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We've compiled a list of 28 free and paid alternatives to VMware Workstation Player. The primary competitors include VirtualBox, QEMU. In addition to these, users also draw comparisons between VMware Workstation Player and Parallels Desktop, VMware Fusion, KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine). Also you can look at other similar options here: Network and Admin Software.


VirtualBox
Free Open Source

VirtualBox is a powerful x86 and AMD64/Intel64 virtualization product for enterprise as well as...

QEMU
Free Open Source

QEMU (short for "Quick EMUlator") is a free and open-source hosted hypervisor that...

Parallels Desktop gives Mac users the ability to run Windows, Linux or any other operating system...

Seamlessly run your favorite Windows applications and devices, on any Intel-based Mac.

virt-manager
Free Open Source

The virt-manager application is a desktop user interface for managing virtual machines through...

bochs
Free Open Source

Bochs is a highly portable open source IA-32 (x86) PC emulator written in C++, that runs on most...

Portable Virtualbox
Free Open Source

Portable-VirtualBox is a free and open source software tool that lets you run any operating system...

MobaLiveCD
Free Open Source

MobaLiveCD is a freeware that will run your Linux LiveCD on Windows thanks to the excellent...

VMware Workstation Player builds on the industry leading foundation of Workstation Pro, and...

VMware Workstation Player Platforms

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VMware Workstation Player Overview

VMware Workstation Player builds on the industry leading foundation of Workstation Pro, and delivers a streamlined user interface for creating and running operating systems and applications in a virtual machine.

The free version is available for non-commercial, personal and home use. We also encourage students and non-profit organizations to benefit from this offering.

Commercial organizations require paid licenses to use Workstation Player.

Need a more advanced virtualization solution?
Check out Workstation Pro for Windows or Workstation Pro for Linux

VMware Workstation Player Features

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tick-square Easy to use

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VMware Workstation Player Categories

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VMware Workstation Player Tags

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