Parallels Desktop for Mac, by Parallels, is software providing hardware virtualization for Macintosh computers with Intel processors. Developed by Parallels IP Holdings GmbH
License: Commercial
VMware Fusion is a software hypervisor developed by VMware for Macintosh computers. VMware Fusion allows Intel-based Macs to run operating systems such as Microsoft Windows, Linux, NetWare, or Solaris on virtual machines, along with their Mac OS X operating system using a combination of paravirtualization, hardware virtualization and dynamic recompilation. Developed by VMware
License: Commercial
Feature | Parallels Desktop | VMware Fusion |
---|---|---|
Operating system | ||
Run Windows software | ||
Virtualization | ||
Open VMDK files | ||
Multiple languages | ||
Zalando integration | ||
Linux | ||
Compatibility layers | ||
Emulation | ||
Portable | ||
Scriptable | ||
Support for Android Things | ||
Bundled with macOS | ||
FOSS | ||
VNC Viewer | ||
Live migration | ||
GNU/linux-libre |