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Parallels Desktop

Overview

What is Parallels Desktop?

Parallels Desktop is a virtual user session solution built to run Windows on Macintosh computers without rebooting. It is designed for OS X Yosemite with one-click tuning.

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Awards

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Popular Features

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  • File transfer (23)
    9.8
    98%
  • Screen sharing (9)
    9.0
    90%
  • Access to sleeping/powered-off computers (10)
    8.7
    87%
  • Centralized management dashboard (11)
    8.5
    85%

Reviewer Pros & Cons

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Pricing

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Parallels Desktop 16

$49.99

On Premise
per license

Parallels Desktop Pro Edition

$49.99

On Premise
per license/per year

Parallels Desktop

$79.99

On Premise
per license

Entry-level set up fee?

  • No setup fee

Offerings

  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Product Demos

Parallels Desktop 3.0 for Mac - VM Explorer Demo

YouTube
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Features

Remote Administration

Remote administration software is used to control a computer from a remote location.

8.2
Avg 8.3
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Product Details

What is Parallels Desktop?

Parallels Desktop Video

How to Run Windows on Mac : Parallels Desktop for Mac

Parallels Desktop Technical Details

Deployment TypesOn-premise
Operating SystemsWindows, Linux, Mac
Mobile ApplicationNo

Frequently Asked Questions

Parallels Desktop is a virtual user session solution built to run Windows on Macintosh computers without rebooting. It is designed for OS X Yosemite with one-click tuning.

Reviewers rate File transfer highest, with a score of 9.8.

The most common users of Parallels Desktop are from Small Businesses (1-50 employees).
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Comparisons

