Parallels Desktop is ranked #8 of 26 in virtual machine software on The Geeks Club, made by Parallels Desktop. It runs on Linux, macOS, Windows. There is no free plan.
Parallels Desktop plans and pricing
All plansBusiness Edition Not published Centralized administration · License management · CI/CD workflow automation · Mac provisioning tools · Volume licensing parallels.com · 20 Sept 2026
Business Edition Not published Centralized administration · License management · CI/CD workflow automation · Mac provisioning tools · Volume licensing parallels.com · 20 Sept 2026
Compared on virtual machine software
- Free plan
- No
- Isolation mode
- remote
- File transfer controls
- Yes
- Data loss prevention
- Yes
- Deployment model
- hybrid
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