Best CrossOver Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from game compatibility layers ranked against CrossOver on the same published basis.
- 1CrossOver vs cnc-ddraw
- 2CrossOver vs GameHub
- 3CrossOver vs Bannerlator
- 4CrossOver vs DXVK
- 5CrossOver vs PlayOnLinux
- 6CrossOver vs vkd3d-proton
- 7CrossOver vs Winlator
- 8CrossOver vs Porting Kit
- 9CrossOver vs Bottles
- 10CrossOver vs Box64
- 11CrossOver vs Proton-CachyOS
- 12CrossOver vs FAudio
- 13CrossOver vs Hangover
- 14CrossOver vs D7VK
- 15CrossOver vs Darling
- 16CrossOver vs Box86
- 17CrossOver vs FEX-Emu
- 18CrossOver vs OpenNative
- 19CrossOver vs Sober
- 20CrossOver vs TDF
CrossOver alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cnc-ddraw | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Android, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 2 | GameHub | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Mac |
| 3 | Bannerlator | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Android |
| 4 | DXVK | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Windows |
| 5 | PlayOnLinux | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac |
| 6 | vkd3d-proton | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Windows |
| 7 | Winlator | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Android |
| 8 | Porting Kit | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Mac |
| 9 | Bottles | 5.5 | No | — | Linux, Mac |
| 10 | Box64 | 5.5 | No | — | Android, Linux |
| 11 | Proton-CachyOS | 5.5 | No | — | Linux |
| 12 | FAudio | 5.4 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS |
| 13 | Hangover | 5.4 | No | — | Linux |
| 14 | D7VK | 5.3 | No | — | Windows, Linux |
| 15 | Darling | 5.3 | No | — | Linux, Windows |
| 16 | Box86 | 5.2 | No | — | Linux |
| 17 | FEX-Emu | 5.2 | No | — | Linux |
| 18 | OpenNative | 5.2 | No | — | Android |
| 19 | Sober | 5.2 | No | — | Linux |
| 20 | TDF | 5.2 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted |
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Questions about CrossOver alternatives
What is the best alternative to CrossOver?
cnc-ddraw, number 1 in game compatibility layers with a score of 6.6 out of 10. The others here: GameHub, Bannerlator, DXVK and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to CrossOver?
cnc-ddraw is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 9 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.