# Virtuozzo Containers Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Is Virtuozzo Containers the right IT Asset Management solution for you? Explore 30 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/92970/Parallels-Mac-Management/reviews --- Virtuozzo Containers 4.5 (30) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/92970/Parallels-Mac-Management/alternatives/) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated March 13th, 2026 # Reviews of Virtuozzo Containers Ease of use 4.2 Customer Service 3.6 ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 1-25 of 30 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use Kelly H. Attorney Legal Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Parallels Lets Me Liaison With The Windows World From My Mac" March 12, 2020 5.0 I've been extremely satisfied with Parallels and have recommended it to several colleagues in my same situation. Pros I like that Parallels allows me to use Windows based software (in particular WordPerfect) that is not available for Mac. Cons I've used Parallels for almost 14 years. Over the years, it has become easier to install and update than in the earliest years of my usage. It still is not entirely intuitive - there are times when I find it a little cumbersome to get my most-used program up and running. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Product Application Specialist Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great tool for running Windows on your mac" December 5, 2019 4.0 Crucial applications that are only available for Windows can be used easily with Parallels. The Tools that come with it make it easy to customize from an IT perspective as well - e.g. deciding what features and functionality should be available in Windows vs those only available on the Mac OS side. Pros Makes using Windows on the mac really really easy. The integration allows file access between mac/windows really easily as well. Windows feels and works just like normal. Cons It's annoying that the software update that happens every year comes with additional cost. I've gotten used to the free OS upgrades from Apple, but then to have to pay to upgrade Parallels every year for the new version that best supports the new OS...this cost just feels so...Windowsy :) Review Source Mordechai R. Creator & Publisher Used the software for: 2+ years ### "I find it laggy and clunky and hard to keep running smoohtly" December 7, 2017 3.0 Pros It's great that I can run windows on my mac. It allows me access to more software. Cons I'm amazed at how poorly the implementation is. The bloatware and the attempts to get me to buy all kinds of external packages. Further, I find their installation policy outrageous. That I need to pay to have them keep a copy of my license for repeated downloads to the same machine. I've basically given up. It's cheaper to buy a PC and run it as a server. Review Source Karen M. Research student Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Parallels and all its applications are the best for virtual machine use and management for OS" July 3, 2018 5.0 I install a lot of engineer applications that are only in Windows. Pros I have been using Parallels since 2011 and I would say that is the best tool for have virtual machines in your MAC. Last year I paid 40 dollars for the full version of Parallels 12 and I have nothing to regret. It is very easy to use, and is like you have a Windows and not a virtual machine. This software also comes with other tools that improve its functionality, I would recommend Parallels to anyone. Cons The software is memory consuming. I bought a SSD and also upgrade the RAM to 16 GB and I work in my MAC from late 2011 perfectly. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Head Assistant - International Student and Scholar Services Education Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Easy installation - Not user friendly" November 10, 2019 4.0 Generally good experience, once the users are qualified and trained. Pros We have used parallels in some of our Macs for years, the installation process is very easy and we have had interns taking care of it. Cons Parallels itself has not always been user friendly. Some of our more tenured Mac users have struggled using it and we have had to train them on it, which has represented a cost for the company. Review Source MW Mike W. Manager of Learning Technology Solutions Education Management Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Quick, easy, access to windows applications in an equally simple Installation" September 13, 2017 5.0 Ability to continue using windows tools that I have used regularlyin windows environments while working with a more reliable Mac Computer. Pros I have been an avid user of iParallels 11 and just upgraded to version 13. For the past couple years I have had no issues with running the windows operating system, products and applications side by side with OS sierra. The product makes working in both environments nearly seamless. For those who love added extras, version 13 comes with several tools for the MAC that are useful for various screen capture, video capture, audio capture purposes. Tons of neat tools and a great option for running a windows environment on a mac. A double-win. Cons It is difficult to find something to not like about this software. It's takes a minimal amount of space and works great. Sometimes, while using version 11, and Mac OS Sierra, I would lose cohesiveness and be kicked into window mode. