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crosvm is a free, open-source virtual machine monitor written in Rust for running Linux and Android guests in a sandbox. Its virtual devices cover storage, networking, graphics, audio, and other functions, and its control library allows programmatic interaction as well as command-line use. Each virtual device runs in its own Minijail sandbox by default, with syscall policies and isolation using Linux namespaces, seccomp filters, and dropped capabilities. It supports several hypervisors across Linux, Android, and Windows, but Linux hosts need kernel 4.14 or newer with KVM support; obtaining it also means cloning and building the source.

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    Proxmox VE

    by Proxmox VE
    Free plan AndroidAPILinux+3

    Teams managing virtual machines and containers through a web interface — Proxmox VE combines KVM and Linux Containers with web management for VMs, clusters, and disaster recovery tools.

    7.2 Free plan · paid from €120/yr Visit site
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    Multipass

    Free plan LinuxMacWindows

    Workstation users launching cloud-style virtual machines — Multipass runs cloud-style workstation VMs and configures instances with cloud-init metadata.

    7.3 Free plan Visit site
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    QEMU

    Free plan Open source APILinuxMac+2

    Users needing system and cross-architecture emulation — QEMU adds whole-machine system emulation, cross-architecture user-mode emulation, and disk image utilities.

    8.8 Free plan Visit site
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    Harvester

    Free plan APILinuxSelf-hosted+1

    Bare-metal clusters combining VMs and distributed storage — Harvester combines VM management with Kubernetes-based infrastructure and distributed storage for bare-metal servers.

    7.5 Free plan Visit site
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    UTM

    Free plan iPhoneMac

    Mac and iOS users running virtual machines — UTM is a desktop emulator and VM host for macOS and iOS, with Apple Silicon virtualization and Intel Mac support.

    6.8 Free plan Visit site
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    VMware Workstation Pro

    Free plan LinuxSelf-hostedWindows

    Windows and Linux desktop virtualization — VMware Workstation Pro is a desktop hypervisor for Windows and Linux hosts with x86_64 guests.

    6.8 Free plan Visit site
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    ACRN Hypervisor

    Free plan LinuxSelf-hosted

    Embedded IoT development on bare-metal hardware — ACRN is a Type 1 bare-metal hypervisor designed for embedded IoT development and resource partitioning across domains.

    7.4 Free plan Visit site
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    KVM

    Free plan Open source APILinuxSelf-hosted
    8.9 Free plan Visit site
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    oVirt

    Free plan Open source AndroidAPIiPhone+5
    8.9 Free plan Visit site
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    Cloud Hypervisor

    Free plan APILinuxSelf-hosted
    7.5 Free plan Visit site
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    Firecracker

    Free plan APILinuxSelf-hosted
    7.5 Free plan Visit site
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    OpenNebula

    by OpenNebula
    Free plan APILinuxSelf-hosted+1
    7.3 Free plan Visit site
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    Oracle VirtualBox

    Free plan LinuxMacSelf-hosted+1
    7.3 Free plan Visit site
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    GNOME Boxes

    Free plan Linux
    7.1 Free plan Visit site
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    StratoVirt

    Free plan LinuxSelf-hosted
    6.8 Free plan Visit site
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    virt-manager

    Free plan LinuxSelf-hosted
    6.7 Free plan Visit site
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    Xen Project Hypervisor

    Free plan LinuxSelf-hosted
    6.6 Free plan Visit site
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    XCP-ng Center

    Free plan Windows
    6.2 Open source Visit site
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    Red Hat OpenShift Pipelines

    Free trial APILinuxSelf-hosted+1
    6.1 Pricing on request Visit site
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    Parallels Desktop

    by Parallels Desktop
    Paid LinuxMacWindows
    5.5 14-day trial Visit site
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    Scale Computing Platform

    by Scale Computing Platform
    Paid APILinuxSelf-hosted+1
    5.5 Pricing on request Visit site
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    XenServer

    by XenServer
    Free trial WindowsLinux
    5.5 Pricing on request · 90-day trial Visit site
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    IBM z/VM

    by IBM z/VM
    Paid Self-hosted
    5.4 Visit site
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    IBM PowerVM

    by IBM PowerVM
    Paid LinuxSelf-hosted
    5.3 Pricing on request Visit site

Alternatives may fit better if you want a web console, cloud-style workstation instances, broader emulation, or a platform centered on Apple devices or bare-metal infrastructure. Compare host and guest compatibility, management style, storage and migration needs, and whether you need a focused monitor or a system for managing clusters and workloads. crosvm’s snapshots are available, but SCSI, video, shared host directories, and snapshotting are marked experimental or highly experimental. The options below trade that focused, sandboxed design for different host coverage, workload goals, and management features.

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