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Reviews and Ratings

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Attribute Ratings

Reviews

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Eduardo Ponce de León | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Remote Administration (14)
N/A
N/A
Screen sharing
N/A
N/A
File transfer
N/A
N/A
Instant message
N/A
N/A
Secure remote access with Smart Card authentication
N/A
N/A
Access to sleeping/powered-off computers
N/A
N/A
Over-the-Internet remote session
N/A
N/A
Initiate remote control from mobile
N/A
N/A
Remote management of servers & workstations
N/A
N/A
Remote Active Directory® management
N/A
N/A
Centralized management dashboard
N/A
N/A
Session record
N/A
N/A
Annotations
N/A
N/A
Monitoring and Alerts
N/A
N/A
Multi-platform remote control
N/A
N/A
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Remote Administration (14)
56.42857142857143%
5.6
Screen sharing
70%
7.0
File transfer
100%
10.0
Instant message
50%
5.0
Secure remote access with Smart Card authentication
40%
4.0
Access to sleeping/powered-off computers
90%
9.0
Over-the-Internet remote session
90%
9.0
Initiate remote control from mobile
30%
3.0
Remote management of servers & workstations
30%
3.0
Remote Active Directory® management
90%
9.0
Centralized management dashboard
40%
4.0
Session record
40%
4.0
Annotations
40%
4.0
Monitoring and Alerts
40%
4.0
Multi-platform remote control
40%
4.0
Joshua O'Hazza | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Remote Administration (14)
100%
10.0
Screen sharing
100%
10.0
File transfer
100%
10.0
Instant message
100%
10.0
Secure remote access with Smart Card authentication
100%
10.0
Access to sleeping/powered-off computers
100%
10.0
Over-the-Internet remote session
100%
10.0
Initiate remote control from mobile
100%
10.0
Remote management of servers & workstations
100%
10.0
Remote Active Directory® management
100%
10.0
Centralized management dashboard
100%
10.0
Session record
100%
10.0
Annotations
100%
10.0
Monitoring and Alerts
100%
10.0
Multi-platform remote control
100%
10.0
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Remote Administration (14)
10%
1.0
Screen sharing
N/A
N/A
File transfer
90%
9.0
Instant message
N/A
N/A
Secure remote access with Smart Card authentication
N/A
N/A
Access to sleeping/powered-off computers
N/A
N/A
Over-the-Internet remote session
N/A
N/A
Initiate remote control from mobile
N/A
N/A
Remote management of servers & workstations
N/A
N/A
Remote Active Directory® management
N/A
N/A
Centralized management dashboard
50%
5.0
Session record
N/A
N/A
Annotations
N/A
N/A
Monitoring and Alerts
N/A
N/A
Multi-platform remote control
N/A
N/A
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Remote Administration (14)
N/A
N/A
Screen sharing
N/A
N/A
File transfer
N/A
N/A
Instant message
N/A
N/A
Secure remote access with Smart Card authentication
N/A
N/A
Access to sleeping/powered-off computers
N/A
N/A
Over-the-Internet remote session
N/A
N/A
Initiate remote control from mobile
N/A
N/A
Remote management of servers & workstations
N/A
N/A
Remote Active Directory® management
N/A
N/A
Centralized management dashboard
N/A
N/A
Session record
N/A
N/A
Annotations
N/A
N/A
Monitoring and Alerts
N/A
N/A
Multi-platform remote control
N/A
N/A
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Remote Administration (13)
14.615384615384615%
1.5
Screen sharing
N/A
N/A
File transfer
90%
9.0
Secure remote access with Smart Card authentication
N/A
N/A
Access to sleeping/powered-off computers
100%
10.0
Over-the-Internet remote session
N/A
N/A
Initiate remote control from mobile
N/A
N/A
Remote management of servers & workstations
N/A
N/A
Remote Active Directory® management
N/A
N/A
Centralized management dashboard
N/A
N/A
Session record
N/A
N/A
Annotations
N/A
N/A
Monitoring and Alerts
N/A
N/A
Multi-platform remote control
N/A
N/A
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Remote Administration (14)
N/A
N/A
Screen sharing
N/A
N/A
File transfer
N/A
N/A
Instant message
N/A
N/A
Secure remote access with Smart Card authentication
N/A
N/A
Access to sleeping/powered-off computers
N/A
N/A
Over-the-Internet remote session
N/A
N/A
Initiate remote control from mobile
N/A
N/A
Remote management of servers & workstations
N/A
N/A
Remote Active Directory® management
N/A
N/A
Centralized management dashboard
N/A
N/A
Session record
N/A
N/A
Annotations
N/A
N/A
Monitoring and Alerts
N/A
N/A
Multi-platform remote control
N/A
N/A
Jose Almiñana | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Remote Administration (14)
14.285714285714286%
1.4
Screen sharing
100%
10.0
File transfer
100%
10.0
Instant message
N/A
N/A
Secure remote access with Smart Card authentication
N/A
N/A
Access to sleeping/powered-off computers
N/A
N/A
Over-the-Internet remote session
N/A
N/A
Initiate remote control from mobile
N/A
N/A
Remote management of servers & workstations
N/A
N/A
Remote Active Directory® management
N/A
N/A
Centralized management dashboard
N/A
N/A
