Parallels Desktop offers a limited Standard version for home and student users that costs a one-time fee of $79.99 as well as a subscription-based Pro edition for $99.99 per year. Subscription options (starting at $241 per year) are available for corporate users who need heavy-duty levels of support. Currently, upgrades to Version 12 from older versions of VMware Fusion respectively cost $79 and $99 for the Player and Pro editions. You will need to pay a fee if you ever want to upgrade to a new whole-number version of VMware Fusion, however. VMware Fusion primarily functions as a traditional license-based app, meaning that you buy it once and own it forever. (Opens in a new window) Read Our Oracle VM VirtualBox for Mac Review If you intend to use VMware Fusion Player for commercial use, a license costs $149. The latter is free for personal or non-commercial use, which makes it the obvious first choice for users who don’t want to pay for virtualization software. Like Parallels Desktop, VMware Fusion comes in two versions: a full professional version (VMware Fusion 12 Pro) and a lightweight version (VMware Fusion Player). However, because Parallels Desktop is currently the only choice for Apple Silicon machines and runs noticeably faster than VMware Fusion, it is now our sole Editors' Choice winner for the virtualization software category.
VMware Fusion used to be an Editors' Choice pick alongside Parallels Desktop. Enterprise-level management systems and controls round out VMware's feature set.
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VMware's no-cost solution for personal use is noteworthy too because scores of compatible, prebuilt systems are available for free online. Its apps work smoothly and we like that VMs you create with the software can also run on Windows and Linux-based devices.
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