Best Stella Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from Atari emulators ranked against Stella on the same published basis.
- 1Stella vs Virtual Jaguar
- 2Stella vs Atari800
- 3Stella vs BigPEmu
- 4Stella vs Javatari
- 5Stella vs kat5200
- 7Stella vs Teller
- 8Stella vs Altirra
- 9Stella vs Gearlynx
- 10Stella vs A7800
- 11Stella vs EMU7800
- 12Stella vs Holani
- 13Stella vs Atari800MacX
- 14Stella vs Felix
- 15Stella vs Íris Emulator
- 16Stella vs JS7800
- 17Stella vs Lynx.emu
- 18Stella vs z26
- 19Stella vs Atari 5200DS
- 20Stella vs ProSystem Emulator
- 21Stella vs Test7800
Stella alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Virtual Jaguar | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 2 | Atari800 | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Android, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 3 | BigPEmu | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 4 | Javatari | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Android, API, iOS, self-hosted, Web |
| 5 | kat5200 | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Android, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 7 | Teller | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 8 | Altirra | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Windows |
| 9 | Gearlynx | 5.9 | No | — | Android, API, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 10 | A7800 | 5.6 | No | — | Android, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 11 | EMU7800 | 5.3 | No | — | Windows, Linux, Mac |
| 12 | Holani | 5.3 | No | — | Linux, Windows |
| 13 | Atari800MacX | 5.2 | No | — | Mac |
| 14 | Felix | 5.2 | No | — | Windows |
| 15 | Íris Emulator | 5.2 | No | — | Windows |
| 16 | JS7800 | 5.2 | No | — | Web |
| 17 | Lynx.emu | 5.2 | No | — | Android, iOS, Linux |
| 18 | z26 | 5.2 | No | — | Windows, Linux |
| 19 | Atari 5200DS | 5.1 | No | — | — |
| 20 | ProSystem Emulator | 5.1 | No | — | Windows |
| 21 | Test7800 | 5.1 | No | — | Mac |
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Questions about Stella alternatives
What is the best alternative to Stella?
Virtual Jaguar, number 1 in Atari emulators with a score of 6.8 out of 10. The others here: Atari800, BigPEmu, Javatari and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Stella?
Virtual Jaguar is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 7 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.