COMPARE WORKSTATION PLAYER AND WORKSTATION PRO
Designed for Developers, IT Professionals, and anyone who wants to run Virtual Machines, Containers and Kubernetes
Designed for Developers, IT Professionals, and anyone who wants to run Virtual Machines, Containers and Kubernetes
General
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Create New VMs
Create Large VMs (32CPU, 128GB RAM)
Convert PC into a virtual machine
Mass Deployment
Host Guest Integration
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Host/Guest File Sharing
Shared/Mirrored Folders
One-Click SSH to Linux VMe
Run VMs with Different View Modes
Unity View Mode (Windows guests only)
Graphics
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3D graphics with DX11 and OpenGL 4.1 support
Large Graphics Memory: 8GB
Device Support
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4K / 5K / Retina Display Support
Support a Wide Range of Virtual Devices
USB Smart Card Reader Support
USB 3.1 Device Support
Assistive Device Support (Section 508 Compliant)
Multi-Language Keyboard Support
Virtual Trusted Platform Module Device
Virtual NVMe Device
Security Features
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Microsoft Virtualization Based Security (Guest) Support
Virtual Trusted Platform Module (vTPM)
UEFI Boot Support
UEFI Secure Boot Support
GPU Sandbox Renderer
Snapshots
Create/Manage Encrypted VM
Host Operating Systems
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Windows 10 Host
Linux - Ubuntu, CentOS, Debian, Fedora, RHEL, SUSE, openSUSE
Guest Operating Systems
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Over 200 Supported OSs (Linux, older Windows, BSD)
Windows 10 Guests
Windows Host Specific Features
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Windows 10 Host
DX12 Renderering Engine
Hyper-V Mode Support (Device Guard, WSL)
Share Virtual Machine (Workstation Server)
Linux Host Specific Features
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Vulkan Renderering Engine
Host Support - Ubuntu, CentOS, Debian, Fedora, RHEL, SUSE, openSUSE
Advanced Features
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Command Line Operation: vmrun and VIX
vCenter Server Appliance Easy Deploy
REST API
"Nautilus Container Engine"
Virtual Network Customization (NAT, network rename)
Virtual Network Simulation (Packet Loss, Latency, Bandwidth)
Connect to vSphere/ESXi Server
Remote vSphere Host Power Control
Create Linked Clones
Create Full Clones
Encrypt VMs