VMware Fusion brings macOS users a powerful way to run Windows, Linux, and other OSes side‑by‑side. Looking for other Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) or desktop‑level virtualization tools? Below are 20 popular alternatives spanning native desktop hypervisors, enterprise‑grade VDI platforms, and cloud‑based desktop services.
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High‑performance macOS hypervisor with seamless Coherence mode, support for Windows, Linux, and Chrome OS, plus integration with Apple Silicon.
Free, open‑source desktop hypervisor supporting Windows, macOS, Linux, and Solaris guests with a rich set of features and extensions.
Professional‑grade desktop virtualization for Windows and Linux, offering advanced networking, snapshots, and VM cloning.
Built‑in hypervisor for Windows 10/11 Pro and Enterprise, delivering robust VM isolation, nested virtualization, and integration with Azure.
Enterprise VDI solution that streams Windows apps and full desktops to any device, with granular policy control and high‑definition user experience.
Open‑source machine emulator and virtualizer that can run unmodified guest OSes on Linux, macOS, and Windows via KVM acceleration.
Linux kernel hypervisor offering near‑native performance, managed via tools like virt‑manager, libvirt, and oVirt.
Open‑source platform combining KVM and LXC containers with a web‑based UI, ideal for both desktop VMs and small‑to‑medium VDI farms.
Enterprise‑grade KVM‑based virtualization platform with integrated management, high availability, and support for VDI workloads.
Hypervisor built into Nutanix hyper‑converged infrastructure, offering simple deployment, built‑in security, and VDI optimization.
Open‑source Xen‑based hypervisor with advanced features like live migration, GPU passthrough, and integration with Citrix VDI stacks.
Fully managed, secure Desktop‑as‑a‑Service (DaaS) that delivers Windows or Linux desktops from the AWS cloud.
Microsoft’s cloud‑based VDI service that provides multi‑session Windows 10/11, Office 365 integration, and seamless Azure security.
Google Cloud’s managed VDI offering, enabling Windows desktops on GCP with integrated identity and security services.
Cloud‑hosted VDI platform that delivers Windows desktops and apps from VMware Cloud on AWS, Azure, or on‑premises.
Hybrid solution that runs VMware vSphere, vSAN, and NSX on AWS infrastructure, enabling familiar VDI workloads in the cloud.
Enterprise hypervisor based on Xen, offering high performance, live migration, and integration with Oracle Cloud.
Open‑source cloud computing platform; Nova provides compute virtualization (KVM, QEMU, Hyper‑V) for building private VDI clouds.
Hyper‑converged appliance with built‑in KVM hypervisor, delivering simple VDI deployment and management for SMBs.
Hyper‑converged infrastructure tightly integrated with VMware, optimized for VDI workloads and scalable to thousands of desktops.