Summary of differences between Parallels editions [Standard/Pro].

2024年4月11日

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What is the difference between Parallels Desktop's Standard Edition and Pro Edition?

Parallels Pro Edition is designed for developers, web designers, graphic designers, power users, and other demanding professionals.

Whether you are testing applications on multiple platforms or building websites for different browsers, Parallels Desktop Pro Edition simplifies your workspace. Pro Edition is all about productivity, producing high quality results in a short amount of time.

Parallels Desktop Pro Edition is offered on a subscription basis.

The Pro Edition includes Parallels Access for easy remote access to your computer wherever you are, and Parallels Toolbox, a set of Mac tools essential to your work, at no extra charge.

General Functional Differences

Function	Pro Edition	Standard Edition
Download and install Windows 10 with one click	✓	✓
Using Windows from Boot Camp	✓	✓
Transfer PC to virtual machine	✓	✓
Virtual RAM per virtual machine	Up to 128GB vRAM	Up to 8GB vRAM
Virtual CPU per virtual machine	Up to 32 CPUs	Up to 4 CPUs
Download a Windows 10 virtual machine ready to use with Visual Studio	✓	an unknown
Nested virtualizationWorks with WSL 2, Docker, Android/iPhone emulators for VS, etc. in	✓	an unknown
Use linked replicas for convenient testing and development	✓	an unknown
Rollback mode allows changes to be undone at virtual machine shutdown	✓	an unknown
VM resource limits (per virtual machine)	✓	an unknown
[share smart card reader with Windows].	✓	an unknown
mmap() support for Linux shared folders	✓	an unknown
Use 8.3 file names for shared folders	✓	an unknown
Use EFI Secure Boot	✓	an unknown
Virtual TPMSupport for	✓	✓
Prepare VM for transfer to another Mac or cloud storage	✓	an unknown

The Pro Edition adds more features than the Standard Edition.

Furthermore, the Pro Edition has by far 16 times more virtual RAM and 8 times more CPU per virtual machine than the Standard Edition.

Differences when using Visual Studio

Function	Pro Edition	Standard Edition
Jenkins Running a build server on a Mac using	✓	an unknown
Debug from menu, dump virtual machine, start SSH session	✓	an unknown
Guest OS debugging support	✓	an unknown
Add Microsoft Visual Studio Plug-ins	✓	an unknown
Use linked duplicates in the Vagrant plugin to quickly create new boxes and save disk space	✓	an unknown
Standard management of Docker virtual machines	✓	an unknown

Differences in network functionality

Function	Pro Edition	Standard Edition
Enhanced network editor to test various connection issues	✓	an unknown
port forwardingto pass traffic from the Mac port to the VM or IP address and destination port	✓	an unknown
Create and name a custom host-only network	✓	an unknown
Use DNS requests via TCP on shared networks	✓	an unknown
Use the virtual machine name as the respective DNS name	✓	an unknown
Using tcpdump in a virtual network	✓	an unknown

Differences in other functions

Function	Pro Edition	Standard Edition
Sort virtual machines in the Control Center	✓	an unknown
Set custom icons for all virtual machines	✓	an unknown
Archive/Unarchive virtual machines in the Control Center to save disk space	✓	an unknown
physical diskto VM as internal disk	✓	an unknown
Control Parallels Desktop and manage virtual machines using command line interface tools	✓	an unknown
Parallels CLI tool with bash (zsh) autocomplete	✓	an unknown

Parallels Desktop for Mac Pro Edition is designed with demanding professional users in mind, including developers and power users.

Automated with PowerShell, demanding Windows games can be played on a Mac as easily as on a Windows PC. For this reason, we recommend using Parallels Desktop Pro.

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In this article.Parallels DesktopThe difference between the Standard Edition and Pro Edition of

Parallelsschool (e.g. of ikebana)Completely free trial versionis available for a risk-free trial.

Parallels also offers discount campaigns from time to time.For the latest discount information on Parallels, please visit the official website atPlease check it out from the following page.

↓arrow (mark or symbol)

Click here for the official Parallels website
*Free trial is also available here.

Official] Parallels

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