Anbox vs ARC Welder
When comparing Anbox vs ARC Welder, the Slant community recommends Anbox for most people. In the question“What are the best ways to run/emulate Android on a PC?” Anbox is ranked 4th while ARC Welder is ranked 5th. The most important reason people chose Anbox is:
Its fast since there is no emulation layer.
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Pros
Pro Fast
Its fast since there is no emulation layer.
Pro Developed by Google
Even though it's a developer preview, it's likely to evolve quickly as Google is developing it. Since Google is also behind Android, it makes sense to use a more official way of running APK. If they don't work, you may check with the developer so it may eventually work.
Pro Cross-platform
Works on Chrome 41+ on Windows, Mac, Chrome OS and Linux.
Pro Allows running apps in a Chrome web browser
It installs as a Chrome App and runs on most operating systems (Windows, Mac, Linux, Chrome OS), even thought x86 support will be put in maintenance mode soon.
Cons
Con Limited Linux Distribution
Only works on Ubuntu & debian don't Support Fedora/CentOs.
Con Linux only
Works only on linux since it uses the Systems Linux kernel instead of the Android Linux kernel.
Con Discontinued
Discontinued after December 2020.
Con Not all Google Play services are yet supported
ARC Welder supports OAuth2, Google Cloud Messaging , Google+ sign-in, Maps, Location, and Ads APIs from Google Play services.
Con Only supports "arm" apk files
"x86" apk files don't work as of 20150422.