Best ZEsarUX Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from ZX spectrum emulators ranked against ZEsarUX on the same published basis.
- 1ZEsarUX vs JNEXT
- 2ZEsarUX vs Unreal Speccy Portable
- 3ZEsarUX vs zx_go
- 4ZEsarUX vs CSpect
- 5ZEsarUX vs GZX
- 6ZEsarUX vs Klive IDE
- 7ZEsarUX vs SpeccyDate
- 8ZEsarUX vs Spectral
- 10ZEsarUX vs ZX-Poly Emulator
- 11ZEsarUX vs Atari 5200DS
- 12ZEsarUX vs GoSpeccy
- 13ZEsarUX vs ESPectrum
- 14ZEsarUX vs EightyOne
- 15ZEsarUX vs RustZX
- 16ZEsarUX vs ZOT
- 17ZEsarUX vs Jam Pad
- 18ZEsarUX vs JSSpeccy 3
- 19ZEsarUX vs Zedex
- 20ZEsarUX vs SpeccyP
- 21ZEsarUX vs Spectaculator
ZEsarUX 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 |
| 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 | No | — | Windows |
| 15 | RustZX | 5.5 | No | — | Linux, Windows |
| 16 | ZOT | 5.5 | No | — | Linux |
| 17 | Jam Pad | 5.4 | No | — | Android |
| 18 | JSSpeccy 3 | 5.4 | No | — | self-hosted, Web |
| 19 | Zedex | 5.4 | No | — | Android |
| 20 | SpeccyP | 5.3 | No | — | — |
| 21 | Spectaculator | 5.2 | No | — | Android, iOS, Windows |
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Questions about ZEsarUX alternatives
What is the best alternative to ZEsarUX?
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 ZEsarUX?
JNEXT is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 12 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.