PlayOnLinux vs WINE
When comparing PlayOnLinux vs WINE, the Slant community recommends PlayOnLinux for most people. In the question“What are the best tools for running Windows games on Linux?” PlayOnLinux is ranked 1st while WINE is ranked 3rd. The most important reason people chose PlayOnLinux is:
PlayOnLinux features a really easy to use interface.
Ranked in these QuestionsQuestion Ranking
Pros
Pro Easy to use
PlayOnLinux features a really easy to use interface.
Pro Open source
Pro Powerful
Does not emulate, rather it translates Windows-specific system calls.
Pro Has many front-ends (kinda)
Like Play-on-Linux, Lutris, Winetricks.
Cons
Con Wine favors some hardware over others
Tends to work better with nVidia graphics on an Intel CPU, even when an AMD CPU or graphics chip would normally perform better than the given equivalent part from Intel/nVidia
Con Requires Wine
PlayOnLinux is just a wrapper around Wine, this means that besides PlayOnLinux, you will also have to install Wine.
Con Nowhere near native level performance
Some games and programs flat out just don't work or aren't compatible, and most games take a performance hit over running it native on Windows
Con Wine tends to favor some hardware over others
Tends to work better with nVidia graphics on an Intel CPU, even when an AMD CPU or graphics chip would normally perform better than the given equivalent part from Intel/nVidia.
Con Needs additional script sometimes
This can be done automatically by using PlayOnLinux.