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Senior Software Engineer Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Parallels Mac Management is very good" November 23, 2020 4.0 A pretty good product which has helped us internally a lot Pros I like the fact that this was created so we can manage mac's iPhone and ipads in a logical and useful way. Cons The software does have some limitations however we are working with them to see if we can get some of these improvised and they seem very interested in helping us. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Dean of the R365 Academy Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "I'd choose Parallels over VMWare Fusion every day of the week!" February 3, 2019 5.0 Pros I used VMWare Fusion for several years before finally giving in and trying Parallels at the recommendation of some colleagues. I wish I had started with Parallels from day one. The user experience and feature set is far superior to Fusion, and it just looks nice. If you have a need to run Windows on your Mac, do it with Parallels. Cons Cost. As always, great software comes at a price. I wish that this software was a little cheaper to offset the Windows licenses you have to purchase in conjunction with this software. Review Source Carlos Eduardo D. Co-Founder Used the software for: 2+ years ### "A very important tool in my work" November 14, 2017 4.0 Pros Can't stress enough how Parallels helps my company get our job done, since it helps us test our websites and applications on Windows in a easy way. Cons Maybe it could be simpler to use and less intrusive from the get go, since it creates desktop shortcuts and assumes that I want to have each windows app as a new window on Mac. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Chief Operating Officer, and HIPAA Privacy Officer Used the software for: 2+ years ### "This software works very well in some scenarios, but skip it if you are on a Windows Domain network." July 2, 2018 4.0 Pros Once it's set up, it's really easy to switch back and forth between PC and Mac. You also have your shared data folders between the two, making it easy to transfer files between Mac and PC. This software does work well in situations where you don't need a lot of third party Windows Drivers, or you are on a Workgroup network Cons If you are on a domain, then you will lose the "trust relationship" fairly regularly and be unable to log into Windows without resetting up the VM on the domain network. Also, if you are using this in a computer that uses USB peripherals (for example, digital xray sensors, or others) the drivers may not translate correctly. Review Source GP Giuseppe P. No profit Food & Beverages Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Un tool fonadmentale per gli utenti Mac" October 24, 2022 5.0 Pros Apple è una garanzia di versatilità e semplicità, tuttavia è riservato ad una nicchia di mercato anche se sempre in espansione. Viceversa le App in ambiente windows sono la maggioranza e spesso non sono compatibili con entrambi i sistemi. Qui Parallels interviene in modo straordinario tornando a tutti la possibilità di avere una VM (virtual machine) sulla propria macchina in modo da poter far girare windows e le app che funzionano solo in ambiente windows. Ciò che però è davvero interessante è la funzione che permette di usare windows in modo praticamente integrato a Mac al 100%E' un software non indispensabile se sapete realizzare una VM autonomamente, ma anche per chi lo sa fare Parallels rende la vita indubbiamente più facile. Cons Non è a buon mercato, e richiede una spesa annuale di circa 100€. Ma ti trovi quello quello che paghi Review Source YM Yezid M. Network and IT Administrator Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Parallels MAC Management is my easy VM admin interface, very stable" March 15, 2018 4.0 Pros Centralized Admin GUI to manage the entire platform, to get information about hardware, software implemented, their licenses. A good tool to control and monitor PCs, MAC and Virtual Machines because of its features. Our network has MAC and Windows computers, and this software is usefull to manage and monitor Cons Sometimes, my software get crash suddenly, and the only way to get it up and running again is to restart it. This crashes occurs when I try to mange a new computer, I guess is a performance bug. By now its my centralized MAC admin gui with no mayor fails. Review Source JB JOSE B. IT MANAGER Oil & Energy Used the software for: 2+ years ### "We use this software to manage the virtual machines that we have in our XSERVE" November 23, 2017 4.0 We have virtual machines running, with a very good stability with a minimum investment in licenses and services. It adapts well to platform changes. Pros I like that it is very simple to use. It is a software that makes good use of the resources of the hardware it has. The stability is amazing, we have placed several virtual machines to work and the software behaves well, distributes the resources in a good way. The administration works very well from VPN. Cons The support is limited. The server version has not advanced further. Sometimes when I take control of the virtual machine via console, this fails, the screen goes black. The configuration details can be confusing. Review Source CG Cheri G. Office manager Real Estate Used the software for: 2+ years ### "HElpful especially for mobile offices" February 5, 2019 5.0 Pros This software has allowed our employees to log into their work computers from different locations. Allows people to work from home, or abroad. Also does not eat up space on each computer- allows for the space to be shared by all users. Cons Because it is connected through the internet- if internet is slow, then the processor runs slowly as well. Must make-sure there is good internet connection. Review Source JH Joel H. CTO Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Parallels for the Mac is a mandatory application for productivity" August 10, 2017 5.0 Ability to create multiple virtual machines on a single piece of hardware. There is also the very useful feature of running Coherence mode with two operating systems running concurrently. Pros You can boot windows or Mac. Or, you can run a virtual machine in Coherence mode. This creates a lot of utility for the user. Cons It can be difficult to migrate a boot disk on Mac. However, this isn't really a problem with Parallels so much as a wish for easier functionality around creating a bootcamp disk. