Parallels Desktop for Mac Business Edition ( Subscription - 1 User )
Optimize your organization's IT by enabling Windows on Mac, with flexible licensing and centralized control over deployments and secure access.
This is a digital download product, and license processing takes approximately 2-5 business days.
For companies Companies and organizations
Cost savings
Provide Mac users with Windows applications without investing in infrastructure management or Cloud. Use the power of Mac to run Windows applications right on the device or enable your software development teams to develop and test for all operating systems using just one device.
Equip CYOD, BYOD, and contractors
People love Mac and consider it as a benefit to be able to use it at work. With Parallels Desktop, they can do this even if company IT or applications require Windows OS or Windows applications. Parallels Desktop also offers license management and limited use functionality to securely manage contractors using Mac.
Improve employee satisfaction
Parallels Desktop is constantly rated highly in customer satisfaction surveys, with customers praising its ease of setup and use, seamless integration with macOS, and great performance.
Peace of mind
Trust the brand that has served customers for 17 years, supporting the latest Mac hardware and macOS along with Linux and Windows software. Enjoy our acclaimed in-house support.
For IT teams
Centrally manage licenses. Monitor and plan, deactivate unused copies, and create sublicenses for individuals, contractors, teams or departments. Invite other administrators. Select between easy to start per-device licensing and idP integrated per-user licensing that simplify activation and automate license management.
Let users set up Windows and other virtual machines or restrict access to only the one(s) approved and set up by IT.
Secure virtual machines — lock settings, encrypt disks, isolate from Mac, or set an expiration date.
No infrastructure required; the product runs locally on users' Macs. No need to buy server hardware, ensure high speed network connectivity, or manage cloud costs.
For managers
Enable your team to run Windows applications or do cross platform development on their Macs. Choose the product with a highly praised user experience.
Share a prepared virtual machine with new hires, so they can start immediately using all the correct settings and apps. Or ensure everybody on the team is using the same applications and plugins, even if some are using Macs and some are using PCs.
Run business-critical applications without trade-offs, including Microsoft Office, Visual Studio, Power BI, Quicken, QuickBooks for Windows, SAP products, enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, Autodesk products, and more!
A single seamless, secure, and powerful platform that unites Mac and Windows environments, streamlines IT management, and boosts the productivity of remote teams
Deliver the most seamless solution for running Windows on a Mac
Simultaneously leverage Mac and Windows capabilities on a single computer, saving costs and desktop resources, streamlining workflows, and reducing the support burden on your IT department.
Jumpstart your organization's AI journey
Enable your development team to rapidly enhance their AI development skills.
Our pre-packaged virtual machine makes AI models readily accessible with tools and code examples, empowering individuals and teams to quickly and easily develop AI applications and apply them to real-world projects.
Admin Capabilities
Use a deployment package to configure, deploy, and fine-tune Parallels Desktop settings. Add Windows applications to the Dock and enable Single Application Mode using Jamf, InTune, Kandji, Mosyle, Munki, and other Mac management tools.
Don't have or don't want to use a Mac management solution? No problem! Enroll new users in just a few clicks through automatically generated emails, each accompanied by a Parallels Desktop download link. All installations activate automatically.
Features
Standard Edition
- Basics: Run thousands of Windows applications such as Microsoft Office 365, accounting software, trading software, SAP, Matlab, and more.
- Subscription only
- Get major updates to support new versions of macOS, Windows, Linux, and new Mac models
- 24/7 phone, chat, and email support
- Run professional graphics-intensive Windows applications and powerful virtual machines (8 GB vRAM, 4 vCPUs *)
Pro Edition
- Basics: Run thousands of Windows applications such as Microsoft Office 365, accounting software, trading software, SAP, Matlab, and more.
- Get major updates to support new versions of macOS, Windows, Linux, and new Mac models
- Run professional graphics-intensive Windows applications and powerful virtual machines (128 GB vRAM, 32 vCPUs)
- Develop, automate, test, and debug software in Windows, Linux and macOS
- Parallels AI package for developers and education (Available for download until 12/31/25)
- 24/7 phone, chat, and email support
Business Edition
- Basics: Run thousands of Windows applications such as Microsoft Office 365, accounting software, trading software, SAP, Matlab, and more.
