Best Exodus Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from Sega genesis emulators ranked against Exodus on the same published basis.
- 1Exodus vs RetroArch
- 2Exodus vs BlastEm
- 3Exodus vs ClownMDEmu
- 4Exodus vs Lakka
- 5Exodus vs MAME
- 6Exodus vs ares
- 7Exodus vs EmulatorJS
- 8Exodus vs Genesis Plus GX
- 9Exodus vs higan
- 10Exodus vs BizHawk
- 11Exodus vs ClassicBoy Pro
- 12Exodus vs Cool Retro Term
- 13Exodus vs Delta
- 14Exodus vs Lemuroid
- 15Exodus vs PicoDrive
- 16Exodus vs Zeta
- 17Exodus vs Batocera
- 18Exodus vs Cavaliercoder Genesis
- 20Exodus vs Nostalgist.js
- 21Exodus vs OpenEmu
Exodus alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RetroArch | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 2 | BlastEm | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 3 | ClownMDEmu | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 4 | Lakka | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 5 | MAME | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Android, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 6 | ares | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 7 | EmulatorJS | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, self-hosted, Web |
| 8 | Genesis Plus GX | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Windows |
| 9 | higan | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 10 | BizHawk | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Windows |
| 11 | ClassicBoy Pro | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Android, Windows |
| 12 | Cool Retro Term | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac |
| 13 | Delta | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | iOS, Mac |
| 14 | Lemuroid | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Android |
| 15 | PicoDrive | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted, Windows |
| 16 | Zeta | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | iOS |
| 17 | Batocera | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted |
| 18 | Cavaliercoder Genesis | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | |
| 20 | Nostalgist.js | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Web |
| 21 | OpenEmu | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Mac |
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Questions about Exodus alternatives
What is the best alternative to Exodus?
RetroArch, number 1 in Sega genesis emulators with a score of 6.8 out of 10. The others here: BlastEm, ClownMDEmu, Lakka and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Exodus?
RetroArch is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 20 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.