User Reviews of Parallels Desktop & VMware Fusion

Updated March 2024

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Parallels Desktop review

Mark Hardy
Mark Hardy
Payments Architect at Self Employed
A great platform to develop interoperable code on
The decision to transition away from Intel chips to their silicon. They are processing, and there are many examples. Instead of not having a product to use for a while, they have just released it now. However, if you're seeking a product that is industry-ready regularly or has plans to make it so, considering the upcoming changes, I...
VMware Fusion review

reviewer1330542
Network Engineer at a government with 501-1,000 employees
Rock solid, more flexible than other solutions, and good support
The way they handle snapshotting can be improved. One time, I moved a machine from one to another, and I tried to pull it up on the second machine, but it didn't work. This was because I had not cleaned up the snapshot before I deleted it and moved it across. So, when I tried to pull it up, it wouldn't let me bring it up. The backups for...

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