Parallels is an excellent choice for local Virtual Machines
Updated January 16, 2020
Parallels is an excellent choice for local Virtual Machines
Score 9 out of 10
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Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with Parallels Desktop
About half of our Mac users have Parallels installed on their systems, both for the purposes of coding for two different systems, as well as for testing purposes. There are many different departments that use Parallels, for software development, support and QA testing purposes. It allows them to use a single machine for all their needs, instead of having to connect to a remote VM or use two machines.
- Ease of setup
- Responsive
- Easily configurable
- Needs better error messages
- Better handling of network loss
- Better handling of USB
- Reduce the need for additional systems
- Reduce the need for network VMs
- Speed up coding and testing
VMware Fusion is also a good product, but it tended to be a little more difficult to configure, and the price tag was higher in terms of the volume purchasing that we required.
Do you think Parallels Desktop delivers good value for the price?
Yes
Are you happy with Parallels Desktop's feature set?
Yes
Did Parallels Desktop live up to sales and marketing promises?
I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process
Did implementation of Parallels Desktop go as expected?
I wasn't involved with the implementation phase
Would you buy Parallels Desktop again?
Yes