Best SNES Emulator Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from SNES emulators ranked against SNES Emulator on the same published basis.
- 1SNES Emulator vs Snes9x
- 2SNES Emulator vs bsnes
- 3SNES Emulator vs RetroArch
- 4SNES Emulator vs Lemuroid
- 5SNES Emulator vs NiN10
- 6SNES Emulator vs BizHawk
- 7SNES Emulator vs Vortex Universal Emulator
- 8SNES Emulator vs Provenance
- 9SNES Emulator vs ares
- 10SNES Emulator vs higan
- 11SNES Emulator vs bsnes
- 12SNES Emulator vs John NESS
- 13SNES Emulator vs Manic EMU
- 14SNES Emulator vs nSide Balanced
- 15SNES Emulator vs Mednafen
- 16SNES Emulator vs SnesFox
- 17SNES Emulator vs OpenEmu
- 19SNES Emulator vs bsnes-plus
- 20SNES Emulator vs rust-wasm-snes
- 21SNES Emulator vs Nexen
SNES Emulator alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Snes9x | 9.6 | Free plan | Free | Android, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 2 | bsnes | 9.6 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 3 | RetroArch | 9.5 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 4 | Lemuroid | 8.3 | Free plan | Free | Android |
| 5 | NiN10 | 8.2 | Free plan | Free | iOS, Mac |
| 6 | BizHawk | 7.7 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Windows |
| 7 | Vortex Universal Emulator | 7.7 | No | — | Android |
| 8 | Provenance | 7.6 | No | — | iOS |
| 9 | ares | 7.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 10 | higan | 7.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 11 | bsnes | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 12 | John NESS | 7.2 | No | — | Android |
| 13 | Manic EMU | 7.2 | No | — | iOS |
| 14 | nSide Balanced | 6.9 | No | — | — |
| 15 | Mednafen | 6.8 | No | — | Linux, Windows |
| 16 | SnesFox | 6.6 | No | — | Mac, Windows |
| 17 | OpenEmu | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Mac |
| 19 | bsnes-plus | 5.9 | No | — | Windows |
| 20 | rust-wasm-snes | 5.9 | No | — | Web |
| 21 | Nexen | 5.8 | No | — | Web, Windows, Mac, Linux |
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Questions about SNES Emulator alternatives
What is the best alternative to SNES Emulator?
Snes9x, number 1 in SNES emulators with a score of 9.6 out of 10. The others here: bsnes, RetroArch, Lemuroid and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to SNES Emulator?
Snes9x 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 mobile-first: a phone app alongside the web or desktop product, a free tier and the depth of its documentation. Paid placements never change a rank.