Best crosvm Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from hypervisor software ranked against crosvm on the same published basis.
- 1crosvm vs Proxmox VE
- 2crosvm vs QEMU
- 3crosvm vs Harvester
- 4crosvm vs UTM
- 5crosvm vs VMware Workstation Pro
- 6crosvm vs KVM
- 7crosvm vs oVirt
- 8crosvm vs virt-manager
- 9crosvm vs Xen Project Hypervisor
- 10crosvm vs Oracle VirtualBox
- 11crosvm vs OpenNebula
- 12crosvm vs Proxmox Backup Server
- 14crosvm vs Multipass
- 15crosvm vs Scale Computing Platform
- 16crosvm vs ACRN Hypervisor
- 17crosvm vs Cloud Hypervisor
- 18crosvm vs Firecracker
- 19crosvm vs GNOME Boxes
- 20crosvm vs Parallels Desktop
- 21crosvm vs XCP-ng Center
crosvm alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proxmox VE | 6.7 | Free plan | €10/mo | Android, API, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 2 | QEMU | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 3 | Harvester | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 4 | UTM | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | iOS, Mac |
| 5 | VMware Workstation Pro | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted, Windows |
| 6 | KVM | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted |
| 7 | oVirt | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 8 | virt-manager | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted |
| 9 | Xen Project Hypervisor | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted |
| 10 | Oracle VirtualBox | 5.6 | No | — | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 11 | OpenNebula | 5.5 | No | — | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 12 | Proxmox Backup Server | 5.4 | No | €46.67/mo | Linux, Web |
| 14 | Multipass | 5.3 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 15 | Scale Computing Platform | 5.3 | No | — | Web |
| 16 | ACRN Hypervisor | 5.2 | No | — | Linux |
| 17 | Cloud Hypervisor | 5.2 | No | — | Linux |
| 18 | Firecracker | 5.2 | No | — | Linux |
| 19 | GNOME Boxes | 5.2 | No | — | Linux |
| 20 | Parallels Desktop | 5.2 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 21 | XCP-ng Center | 5.2 | No | — | Windows |
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Questions about crosvm alternatives
What is the best alternative to crosvm?
Proxmox VE, number 1 in hypervisor software with a score of 6.7 out of 10. The others here: QEMU, Harvester, UTM and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to crosvm?
Proxmox VE is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 10 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.