Parallels or VMware Fusion 10

[HD Fboy]

Which is best? Previously I ran VM Fusion 6. I was happy with it. No upgrade path from 6 to 10 so I will have to buy a new license regardless.

 

[kschendel]

Or you could go with VirtualBox. It's not the performance leader but it works and it's free.

 

[HD Fboy]

Performance matters.

 

[maflynn]

Both offer trials, so your best bet is download both and try both.

 

[belvdr]

We run both at work and neither has issues.

 

[HD Fboy]

Thanks.

 

[dylanlewis2000]

I found parallels to be faster than VMware when running on my c2duo. Just a personal opinion. Also the cpu speed seemed to be lower when running W7 and Sierra side by side.

 

[370zulu]

I decided to stick with Fusion Pro 10 since I do not care for the subscription model that Parallels has. I tried Parallels before I purchased Fusion Pro 8 a year ago or so. I did not care for the way navigation and creation of guest VM's was done. To be fair, I have been a VMware user since VMware was released on Linux back when dinosaurs roamed the earth. I have had Fusion since I kicked the last Windows machine out of our house back in 2007. I use VMware at work. I guess I am used to paying the VMware tax and just assume that it will be a part of my toolset for work. I also have used VirtualBox. I think it works well and the price is perfect if you are on a budget.

 

[belvdr]

I decided to stick with Fusion Pro 10 since I do not care for the subscription model that Parallels has. I tried Parallels before I purchased Fusion Pro 8 a year ago or so. I did not care for the way navigation and creation of guest VM's was done. To be fair, I have been a VMware user since VMware was released on Linux back when dinosaurs roamed the earth. I have had Fusion since I kicked the last Windows machine out of our house back in 2007. I use VMware at work. I guess I am used to paying the VMware tax and just assume that it will be a part of my toolset for work. I also have used VirtualBox. I think it works well and the price is perfect if you are on a budget.

The subscription is for the Pro version. You can still buy the hypervisor outright.

EDIT: I wonder if they recently changed it as I just did this a few months ago.

 

[Crash0veride]

Tip: On Ebay licences can be found for $5 for the pro version. I don't believe you can upgrade them, but they work and for $5, not much to lose. I've been using one the last week for VMWare Fusion 10.