Best Zedex Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from ZX spectrum emulators ranked against Zedex on the same published basis.
- 1Zedex vs JNEXT
- 2Zedex vs Unreal Speccy Portable
- 3Zedex vs zx_go
- 4Zedex vs CSpect
- 5Zedex vs GZX
- 6Zedex vs Klive IDE
- 7Zedex vs SpeccyDate
- 8Zedex vs Spectral
- 9Zedex vs ZEsarUX
- 10Zedex vs ZX-Poly Emulator
- 11Zedex vs Atari 5200DS
- 12Zedex vs GoSpeccy
- 13Zedex vs ESPectrum
- 14Zedex vs EightyOne
- 15Zedex vs RustZX
- 16Zedex vs ZOT
- 17Zedex vs Jam Pad
- 18Zedex vs JSSpeccy 3
- 19Zedex vs SpeccyP
- 21Zedex vs Spectaculator
Zedex 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 |
| 5 | GZX | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, 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 | |||
| 21 | Spectaculator | 5.2 | No | Android, iOS, Windows |
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Questions about Zedex alternatives
What is the best alternative to Zedex?
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 Zedex?
JNEXT is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 13 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.