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QEMU

A generic and open source machine emulator and virtualizer

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QEMU is a machine emulator and virtualizer that can run operating systems for any machine on any supported architecture, run programs for another Linux/BSD target, and run KVM and Xen virtual machines with near native performance.

12 alternatives to QEMU

Ranked by how well each tool replaces QEMU: shared features, audience, price and popularity.

  1. Qubes OS

    A reasonably secure operating system

    Covers 3 of 9 key features and has a free plan.

    Free planOpen source
    66 out of 100 matchFree

  2. Oracle VirtualBox

    Powerful open source virtualization for personal and enterprise use

    Covers 7 of 9 key features and has a free plan.

    Free planOpen source
    65 out of 100 matchContact sales

  3. Ubuntu

    Enterprise open source operating system published by Canonical

    Covers 4 of 9 key features and has a free plan.

    Free planOpen source
    64 out of 100 matchContact sales

  4. MAME

    Multi-purpose emulation framework for preserving software history.

    Covers 5 of 9 key features and has a free plan.

    Free planOpen source
    64 out of 100 matchContact sales

  5. Scaleway

    European Cloud & AI provider (as described on the site)

    Covers 3 of 9 key features.

    63 out of 100 match—

  6. UTM

    Securely run operating systems on your Mac

    Covers 3 of 9 key features and has a free plan.

    Free planOpen source
    63 out of 100 matchContact sales

  7. VICE

    The Versatile Commodore Emulator

    Covers 3 of 9 key features and has a free plan.

    Free planOpen source
    62 out of 100 matchContact sales

  8. TurnKey GNU/Linux

    Nearly 90 free ready-to-use system images for virtual machines, the cloud and bare metal

    Covers 5 of 9 key features and has a free plan.

    Free planOpen source
    61 out of 100 matchFree

  9. EVE-NG

    The emulated virtual environment for network, security and DevOps professionals.

    Covers 0 of 9 key features.

    61 out of 100 match—

  10. Proxmox

    Powerful open-source server solutions

    Covers 3 of 9 key features and has a free plan.

    Free planOpen source
    60 out of 100 matchContact sales

  11. ScummVM

    Runs classic graphical adventure and role-playing games using their original data files

    Covers 2 of 9 key features and has a free plan.

    Free planOpen source
    59 out of 100 matchContact sales

  12. Gentoo Linux

    A flexible, source-based Linux distribution

    Covers 2 of 9 key features and has a free plan.

    Free planOpen source
    58 out of 100 matchContact sales