 73

How this alternative ranks. How it works →

Verified coverage 90%70
Visibility 10%100

Verified coverage = sourced yes and partial answers in the category checklist. Visibility = relative app-page views on AltCatalog over 30 days, neutral below 500 category views. Payment, votes, and vendor opinions are never score inputs.

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07

VMs on the Mac from VMware.

Proprietary macOS
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Alt Score · 73

How this alternative ranks. How it works →

Verified coverage 90%70
Visibility 10%100

Verified coverage = sourced yes and partial answers in the category checklist. Visibility = relative app-page views on AltCatalog over 30 days, neutral below 500 category views. Payment, votes, and vendor opinions are never score inputs.

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08

Pro desktop VMs, now free for personal use.

Proprietary WindowsLinux
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Alt Score · 68

How this alternative ranks. How it works →

Verified coverage 90%65
Visibility 10%100

Verified coverage = sourced yes and partial answers in the category checklist. Visibility = relative app-page views on AltCatalog over 30 days, neutral below 500 category views. Payment, votes, and vendor opinions are never score inputs.

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09

The polished Windows-on-Mac option.

Proprietary macOS
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Alt Score · 64

How this alternative ranks. How it works →

Verified coverage 90%60
Visibility 10%100

Verified coverage = sourced yes and partial answers in the category checklist. Visibility = relative app-page views on AltCatalog over 30 days, neutral below 500 category views. Payment, votes, and vendor opinions are never score inputs.

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