GNOME Boxes vs Oracle VirtualBox
| GNOME Boxes | Oracle VirtualBox | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | No | No |
| Free trial | No | No |
| Paid from | — | — |
| Open source | No | No |
| Platforms | Linux | Linux, macOS, self-hosted, Windows |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Host platforms | Linux | Windows, macOS, Linux, Oracle Solaris |
| VM snapshots | Yes | Yes |
| GPU acceleration | Yes | Yes |
| Management interface | desktop | desktop |
| Guest architecture | — | both |
| Nested virtualization | — | Yes |
Both are listed in Best Virtual Machine Software, Best Hypervisor Software. On Inferse, GNOME Boxes scores higher on our published basis.