Session record
N/A
N/A
Annotations
N/A
N/A
Monitoring and Alerts
N/A
N/A
Multi-platform remote control
N/A
N/A
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Remote Administration (13)
55.38461538461539%
5.5
Screen sharing
80%
8.0
File transfer
100%
10.0
Secure remote access with Smart Card authentication
N/A
N/A
Access to sleeping/powered-off computers
N/A
N/A
Over-the-Internet remote session
90%
9.0
Initiate remote control from mobile
90%
9.0
Remote management of servers & workstations
90%
9.0
Remote Active Directory® management
N/A
N/A
Centralized management dashboard
90%
9.0
Session record
N/A
N/A
Annotations
N/A
N/A
Monitoring and Alerts
90%
9.0
Multi-platform remote control
90%
9.0
Dave Cowell | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Remote Administration (13)
20.76923076923077%
2.1
Screen sharing
N/A
N/A
File transfer
100%
10.0
Secure remote access with Smart Card authentication
N/A
N/A
Access to sleeping/powered-off computers
70%
7.0
Over-the-Internet remote session
N/A
N/A
Initiate remote control from mobile
N/A
N/A
Remote management of servers & workstations
N/A
N/A
Remote Active Directory® management
N/A
N/A
Centralized management dashboard
N/A
N/A
Session record
N/A
N/A
Annotations
N/A
N/A
Monitoring and Alerts
N/A
N/A
Multi-platform remote control
100%
10.0
Will Goad | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Remote Administration (14)
7.142857142857143%
0.7
Screen sharing
N/A
N/A
File transfer
100%
10.0
Instant message
N/A
N/A
Secure remote access with Smart Card authentication
N/A
N/A
Access to sleeping/powered-off computers
N/A
N/A
Over-the-Internet remote session
N/A
N/A
Initiate remote control from mobile
N/A
N/A
Remote management of servers & workstations
N/A
N/A
Remote Active Directory® management
N/A
N/A
Centralized management dashboard
N/A
N/A
Session record
N/A
N/A
Annotations
N/A
N/A
Monitoring and Alerts
N/A
N/A
Multi-platform remote control
N/A
N/A
Cameron Michael Rhoads | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Remote Administration (14)
47.142857142857146%
4.7
Screen sharing
N/A
N/A
File transfer
N/A
N/A
Instant message
60%
6.0
Secure remote access with Smart Card authentication
60%
6.0
Access to sleeping/powered-off computers
90%
9.0
Over-the-Internet remote session
60%
6.0
Initiate remote control from mobile
N/A
N/A
Remote management of servers & workstations
N/A
N/A
Remote Active Directory® management
80%
8.0
Centralized management dashboard
70%
7.0
Session record
N/A
N/A
Annotations
80%
8.0
Monitoring and Alerts
80%
8.0
Multi-platform remote control
80%
8.0
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Remote Administration (12)
100%
10.0
Screen sharing
100%
10.0
File transfer
100%
10.0
Secure remote access with Smart Card authentication
100%
10.0
Access to sleeping/powered-off computers
100%
10.0
Over-the-Internet remote session
100%
10.0
Remote management of servers & workstations
100%
10.0
Remote Active Directory® management
100%
10.0
Centralized management dashboard
100%
10.0
Session record
100%
10.0
Annotations
100%
10.0
Monitoring and Alerts
100%
10.0
Multi-platform remote control
100%
10.0
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Remote Administration (14)
33.57142857142857%
3.4
Screen sharing
90%
9.0
File transfer
90%
9.0
Instant message
N/A
N/A
Secure remote access with Smart Card authentication
N/A
N/A
Access to sleeping/powered-off computers
50%
5.0
Over-the-Internet remote session
N/A
N/A
Initiate remote control from mobile
N/A
N/A
Remote management of servers & workstations
N/A
N/A
Remote Active Directory® management
N/A
N/A
Centralized management dashboard
N/A
N/A
Session record
80%
8.0
Annotations
80%
8.0
Monitoring and Alerts
80%
8.0
Multi-platform remote control
N/A
N/A
Score 1 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Remote Administration (14)
11.428571428571427%
1.1
Screen sharing
80%
8.0
File transfer
80%
8.0
Instant message
N/A
N/A
Secure remote access with Smart Card authentication
N/A
N/A
Access to sleeping/powered-off computers
N/A
N/A
Over-the-Internet remote session
N/A
N/A
Initiate remote control from mobile
N/A
N/A
Remote management of servers & workstations
N/A
N/A
Remote Active Directory® management
N/A
N/A
Centralized management dashboard
N/A
N/A
Session record
N/A
N/A
Annotations
N/A
N/A
Monitoring and Alerts
N/A
N/A
Multi-platform remote control
N/A
N/A
Jonah Dempcy | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Remote Administration (14)
7.142857142857143%
0.7
Screen sharing
N/A
N/A
File transfer
100%
10.0
Instant message
N/A
N/A
Secure remote access with Smart Card authentication
N/A
N/A
Access to sleeping/powered-off computers
N/A
N/A
Over-the-Internet remote session
N/A
N/A
Initiate remote control from mobile
N/A
N/A
Remote management of servers & workstations
N/A
N/A
Remote Active Directory® management
N/A
N/A
Centralized management dashboard
N/A
N/A
Session record
N/A
N/A
Annotations
N/A
N/A
Monitoring and Alerts
N/A
N/A
Multi-platform remote control
N/A
N/A
January 24, 2020

