ESPectrum vs ZEsarUX
| ESPectrum | ZEsarUX | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Free trial | No | No |
| Paid from | — | Free |
| Open source | No | No |
| Platforms | — | Linux, macOS, self-hosted, Windows |
| Host platforms | Espressif ESP32-powered boards | GNU/Linux, FreeBSD, Haiku, macOS, Windows, Raspberry Pi, Cygwin |
| Tape formats | TAP, TZX | RWA, SMP, WAV, TZX, PZX, CDT, TAP, P, P81, O, CAS |
| Snapshot formats | SNA, Z80, SP, ESP, P | ZSF, ZX, Z80, SP, SPG, NEX, SNA, P, P81, O, Z81, ACE |
| Open source | Yes | Yes |
| Peripheral support | PS/2 keyboards, PS/2 joysticks, DB9 joysticks, PS/2 mouse, Betadisk, SD card, VGA display, CRT display, audio input | joysticks, steering wheel, ZX Printer, light guns, light pen, Kempston mouse, ZX Microdrive, MMC/SD interfaces, IDE interfaces, DivMMC, DivIDE, Dandanator, SamRam, LEC Memory, HiLow DataDrive |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Built-in debugger | — | Yes |
Both are listed in Best ZX Spectrum Emulators. On Everything Xiaomi, ZEsarUX scores higher on our published basis.