Best Phoenix Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from game library managers ranked against Phoenix on the same published basis.
- 1Phoenix vs RetroArch
- 2Phoenix vs RomM
- 3Phoenix vs ES-DE Frontend
- 4Phoenix vs Pegasus Frontend
- 5Phoenix vs Yamata Launcher
- 6Phoenix vs Attract-Mode
- 7Phoenix vs Bezel
- 8Phoenix vs Gaseous
- 9Phoenix vs Heroic Games Launcher
- 10Phoenix vs LaunchBox
- 11Phoenix vs Batocera
- 12Phoenix vs GOG Galaxy
- 13Phoenix vs Lutris
- 14Phoenix vs Playnite
- 15Phoenix vs Daijishō
- 16Phoenix vs OpenEmu
- 17Phoenix vs SimpleOrgChart
- 18Phoenix vs Forsaken
- 19Phoenix vs Retrom
- 20Phoenix vs Emulation Ninja
Phoenix alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RetroArch | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 2 | RomM | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Android, API, iOS, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 3 | ES-DE Frontend | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Android, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 4 | Pegasus Frontend | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Android, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 5 | Yamata Launcher | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Android, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 6 | Attract-Mode | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 7 | Bezel | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 8 | Gaseous | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 9 | Heroic Games Launcher | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 10 | LaunchBox | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Android, Windows |
| 11 | Batocera | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted |
| 12 | GOG Galaxy | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Mac, Windows |
| 13 | Lutris | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Linux |
| 14 | Playnite | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Windows |
| 15 | Daijishō | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Android |
| 16 | OpenEmu | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Mac |
| 17 | SimpleOrgChart | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | self-hosted, Web |
| 18 | Forsaken | 5.8 | No | — | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 19 | Retrom | 5.7 | No | — | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 20 | Emulation Ninja | 5.5 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
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Questions about Phoenix alternatives
What is the best alternative to Phoenix?
RetroArch, number 1 in game library managers with a score of 6.8 out of 10. The others here: RomM, ES-DE Frontend, Pegasus Frontend and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Phoenix?
RetroArch is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 17 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.