Best EightyOne Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from ZX spectrum emulators ranked against EightyOne on the same published basis.
- 1EightyOne vs JNEXT
- 2EightyOne vs Unreal Speccy Portable
- 3EightyOne vs zx_go
- 4EightyOne vs Klive IDE
- 5EightyOne vs ZEsarUX
- 6EightyOne vs CSpect
- 7EightyOne vs Spectral
- 8EightyOne vs GZX
- 9EightyOne vs RustZX
- 11EightyOne vs JSSpeccy 3
- 12EightyOne vs SpeccyP
- 13EightyOne vs ZX-Poly Emulator
- 14EightyOne vs Spectaculator
- 15EightyOne vs Zedex
- 16EightyOne vs Atari 5200DS
- 17EightyOne vs GoSpeccy
- 18EightyOne vs ZOT
- 19EightyOne vs ESPectrum
- 20EightyOne vs SpeccyDate
- 21EightyOne vs Jam Pad
EightyOne alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JNEXT | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 2 | Unreal Speccy Portable | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | Android, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 3 | zx_go | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 4 | Klive IDE | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 5 | ZEsarUX | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 6 | CSpect | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 7 | Spectral | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 8 | GZX | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Windows |
| 9 | RustZX | 6.5 | No | — | Linux, Windows |
| 11 | JSSpeccy 3 | 6.2 | No | — | self-hosted, Web |
| 12 | SpeccyP | 6.0 | No | — | — |
| 13 | ZX-Poly Emulator | 6.0 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 14 | Spectaculator | 5.8 | No | — | Windows, iOS, Android |
| 15 | Zedex | 5.8 | No | — | Android |
| 16 | Atari 5200DS | 5.7 | No | — | — |
| 17 | GoSpeccy | 5.6 | No | — | — |
| 18 | ZOT | 5.6 | No | — | — |
| 19 | ESPectrum | 5.5 | No | — | — |
| 20 | SpeccyDate | 5.5 | No | — | — |
| 21 | Jam Pad | 5.4 | No | — | Android |
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Questions about EightyOne alternatives
What is the best alternative to EightyOne?
JNEXT, number 1 in ZX spectrum emulators with a score of 7.3 out of 10. The others here: Unreal Speccy Portable, zx_go, Klive IDE and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to EightyOne?
JNEXT is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 8 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: documentation depth, a free tier and the platforms it runs on.