Best SIMH Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from multi-system emulators ranked against SIMH on the same published basis.
- 1SIMH vs RetroArch
- 2SIMH vs Virtual Jaguar
- 3SIMH vs MAME
- 4SIMH vs SkyEmu
- 5SIMH vs VICE
- 6SIMH vs Atari800
- 7SIMH vs Dolphin
- 8SIMH vs FinalBurn Neo
- 9SIMH vs Flycast
- 10SIMH vs ares
- 11SIMH vs Cool Retro Term
- 12SIMH vs Emulicious
- 13SIMH vs Genesis Plus GX
- 14SIMH vs Hemulator
- 15SIMH vs higan
- 16SIMH vs Provenance
- 17SIMH vs QEMU
- 18SIMH vs AmiArcadia/WinArcadia
- 19SIMH vs Delta
- 20SIMH vs Lemuroid
SIMH 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 | Cool Retro Term | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac |
| 12 | Emulicious | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 13 | Genesis Plus GX | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Windows |
| 14 | Hemulator | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 15 | higan | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 16 | Provenance | 6.5 | Free plan | $3.33/mo | iOS, Mac |
| 17 | QEMU | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 18 | AmiArcadia/WinArcadia | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Android, Windows |
| 19 | Delta | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | iOS, Mac |
| 20 | Lemuroid | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Android |
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Questions about SIMH alternatives
What is the best alternative to SIMH?
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 SIMH?
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.