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Best Exodus Alternatives in 2026

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20 platforms from Sega genesis emulators ranked against Exodus on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Genesis Plus GX Free plan LinuxWin Free6.0
    Exodus vs Genesis Plus GX
  2. 2
    Lakka Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.0
    Exodus vs Lakka
  3. 3
    RetroArch Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb Free6.0
    Exodus vs RetroArch
  4. 4
    Lemuroid Free plan Android Free5.9
    Exodus vs Lemuroid
  5. 5
    MAME Free plan AndroidLinuxMacWin Free5.9
    Exodus vs MAME
  6. 6
    Zeta Free plan iOS Free5.9
    Exodus vs Zeta
  7. 7
    ares Free plan LinuxMacWin Free5.8
    Exodus vs ares
  8. 8
    Batocera Free plan Linuxself-hosted Free5.8
    Exodus vs Batocera
  9. 9
    BizHawk Free plan LinuxWin Free5.8
    Exodus vs BizHawk
  10. 10
    BlastEm Free plan LinuxMacWebWin Free5.8
    Exodus vs BlastEm
  11. 11
    ClownMDEmu Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWebWin Free5.8
    Exodus vs ClownMDEmu
  12. 12
    Delta Free plan iOSMac Free5.8
    Exodus vs Delta
  13. 13
    higan Free plan LinuxMacWin Free5.8
    Exodus vs higan
  14. 14
    Nostalgist.js Free plan Web Free5.8
    Exodus vs Nostalgist.js
  15. 15
    OpenEmu Free plan Mac Free5.8
    Exodus vs OpenEmu
  16. 16
    PicoDrive Free plan Linuxself-hostedWin Free5.8
    Exodus vs PicoDrive
  17. 17
    emmd iOSLinuxMacWin 5.5
    Exodus vs emmd
  18. 18
    jgenesis LinuxWebWin 5.5
    Exodus vs jgenesis
  19. 19
    Manic EMU AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb 5.5
    Exodus vs Manic EMU
  20. 20
    Mednafen LinuxWin 5.5
    Exodus vs Mednafen

Exodus alternatives compared

#PlatformScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Genesis Plus GX6.0Free planFreeLinux, Windows
2Lakka6.0Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
3RetroArch6.0Free planFreeAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
4Lemuroid5.9Free planFreeAndroid
5MAME5.9Free planFreeAndroid, Linux, Mac, Windows
6Zeta5.9Free planFreeiOS
7ares5.8Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
8Batocera5.8Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted
9BizHawk5.8Free planFreeLinux, Windows
10BlastEm5.8Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Web, Windows
11ClownMDEmu5.8Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
12Delta5.8Free planFreeiOS, Mac
13higan5.8Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
14Nostalgist.js5.8Free planFreeWeb
15OpenEmu5.8Free planFreeMac
16PicoDrive5.8Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted, Windows
17emmd5.5No—iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows
18jgenesis5.5No—Linux, Web, Windows
19Manic EMU5.5No—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
20Mednafen5.5No—Linux, Windows
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Questions about Exodus alternatives

What is the best alternative to Exodus?

Genesis Plus GX, number 1 in Sega genesis emulators with a score of 6.0 out of 10. The others here: Lakka, RetroArch, Lemuroid and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Exodus?

Genesis Plus GX is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 16 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked on what each maker publishes, open and connectable first: a public API, open-source code, the depth of its documentation and a free tier to try it on. Model lists are sorted by the figure in their title, exactly as each provider publishes it.