Best UTM Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 platforms from virtual machine software ranked against UTM on the same published basis.
- 1UTM vs Proxmox VE
- 2UTM vs oVirt
- 3UTM vs VMware Workstation Pro
- 4UTM vs OpenNebula
- 5UTM vs QEMU
- 6UTM vs KVM
- 7UTM vs Oracle VirtualBox
- 8UTM vs Xen Project Hypervisor
- 9UTM vs virt-manager
- 10UTM vs Parallels Desktop
- 11UTM vs Citrix XenServer
- 12UTM vs Multipass
- 13UTM vs GNOME Boxes
- 15UTM vs Scale Computing Platform
- 16UTM vs IBM PowerVM
- 17UTM vs IBM z/VM
- 18UTM vs XenServer
- 19UTM vs Cloud Hypervisor
- 20UTM vs Proxmox Backup Server
- 21UTM vs Firecracker
UTM alternatives compared
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proxmox VE | 9.0 | Free plan | €10/mo | Android, API, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 2 | oVirt | 7.4 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 3 | VMware Workstation Pro | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted, Windows |
| 4 | OpenNebula | 7.3 | No | — | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 5 | QEMU | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 6 | KVM | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted |
| 7 | Oracle VirtualBox | 7.0 | No | — | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 8 | Xen Project Hypervisor | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted |
| 9 | virt-manager | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted |
| 10 | Parallels Desktop | 6.4 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 11 | Citrix XenServer | 6.2 | No | — | — |
| 12 | Multipass | 6.1 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 13 | GNOME Boxes | 5.8 | No | — | Linux |
| 15 | Scale Computing Platform | 5.7 | No | — | Web |
| 16 | IBM PowerVM | 5.6 | No | — | — |
| 17 | IBM z/VM | 5.6 | No | — | — |
| 18 | XenServer | 5.4 | No | — | Windows, Linux |
| 19 | Cloud Hypervisor | 5.4 | No | — | Linux |
| 20 | Proxmox Backup Server | 5.4 | No | €46.67/mo | Linux, Web |
| 21 | Firecracker | 5.3 | No | — | Linux |
The sponsored alternative slot on this page is labelled and never changes the order above.
Questions about UTM alternatives
What is the best alternative to UTM?
Proxmox VE, number 1 in virtual machine software with a score of 9.0 out of 10. The others here: oVirt, VMware Workstation Pro, OpenNebula and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to UTM?
Proxmox VE is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 8 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. Paid placements never change a rank.