Best EightyOne Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from ZX spectrum emulators ranked against EightyOne on the same published basis.
- 1EightyOne vs JNEXT
- 2EightyOne vs Unreal Speccy Portable
- 3EightyOne vs zx_go
- 4EightyOne vs CSpect
- 5EightyOne vs GZX
- 6EightyOne vs Klive IDE
- 7EightyOne vs SpeccyDate
- 8EightyOne vs Spectral
- 9EightyOne vs ZEsarUX
- 10EightyOne vs ZX-Poly Emulator
- 11EightyOne vs Atari 5200DS
- 12EightyOne vs GoSpeccy
- 13EightyOne vs ESPectrum
- 15EightyOne vs RustZX
- 16EightyOne vs ZOT
- 17EightyOne vs Jam Pad
- 18EightyOne vs JSSpeccy 3
- 19EightyOne vs Zedex
- 20EightyOne vs SpeccyP
- 21EightyOne vs Spectaculator
EightyOne alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JNEXT | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 2 | Unreal Speccy Portable | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Android, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 3 | zx_go | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 4 | CSpect | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 5 | GZX | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Windows |
| 6 | Klive IDE | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 7 | SpeccyDate | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Mac, Windows |
| 8 | Spectral | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 9 | ZEsarUX | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 10 | ZX-Poly Emulator | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 11 | Atari 5200DS | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | — |
| 12 | GoSpeccy | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Linux |
| 13 | ESPectrum | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | self-hosted |
| 15 | RustZX | 5.5 | No | — | Linux, Windows |
| 16 | ZOT | 5.5 | No | — | Linux |
| 17 | Jam Pad | 5.4 | No | — | Android |
| 18 | JSSpeccy 3 | 5.4 | No | — | self-hosted, Web |
| 19 | Zedex | 5.4 | No | — | Android |
| 20 | SpeccyP | 5.3 | No | — | — |
| 21 | Spectaculator | 5.2 | No | — | Android, iOS, Windows |
Make your app an alternative to EightyOne
See the priceThe sponsored alternative slot on this page is labelled Sponsored.
Questions about EightyOne alternatives
What is the best alternative to EightyOne?
JNEXT, number 1 in ZX spectrum emulators with a score of 6.6 out of 10. The others here: Unreal Speccy Portable, zx_go, CSpect and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to EightyOne?
JNEXT is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 13 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.