Best GZX Alternatives in 2026

Updated October 2026

20 apps from ZX spectrum emulators ranked against GZX on the same published basis.

GZX 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
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
14	EightyOne	5.5			Windows
15	RustZX	5.5			Linux, Windows
16	ZOT	5.5			Linux
17	Jam Pad	5.4			Android
18	JSSpeccy 3	5.4			self-hosted, Web
19	SpeccyP	5.4
20	Zedex	5.4			Android
21	Spectaculator	5.2	No		Android, iOS, Windows

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What is the best alternative to GZX?

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 GZX?

JNEXT is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 12 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.