Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Implement a Simple VM in JavaScript launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Kvmapp – A lightweight VM manager for Linux without libvirt▲8

   2019 · flockport.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   NotebookJS▲109

   Scientific computation for JavaScript

   2016 · datazar.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   A minimal stack based VM in C▲60

   A minimal stack-based VM. Contribute to codr7/liblg development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Different ways to implement virtual machines, benchmarked▲20

   A demonstration of ways to implement 'threaded code,' a technique used in Forth and in virtual machines like the JVM. - shadowofneptune/threaded-code-benchmark

   2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Simple framework for JavaScript apps▲7

   2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

6. 6XV
   Xs-vm – A small virtual machine written in Python▲34

   2015 · gedrap.github.io · its alternatives →

7. 7AS
   A Super Simple JSON CMS▲8

   2018 · medium.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Transient – A tool for creating VMs for testing and development▲17

   A wrapper for QEMU allowing the creation of virtual machines with shared folder, ssh, and disk creation support. - GitHub - ALSchwalm/transient: A wrapper for QEMU allowing the creation of virtual machines with shared folder, ssh, and disk creation support.

   2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

9. 9JC
   JS Cloud/Web Desktop I made in my spare-time▲5

   2013 · andersevenrud.github.com · its alternatives →

10. 10JW
    JSBin with Vim on JavaScript Emulated Linux Jor1k▲5

    2015 · alexis.lart.no · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Unobtrusive JavaScript framework for server-side applications▲6

    2017 · unpoly.com · its alternatives →

12. 12CA
    CapacitorJS – a webcomponent based client side router▲9

    2020 · capacitor.non.io · its alternatives →

13. 13MW
    Microcontroller with hardware-accelerated Lua VM▲8

    Still a bit of a WIP, but getting there... Any feedback appreciated :)

    2025 · brisbanesilicon.com.au · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Use your cluster of Virtual Machines through HTML5 enabled browser▲6

    2014 · plainvm.mgechev.com · its alternatives →

15. 15TC
    The CLI Book – Writing Successful Command Line Clients with Node.js▲7

    2016 · theclibook.com · its alternatives →

16. 16VJ
    Vue.js developer tool, prototype your component architecture▲8

    2019 · prevue.io · its alternatives →

17. 17OA
    OverVue – A Vue Prototyping Tool▲5

    2019 · levelup.gitconnected.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    SSVM – Speed up your Node.js apps with Rust and WebAssembly▲7

    2020 · secondstate.io · its alternatives →

19. 19ET
    engine262 - the self-hosted JavaScript engine▲5

    2019 · engine262.js.org · its alternatives →

20. 20SC
    Server configuration made easy▲9

    2014 · manageacloud.com · its alternatives →

21. 21TA
    Tweed – An OO JavaScript VDOM UI Library▲5

    2017 · medium.com · its alternatives →

22. 22FN
    Free Node.js Hosting▲6

    2019 · dashboard.reseka.com · its alternatives →

23. 23SR
    Space Rock, a realtime JavaScript framework▲7

    2015 · space-rock.meteor.com · its alternatives →

24. 24ED
    Easy distributed logging with Express.JS, Request, and Winston▲6

    2016 · datawire.io · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →