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VMware Workstation Pro takes virtualization to the next level, delivering the broadest operating system support, a rich user experience, a comprehensive feature set, and high performance.
It relies on virtual machines to do its work.
Generally |
Workstation Player | Workstation Pro |
Creating new VMs | ✓ | ✓ |
Create and run numerous VMs from a central UI | ✗ | ✓ |
Creating large VMs (32 CPU, 128 GB RAM) | ✓ | ✓ |
Converting PCs to Virtual Machines with VMware Converter | ✓ | ✓ |
support for mass deployment | ✓ | ✓ |
host/guest integration |
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host/guest file sharing | ✓ | ✓ |
Shared/Mirrored Folders | ✓ | ✓ |
One-click SSH to Linux VM | ✓ | ✓ |
Running VMs in different display modes | ✓ | ✓ |
Unity View (Windows guest users only) | ✓ | ✓ |
graphic |
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3D graphics with support for DX11 and OpenGL 4.3 | ✓ | ✓ |
Large graphics memory: 8 GB | ✓ | ✓ |
device support |
✓ | |
Support for 4K, 5K and Retina displays | ✓ | ✓ |
Support for a variety of virtual devices | ✓ | ✓ |
Support for USB smart card readers | ✓ | ✓ |
USB 3.1 device support | ✓ | ✓ |
support for assistive devices | ✓ | ✓ |
support for multilingual keyboards | ✓ | ✓ |
Virtual TPM (Trusted Platform Module) device | ✓ | ✓ |
Virtual NVMe device | ✓ | ✓ |
security features | ✓ | ✓ |
Support for Microsoft virtualization-based security (guest) | ✓ | ✓ |
Virtual TPM 2.0 (Trusted Platform Module) – vTPM | ✓ | ✓ |
support for UEFI boot | ✓ | ✓ |
Support for UEFI/Secure Boot | ✓ | ✓ |
GPU sandbox renderer | ✓ | ✓ |
Create/Manage Encrypted VMs with Fast Encryption | ✓ | ✓ |
snapshots | ✗ | ✓ |
host operating systems |
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Windows 10 and Windows 11 hosts | ✓ | ✓ |
Linux: Ubuntu, CentOS, Debian, Fedora, RHEL, SUSE, openSUSE | ✓ | ✓ |
guest operating systems |
✓ | |
Support for over 200 operating systems (Linux, older Windows versions, BSD) | ✓ | ✓ |
Windows 11, 10, 8, 7, XP and other guest operating systems | ✓ | ✓ |
Specific functions for Windows hosts |
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Windows 10 and Windows 11 hosts | ✓ | ✓ |
DX11 rendering engine | ✓ | ✓ |
Support for Hyper-V mode (Device Guard, WSL 2) | ✓ | ✓ |
Specific functions for Linux hosts |
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Vulkan rendering engine | ✓ | ✓ |
Host support: Ubuntu, CentOS, Debian, Fedora, RHEL, SUSE, openSUSE | ✓ | ✓ |
Advanced Features |
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Command line operation: vmrun and VIX | ✓ | ✓ |
Easy deployment of vCenter Server Appliance | ✓ | ✓ |
REST API | ✓ | ✓ |
vctl-CLI for containers | ✓ | ✓ |
Adaptation of virtual networks (NAT, renaming networks) | ✗ | ✓ |
Simulation of virtual networks (packet loss, latency, bandwidth) | ✗ | ✓ |
connection to vSphere/ESXi Server | ✗ | ✓ |
Power control of remote vSphere hosts | ✗ | ✓ |
Creating Linked Clones | ✗ | ✓ |
Creating full clones | ✗ | ✓ |