Alternatives and competitors
Sites like VirtualBox
The 20 closest virtualization software alternatives to VirtualBox, ranked by what they actually offer, and the 3 technologies behind it.
Looking for an alternative to VirtualBox? The closest matches are Arch Linux, Oracle Corporation and Java. We match sites by what they actually offer, from their homepages, Wikidata and a summary by Claude, in any language. Vote on each alternative and leave a short note to help the next person choose.
- Neighbours
- k = 20
- Sites searched
- 4,032
- Vector
- 384-d
- Query
- 16 ms
01 · Entity
About VirtualBox
VirtualBox virtualbox.org
Oracle VirtualBox
Wikidata: open-source x86 virtualization application
Summary by Claude
Official site of Oracle VirtualBox, a free open-source hosted hypervisor for running virtual machines on x86_64 and Arm hosts, with downloads, documentation, forums and tutorials.
- Who it’s for
- Developers, IT administrators, and personal users
- Business model
- Free open source; Oracle sells enterprise support and extension pack licenses
02 · Embedding space
Competitor map
Each alternative by how close its vector is to VirtualBox’s (x) and how much traffic it gets, how much of the stack it shares, or where it sits in the embedding space itself (y). Lines split each axis at the median. Hover for the numbers, click to jump to it in the list.
similarity × popularity
03 · Nearest neighbours
Alternatives to VirtualBox
Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to VirtualBox, thumbs down if it isn’t.
- 01
Arch Linux
Linux distribution
Close cos 0.894 - 02
Technical Difficulties
American multinational computer corporation
Close cos 0.893 - 03
Java | Oracle
Get started with Java today
Close cos 0.890 - 04
Virtualmin — Open Source Web Hosting Control Panel
Powerful and flexible web hosting control panel for Linux and BSD systems
Close cos 0.881 - 05
The FreeBSD Project
free Unix-like operating system
Close cos 0.878 - 06
RustDesk: Open-Source Remote Desktop with Self-Hosted Server Solutions
RustDesk is open-source remote desktop software for your own self-hosted server, a TeamViewer and AnyDesk alternative for Windows, macOS, Linux and Android.
Close cos 0.878 - 07
VLC: Official site - Free multimedia solutions for all OS! - VideoLAN
VLC: Official site - Free multimedia solutions for all OS!
Close cos 0.876 - 08
OVHcloud
OVHcloud is a global, cloud provider delivering hosted private cloud, public cloud, and dedicated server solutions trusted by over 1.5 million developers.
Close cos 0.876 - 09
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open-source desktop environment software project
Close cos 0.872 - 10
Apache OpenOffice - Official Site - The Free and Open Productivity Suite
The official home page of the Apache OpenOffice open source project, home of OpenOffice Writer, Calc, Impress, Draw and Base.
Close cos 0.873 - 11
Git
distributed version control system
Close cos 0.872 - 12
The Linux Kernel Archives
Unix-like operating system kernel, basis for all Linux operating systems
Close cos 0.872 - 13
Proxmox - Powerful open-source server solutions
Proxmox develops powerful and efficient open-source server solutions like the Proxmox VE platform, Proxmox Backup Server, and Proxmox Mail Gateway.
Close cos 0.869 - 14
Opera Web Browser | Faster, Safer, Smarter | Opera
Faster, safer and smarter than default browsers. Fully-featured for privacy, security, and so much more. Get the faster, better Opera browser for free.
Close cos 0.870 - 15
VMware by Broadcom - Cloud Computing for the Enterprise
Optimize cloud infrastructure with VMware for app platforms, private cloud, edge, networking, and security.
Close cos 0.869 - 16
Ollama · Run AI models locally and in the cloud
Ollama is the easiest way to run and build with open AI models locally or in the cloud on macOS, Windows, and Linux.
Close cos 0.869 - 17
Parallels | Run Windows on Mac, VDI, and Enterprise Virtualization Solutions
Run Windows on Mac with Parallels, trusted by millions worldwide. Access Windows applications on Apple silicon Macs and deliver virtual apps, VDI, and secure digital workspaces.
Close cos 0.865 - 18
MySQL
Open-source relational database management system
Close cos 0.868 - 19
American cloud-based business management software company
Close cos 0.869 - 20
Codeberg.org
Codeberg is a non-profit community-led organization that aims to help free and open source projects prosper by giving them a safe and friendly home.
Close cos 0.867
Ranked by score: the cosine similarity of each site’s vector to virtualbox.org’s, less a small penalty for generic sites that are close to everything. Highlighted technologies are ones VirtualBox uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the ranking.
04 · Fingerprints
Technology
What VirtualBox is built with, and what its closest competitors use, from its homepage’s code and its DNS records.
Built with
- JavaScript libraries
- jQuery asset https://www.virtualbox.org/chrome/common/js/jquery.js
- CDN
- Akamai header akamai-grn: 0.8f74c117.1793957755.2520192
- DNS hosting
- Akamai Edge DNS NS a11-66.akam.net
Stack changes
No changes yet. Each new crawl is compared with the last one, and what VirtualBox adds or drops shows up here.
What competitors use
Across the 20 closest sites.
- Google Search Console · not on virtualbox.org 14/20
- Microsoft 365 · not on virtualbox.org 8/20
- DocuSign · not on virtualbox.org 5/20
- Cloudflare · not on virtualbox.org 5/20
- Google Workspace · not on virtualbox.org 5/20
- Adobe · not on virtualbox.org 4/20
- Akamai Edge DNS 4/20
- Cloudflare DNS · not on virtualbox.org 4/20
- Apple Business · not on virtualbox.org 4/20
- Meta Business Suite · not on virtualbox.org 4/20
- nginx · not on virtualbox.org 3/20
- Akamai 3/20
- Atlassian · not on virtualbox.org 3/20
- Proofpoint · not on virtualbox.org 3/20
- Apache HTTP Server · not on virtualbox.org 3/20
- Font Awesome · not on virtualbox.org 3/20