| General | Workstation Player | Workstation Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Create New VMs | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Create Large VMs (32CPU, 128GB RAM) | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Convert PC into a virtual machine | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Mass Deployment | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Host Guest Integration | Workstation Player | Workstation Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Host/Guest File Sharing | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Shared/Mirrored Folders | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| One-Click SSH to Linux VM | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Run VMs with Different View Modes | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Unity View Mode (Windows guests only) | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Graphics | Workstation Player | Workstation Pro |
|---|---|---|
| 3D graphics with DX11 and OpenGL 4.1 support | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Large Graphics Memory: 8GB | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Device Support | Workstation Player | Workstation Pro |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Workstation Player | Workstation Pro |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Workstation Player | Workstation Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Windows 10 Host | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Linux - Ubuntu, CentOS, Debian, Fedora, RHEL, SUSE, openSUSE | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| macOS 10.16 and greater |
| Guest Operating Systems | Workstation Player | Workstation Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Over 200 Supported OSs (Linux, older Windows, BSD) | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Windows 10 Guests | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| macOS Guests |
| Mac Host Specific Featutres | Workstation Player | Workstation Pro |
|---|---|---|
| macOS 10.16 Host support | ||
| macOS Guest Support | ||
| Windows apps in the Mac Dock | > | |
| One-Click SSH to Linux VM | ||
| Metal Graphics Engine | ||
| BootCamp Import / Launch | ||
| Application Menu |
| Windows Host Specific Features | Workstation Player | Workstation Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Windows 10 Host | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| DX12 Renderering Engine | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Hyper-V Mode Support (Device Guard, WSL) | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Linux Host Specific Features | Workstation Player | Workstation Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Vulkan Rendering Engine | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Host Support - Ubuntu, CentOS, Debian, Fedora, RHEL, SUSE, openSUSE | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Advanced Features | Workstation Player | Workstation Pro |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ✔️ |
| Licensing | Workstation Player | Workstation Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Free for Personal Use | ✔️ | |
| Commercial License | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Trial License | ✔️ |