- Get major updates to support new versions of macOS, Windows, Linux, and new Mac models
- Run professional graphics-intensive Windows applications and powerful virtual machines(128 GB vRAM, 32 vCPUs)
- Develop, automate, test, and debug software in Windows, Linux and macOS
- Parallels AI package for developers and education
- Automate CI/CD workflows with Parallels DevOps
- 24/7 phone, chat, and email support
- Single volume license, access to License Portal, ability to create sublicense keys, multiple administrators.
- Business-friendly billing. Extra seats are prorated. Option to get PO, quote to Cart.
- Provisioning with Mac Management tools or Parallels deployment package
- IT-configured Windows "smart” declarative Image in Parallels Desktop Interface **)
Business Edition
- Basics: Run thousands of Windows applications such as Microsoft Office 365, accounting software, trading software, SAP, Matlab, and more.
- Get major updates to support new versions of macOS, Windows, Linux, and new Mac models
- Run professional graphics-intensive Windows applications and powerful virtual machines(128 GB vRAM, 32 vCPUs)
- Develop, automate, test, and debug software in Windows, Linux and macOS
- Parallels AI package for developers and education
- Automate CI/CD workflows with Parallels DevOps
- 24/7 phone, chat, and email support
- Premium support, Account manager, Onboarding with System Engineers
- Single volume license, access to License Portal, ability to create sublicense keys, multiple administrators.
- Business-friendly billing. Extra seats are prorated. Option to get PO, quote to Cart.
- Provisioning with Mac Management tools or Parallels deployment package
- IT-configured Windows "smart” declarative Image in Parallels Desktop Interface
- Management portal for deployment and control, policies, and monitoring and managing of users’ virtual machines
- Per-user licensing option with SSO/SAML/SCIM integration
- Access to security documentation and questionnaires
* Maximum Virtual RAM and CPUs per virtual machine
** The functionality will remain in the Business Edition for some time but will be removed in the future. Please consider upgrading to the Enterprise Edition if this functionality is crucial for you. Contact your account manager for more details.
(Available for download until 12/31/25)
Subscription only
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* Maximum Virtual RAM and CPUs per virtual machine
** The functionality will remain in the Business Edition for some time but will be removed in the future. Please consider upgrading to the Enterprise Edition if this functionality is crucial for you. Contact your account manager for more details.
Minimum
Run most applications including Microsoft Office, accounting software, trading software, SAP, Matlab, and more.
Operating system
macOS Sequoia 15.0 or newer
macOS Sonoma 14.5 or newer
macOS Ventura 13.2 or newer
macOS Monterey 12.6 or newer
macOS Big Sur 11.7 or newer[1]
macOS Catalina 10.15.7 or newer[1]
macOS Mojave 10.14.6 or newer[1]
Processor
Any Apple silicon chip
Intel Core i5, Core i7, Core i9, Intel Core M or Xeon processor
Memory
4 GB of RAM
Storage
600 MB for Parallels Desktop application installation
Additional disk space for the guest operating system (at least 16 GB is required for Windows OS)
Graphics
Any Apple silicon chip
Intel, AMD Radeon, or NVIDIA graphics cards
[1] — an earlier product version is installed
Best performance
For graphics-intensive applications, high loads, and running multiple virtual machines.
Operating system
macOS Sequoia 15.0 or newer
macOS Sonoma 14.0 or newer
macOS Ventura 13.2 or newer
macOS Monterey 12.6 or newer
macOS Big Sur 11.7 or newer[1]
macOS Catalina 10.15.7 or newer[1]
macOS Mojave 10.14.6 or newer[1]
Processor
Any Apple silicon chip
Intel Core i5, Core i7, Core i9 or Xeon processor
Memory
16 GB of RAM or more
Storage
600 MB for Parallels Desktop application installation
Additional disk space for the guest operating system(s) (at least 16 GB is required for Windows OS)
Graphics
Any Apple silicon chip
AMD Radeon Pro graphics card
[1] — an earlier product version is installed
Supported guest operating systems (Mac with Apple silicon):
Only Arm versions of operating systems are supported.
