

This comparison is of limited value today, as Parallels Desktop has had 4 major upgrades and VMware Fusion has had 3. It should also be noted that Boot Camp is a tool for natively booting Windows XP on Intel Macintosh and is not a virtualization product. On August 16, 2007, CNET published the results of several benchmarks in which Fusion demonstrated better performance than Parallels Desktop for Mac in SMP-aware applications, which Fusion supports while Parallels does not.

Mac OS X 10.6.8 or later Mac OS X 10.7.5 or later Mac OS X 10.8.4 or later Mac OS X 10.9 or later Mac OS X 10.6.7 or later Mac OS X 10.7 recommended The similarity in features and functionality between VMware Fusion and Parallels Desktop for Mac has given occasion for much comparison. Both products are based on hypervisor technology and allow users to run an additional 32- or 64-bit x86operating system in a virtual machine alongside Mac OS X on an Intel-powered Mac. are the two commercial competitors in the Mac consumer platform virtualization market. Represented by their respective products, VMware and Parallels, Inc. Parallels Desktop isn't the only virtualisation software that allows Mac users to run Windows apps within a virtual machine (VM), but its cycle of regular annual updates has allowed it to take a. Programs such as Parallels Desktop, VMWare Fusion and VirtualBox allow you to create a 'virtual machine' (VM), that runs on your Mac just like any other Mac app.

Award-winning Parallels Desktop for Mac enables you to run Windows, Linux, and more side-by-side with Mac OS X.
