Best Wine Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 tools from game compatibility layers ranked against Wine on the same published basis.
- 1Wine vs cnc-ddraw
- 2Wine vs GameHub
- 3Wine vs Bannerlator
- 4Wine vs DXVK
- 5Wine vs PlayOnLinux
- 6Wine vs Sober
- 7Wine vs TDF
- 8Wine vs vkd3d-proton
- 9Wine vs CrossOver
- 10Wine vs Winlator
- 11Wine vs Box64
- 12Wine vs Porting Kit
- 13Wine vs Proton-CachyOS
- 14Wine vs VKD3D
- 15Wine vs Bottles
- 16Wine vs Hangover
- 17Wine vs FEX-Emu
- 18Wine vs FAudio
- 19Wine vs D7VK
- 20Wine vs Darling
Wine alternatives compared
| # | Tool | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cnc-ddraw | 7.4 | Free plan | Free | Android, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 2 | GameHub | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Mac |
| 3 | Bannerlator | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Android |
| 4 | DXVK | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Windows |
| 5 | PlayOnLinux | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac |
| 6 | Sober | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | Linux |
| 7 | TDF | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted |
| 8 | vkd3d-proton | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Windows |
| 9 | CrossOver | 6.8 | No | $6.17/mo | Linux, Mac |
| 10 | Winlator | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | Android |
| 11 | Box64 | 6.7 | No | — | Android, Linux |
| 12 | Porting Kit | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Mac |
| 13 | Proton-CachyOS | 6.7 | No | — | Linux |
| 14 | VKD3D | 6.7 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 15 | Bottles | 6.6 | No | — | Linux, Mac |
| 16 | Hangover | 6.5 | No | — | Linux |
| 17 | FEX-Emu | 6.4 | No | — | Linux |
| 18 | FAudio | 6.3 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS |
| 19 | D7VK | 6.0 | No | — | Windows, Linux |
| 20 | Darling | 6.0 | No | — | Linux, Windows |
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Questions about Wine alternatives
What is the best alternative to Wine?
cnc-ddraw, number 1 in game compatibility layers with a score of 7.4 out of 10. The others here: GameHub, Bannerlator, DXVK and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Wine?
cnc-ddraw is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 10 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.