Life Saver

Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Remote Administration (14)
21.428571428571427%
2.1
Screen sharing
N/A
N/A
File transfer
N/A
N/A
Instant message
N/A
N/A
Secure remote access with Smart Card authentication
N/A
N/A
Access to sleeping/powered-off computers
N/A
N/A
Over-the-Internet remote session
N/A
N/A
Initiate remote control from mobile
N/A
N/A
Remote management of servers & workstations
N/A
N/A
Remote Active Directory® management
N/A
N/A
Centralized management dashboard
100%
10.0
Session record
N/A
N/A
Annotations
100%
10.0
Monitoring and Alerts
100%
10.0
Multi-platform remote control
N/A
N/A
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Remote Administration (14)
N/A
N/A
Screen sharing
N/A
N/A
File transfer
N/A
N/A
Instant message
N/A
N/A
Secure remote access with Smart Card authentication
N/A
N/A
Access to sleeping/powered-off computers
N/A
N/A
Over-the-Internet remote session
N/A
N/A
Initiate remote control from mobile
N/A
N/A
Remote management of servers & workstations
N/A
N/A
Remote Active Directory® management
N/A
N/A
Centralized management dashboard
N/A
N/A
Session record
N/A
N/A
Annotations
N/A
N/A
Monitoring and Alerts
N/A
N/A
Multi-platform remote control
N/A
N/A
Jason White | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Remote Administration (12)
33.333333333333336%
3.3
File transfer
100%
10.0
Secure remote access with Smart Card authentication
N/A
N/A
Access to sleeping/powered-off computers
100%
10.0
Over-the-Internet remote session
100%
10.0
Initiate remote control from mobile
N/A
N/A
Remote management of servers & workstations
N/A
N/A
Remote Active Directory® management
N/A
N/A
Centralized management dashboard
N/A
N/A
Session record
100%
10.0
Annotations
N/A
N/A
Monitoring and Alerts
N/A
N/A
Multi-platform remote control
N/A
N/A
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Remote Administration (12)
8.333333333333334%
0.8
File transfer
100%
10.0
Secure remote access with Smart Card authentication
N/A
N/A
Access to sleeping/powered-off computers
N/A
N/A
Over-the-Internet remote session
N/A
N/A
Initiate remote control from mobile
N/A
N/A
Remote management of servers & workstations
N/A
N/A
Remote Active Directory® management
N/A
N/A
Centralized management dashboard
N/A
N/A
Session record
N/A
N/A
Annotations
N/A
N/A
Monitoring and Alerts
N/A
N/A
Multi-platform remote control
N/A
N/A
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Remote Administration (14)
6.428571428571429%
0.6
Screen sharing
N/A
N/A
File transfer
90%
9.0
Instant message
N/A
N/A
Secure remote access with Smart Card authentication
N/A
N/A
Access to sleeping/powered-off computers
N/A
N/A
Over-the-Internet remote session
N/A
N/A
Initiate remote control from mobile
N/A
N/A
Remote management of servers & workstations
N/A
N/A
Remote Active Directory® management
N/A
N/A
Centralized management dashboard
N/A
N/A
Session record
N/A
N/A
Annotations
N/A
N/A
Monitoring and Alerts
N/A
N/A
Multi-platform remote control
N/A
N/A
Damien Dolan | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Remote Administration (13)
68.46153846153845%
6.8
Screen sharing
70%
7.0
File transfer
100%
10.0
Instant message
N/A
N/A
Secure remote access with Smart Card authentication
N/A
N/A
Access to sleeping/powered-off computers
100%
10.0
Over-the-Internet remote session
100%
10.0
Initiate remote control from mobile
N/A
N/A
Remote management of servers & workstations
100%
10.0
Remote Active Directory® management
90%
9.0
Centralized management dashboard
70%
7.0
Session record
100%
10.0
Monitoring and Alerts
70%
7.0
Multi-platform remote control
90%
9.0
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