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Best VICE Alternatives in 2026

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20 tools from multi-system emulators ranked against VICE on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    RetroArch Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb Free7.9
    VICE vs RetroArch
  2. 2
    Virtual Jaguar Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb Free7.7
    VICE vs Virtual Jaguar
  3. 3
    SkyEmu Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb Free7.5
    VICE vs SkyEmu
  4. 5
    FinalBurn Neo Free plan AndroidLinuxMacWin Free7.4
    VICE vs FinalBurn Neo
  5. 6
    MAME Free plan AndroidLinuxMacWin Free7.4
    VICE vs MAME
  6. 7
    Dolphin Free plan AndroidLinuxMacWin Free7.3
    VICE vs Dolphin
  7. 8
    Flycast Free plan AndroidLinuxMacWin Free7.3
    VICE vs Flycast
  8. 9
    Emulicious Free plan LinuxMacWin Free7.2
    VICE vs Emulicious
  9. 10
    QEMU Free plan LinuxMacWin Free7.2
    VICE vs QEMU
  10. 11
    ares Free plan LinuxMacWin Free7.1
    VICE vs ares
  11. 12
    Atari800 Free plan AndroidLinuxMacWin Free7.1
    VICE vs Atari800
  12. 13
    Genesis Plus GX Free plan LinuxWin Free7.1
    VICE vs Genesis Plus GX
  13. 14
    Provenance Free plan iOSMac $3.33/mo7.1
    VICE vs Provenance
  14. 15
    Delta Free plan iOSMac Free7.0
    VICE vs Delta
  15. 16
    higan Free plan LinuxMacWin Free7.0
    VICE vs higan
  16. 17
    Manic EMU Free plan iOSMac $0.42/mo7.0
    VICE vs Manic EMU
  17. 18
    Hemulator Free plan LinuxMacWin Free6.9
    VICE vs Hemulator
  18. 19
    Nexen LinuxMacWebWin 6.9
    VICE vs Nexen
  19. 20
    Retropa Free plan iOSMac Free6.9
    VICE vs Retropa
  20. 21
    BizHawk LinuxMacWin 6.8
    VICE vs BizHawk

VICE alternatives compared

#ToolScoreFree planFromRuns on
1RetroArch7.9Free planFreeAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
2Virtual Jaguar7.7Free planFreeAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
3SkyEmu7.5Free planFreeAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
5FinalBurn Neo7.4Free planFreeAndroid, Linux, Mac, Windows
6MAME7.4Free planFreeAndroid, Linux, Mac, Windows
7Dolphin7.3Free planFreeAndroid, Linux, Mac, Windows
8Flycast7.3Free planFreeAndroid, Linux, Mac, Windows
9Emulicious7.2Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
10QEMU7.2Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
11ares7.1Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
12Atari8007.1Free planFreeAndroid, Linux, Mac, Windows
13Genesis Plus GX7.1Free planFreeLinux, Windows
14Provenance7.1Free plan$3.33/moiOS, Mac
15Delta7.0Free planFreeiOS, Mac
16higan7.0Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
17Manic EMU7.0Free plan$0.42/moiOS, Mac
18Hemulator6.9Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
19Nexen6.9No—Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
20Retropa6.9Free planFreeiOS, Mac
21BizHawk6.8No—Linux, Mac, Windows
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Questions about VICE alternatives

What is the best alternative to VICE?

RetroArch, number 1 in multi-system emulators with a score of 7.9 out of 10. The others here: Virtual Jaguar, SkyEmu, FinalBurn Neo and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to VICE?

RetroArch is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 18 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, the fullest spec sheet first: how deeply the product is documented, the platforms it runs on, a free tier or trial to test it, and its standing.