Best Provenance Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from multi-system emulators ranked against Provenance on the same published basis.
- 1Provenance vs RetroArch
- 2Provenance vs Virtual Jaguar
- 3Provenance vs MAME
- 4Provenance vs SkyEmu
- 5Provenance vs VICE
- 6Provenance vs Atari800
- 7Provenance vs Dolphin
- 8Provenance vs FinalBurn Neo
- 9Provenance vs Flycast
- 10Provenance vs ares
- 11Provenance vs Emulicious
- 12Provenance vs Genesis Plus GX
- 13Provenance vs higan
- 14Provenance vs QEMU
- 15Provenance vs Lemuroid
- 16Provenance vs OpenEmu
- 17Provenance vs PicoDrive
- 18Provenance vs Retropa
- 19Provenance vs Foxol
- 20Provenance vs jgenesis
Provenance alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RetroArch | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 2 | Virtual Jaguar | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 3 | MAME | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Android, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 4 | SkyEmu | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 5 | VICE | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Android, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 6 | Atari800 | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Android, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 7 | Dolphin | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Android, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 8 | FinalBurn Neo | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Android, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 9 | Flycast | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Android, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 10 | ares | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 11 | Emulicious | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 12 | Genesis Plus GX | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Windows |
| 13 | higan | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 14 | QEMU | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 15 | Lemuroid | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Android |
| 16 | OpenEmu | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Mac |
| 17 | PicoDrive | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted, Windows |
| 18 | Retropa | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | iOS, Mac |
| 19 | Foxol | 5.6 | No | — | Web, Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android |
| 20 | jgenesis | 5.5 | No | — | Linux, Web, Windows |
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Questions about Provenance alternatives
What is the best alternative to Provenance?
RetroArch, number 1 in multi-system emulators with a score of 6.8 out of 10. The others here: Virtual Jaguar, MAME, SkyEmu and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Provenance?
RetroArch is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 18 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.