- Windows 11 Pro and Enterprise editions (recommended)
- Windows Server 2025 (when released)
- Ubuntu Linux 24.04, 23.04, 22.04, 21.10, 21.04, 20.10, 20.04
- Fedora Workstation 41, 40, 39
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
- Debian GNU/Linux 12, 11
- Kali Linux 2024.2, 2023.1, 2022.2, 2022.1, 2021.3
- CentOS Stream 9
- macOS Monterey 12 (in-app download)
- macOS Ventura 13 (in-app download)
- macOS Sonoma 14 (in-app download)
- macOS Sequoia 15 (in-app download)
Supported guest operating systems (Mac with Intel processors):
Only x86 versions of operating systems are supported.
- Windows 11 (recommended)
- Windows 10[1]
- Windows Server 2025 (when released)
- Windows Server 2022
- Windows Server 2019
- Windows Server 2016
- Boot2Docker
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 9,8 and 7
- CentOS Linux 9 Stream, 8, 7
- Fedora Linux 41, 40, 39
- Ubuntu 24.04, 23.04, 22.04 LTS, 21.10, 21.04, 20.04 LTS, 18.04 LTS, 16.04 LTS
- Debian GNU/Linux 12, 11
- Suse Linux Enterprise 15
- OpenSUSE Linux 15.5 and 15.4
- Linux Mint 20
- Kali 2024.2, 2023.1, 2022.2, 2022.1, 2021.3
- Elementary OS 7
- Manjaro 22 and 21
- Mageia 8
- Gentoo Linux[2]
- openBSD 6[2]
- FreeBSD 12 and 11[2]
- openVZ 7
- eComStation 2 and 1.2[2]
- ReactOS 0.4[2]
- Android OS (in-app download only)
- macOS Sequoia 15.0[3]
- macOS Sonoma 14.0[3]
- macOS Ventura 13.0[3]
- macOS Monterey 12.0[3]
- macOS Big Sur 11.0[3]
- macOS Catalina 10.15[3]
- macOS Mojave 10.14.x[3]
- macOS High Sierra 10.13.x[3]
- macOS Sierra 10.12.x[3]
- OS X El Capitan 10.11.x[3]
- OS X Yosemite 10.10.x[3]
- OS X Mavericks 10.9.x[3]
- and many more...
- [1] — Only the 64-bit version is supported.
- [2] — Parallels Tools are not available for this operating system.
- [3] — Requires a Mac computer that supports the operating system as a host OS.
- Hide all supported guest operating systems
Note: Support for legacy Windows OS versions (2000, XP, Vista, 7, 8/8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2) is limited. Learn more at KB 129252.
Parallels Desktop for Mac emulates PC hardware, so operating systems that are not included in this list can work as well. You can download the Parallels Desktop trial and install an operating system of your choice. If that OS doesn’t work and you believe it should be supported, let us know in the Parallels Forum.
To learn more about the limitations of running Windows 11 in Parallels Desktop, please visit KB 129497.
For information about supported Linux kernel versions, please visit KB 129963.
"Employees of MaibornWolff, a software development and IT consulting company in Germany, preferred to use MacBook computers. MaibornWolff wanted to use these computers with the same Microsoft Office version that was already deployed across the organization. With Parallels Desktop Business Edition, MaibornWolff employees can now use Microsoft Office on their MacBook devices."
"The travel agency TravelEssence, which had exclusively invested in Apple computers, was looking for a solution to conveniently use its key Windows applications. Parallels Desktop for Mac offered the ideal combination of outstanding performance, user-friendliness, and reliability."
"With activities spanning the world, POOLgroup was looking for a solution to use their enterprise resource planning (ERP) system which was only available on Windows together with custom applications on Mac devices. With Parallels Desktop Business Edition, users can now switch between operating systems on the fly without needing to reboot."