# Virtual machines privacy ratings

Software for running isolated operating systems.

| Name | Grade | Jurisdiction | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [GNOME Boxes](https://privacyratings.com/virtual-machines/gnome-boxes/) | B (80/100) | United States (Five Eyes) | GNOME desktop app for creating, running and viewing local and remote virtual machines, built on QEMU, KVM and libvirt. It can download operating system images and set up guests automatically. |
| [QEMU](https://privacyratings.com/virtual-machines/qemu/) | B (80/100) | United States (Five Eyes) | Open source machine emulator and virtualizer. It emulates many CPU architectures and, with KVM, Xen, Hypervisor.framework or WHPX, runs virtual machines at near-native speed. |
| [virt-manager](https://privacyratings.com/virtual-machines/virt-manager/) | B (80/100) | Unknown | Desktop app for managing virtual machines through libvirt, mainly KVM guests, with Xen and LXC support. It includes creation wizards, performance statistics and a built-in VNC and SPICE console. |
| [Xen Project](https://privacyratings.com/virtual-machines/xen-project/) | B (80/100) | United States (Five Eyes) | Open source type-1 hypervisor that runs directly on hardware and hosts multiple isolated operating systems side by side. Used in servers, cloud platforms, embedded systems and Qubes OS. |
| [Proxmox VE](https://privacyratings.com/virtual-machines/proxmox-ve/) | C (65/100) | Austria | Open source server virtualization platform based on Debian that manages KVM virtual machines and LXC containers through a web interface, with clustering, software-defined storage and backup integration. |
| [VirtualBox](https://privacyratings.com/virtual-machines/virtualbox/) | C (65/100) | United States (Five Eyes) | Type 2 hypervisor from Oracle for x86-64 and ARM hosts, running on Windows, macOS, Linux and Solaris. It runs guest operating systems in virtual machines on a desktop or server. |
| [UTM](https://privacyratings.com/virtual-machines/utm/) | D (50/100) | Unknown | Virtual machine app for macOS and iOS built on QEMU and Apple Virtualization. It can run and emulate x86-64, ARM and other guest systems, including on Apple Silicon Macs. |
| [VMware Workstation Pro](https://privacyratings.com/virtual-machines/vmware-workstation-pro/) | F (20/100) | United States (Five Eyes) | Proprietary desktop hypervisor from Broadcom for Windows and Linux hosts that runs multiple guest operating systems in virtual machines. Free for personal and commercial use. |
| [Hyper-V](https://privacyratings.com/virtual-machines/hyper-v/) | F (10/100) | United States (Five Eyes) | Microsoft's type-1 hypervisor built into Windows Server and the Pro, Enterprise and Education editions of Windows. It runs guest operating systems in isolated virtual machines. |
| [Parallels Desktop](https://privacyratings.com/virtual-machines/parallels-desktop/) | F (0/100) | Switzerland | Proprietary virtualization app for Macs that runs Windows, Linux and macOS guests in virtual machines, including Windows on ARM on Apple silicon. Sold by subscription. |

## Criteria

- **Open source** (weight 3): Is all the source code needed to run the product public?
- **No trackers or telemetry** (weight 3): Are the website and apps free of third-party trackers, with any analytics anonymous and any telemetry off by default?
- **No ads or data sales** (weight 2): Is the product funded without advertising, ad targeting or selling user data?
- **Independent audit** (weight 2): Has an independent security or privacy audit been published within the last three years?

Source: https://privacyratings.com/virtual-machines/