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Senior Investigator Banking Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Best software to get windows on your mac" September 20, 2019 5.0 Pros Has been so far the best software to run windows on my mac. It's really reliable and always up to date with the latest macOS updates and features. Right now I really loved the pencil support and the coherence feature makes my macbook looks like it has installed Windows 10 and macOS at the same time. It's really amazing. Cons Coherence feature is great, but also has some performance issues and some lagging every now and then which made me switch back to the normal view style. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Communications Analyst in the Office of the Chief Information Officer (CIO) Higher Education Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Works pretty well but takes some getting used to" December 9, 2017 5.0 Pros The most amazing thing I've been able to do is open Box Edit with Parallels- a plugin that allows you to open things from the file storage Box.com directly in the program and save back to the cloud (no local copy). Parallels checks if Mac has the program (for instance Microsoft Project which is only offered for Windows versus Word which is available on my Mac) and instantly starts up Windows in Coherence mode with the necessary application, then I'm able to click the save button there and have it save back to Box which is open on my Mac side. Cons Sometimes coherence mode is buggy and Parallels needs to be restarted. Save often! Also it can be tricky to wrap your head around which 'drive' or desktop you saved something to and you sometimes have to install things to both sides to get coherence mode to work. Review Source RM Robin M. Owner Media Production Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great way to run Windows on Mac" September 30, 2019 5.0 I have been very happy with Parallels. It has made my Mac act like two computers in one. Being able to run both native Mac programs and Windows programs without two separate machines is great. Pros Parallels is a great way to integrate both Windows and Mac together. Often I need to run a Windows program that is not available on Mac computers. Parallels makes this easy. I am able to run Mac OSX and open a separate space on my computer to run Windows at the same time. Cons Sometimes running parallels can slow down Mac programs. I tend to only run Parallels when I absolutely need it. Review Source Shane M. Web Designer Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Necessary for our workflow" December 30, 2019 5.0 Before we got Parallels, we were using a separate Windows computer for one specific program. As our team grew and we needed space in our office, we transitioned to getting an external SSD and making a copy of that computer on it. Now with Parallels, we don't need a separate computer or workstation just to use that one program. Pros Being able to use niche software that is only available for Windows on our Mac computers. Cons Running Parallels (or any Virtual Machine for that matter) can use a lot of processing power. There's not much that can be done about that, though, unless you boot up the other operating system from Boot Camp. Alternatives considered [vSphere](https://www.capterra.com/p/93512/VMware-Horizon/) Reason for choosing Virtuozzo Containers Ease of use and licensing options. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Co-Founder Computer Software Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Excellent way to manage Mac devices" April 29, 2019 5.0 Pros Parallels Mac Management was easy to set up, and the user experience is excellent. It's so much easier to use that manually setting up, configuring, and maintaining management systems. Cons My only complaint is that it's a bit expensive. Review Source Curt Q. Technology Genius Computer & Network Security Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Quickest way to run Windows on a Mac" April 26, 2019 3.0 Pros It's popular, installation is super fast, suspension of the machine in the background is great. The seamless integration feature is pretty neat. Cons Ads, some tricky networks settings that aren't currently available. Review Source BL Bradley L. Home Inspector Real Estate Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Decent but not the same" October 31, 2019 4.0 It’s a decent product but not the best solution for windows. Pros Parallels is a great tool if you don’t want to switch from a Mac to a Windows PC but still need PC functionality. Cons That said, it’s not a PC. I eventually ended up just buying a windows laptop because Parallels just couldn’t cut it. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Software Developer Computer Software Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "The Best Software For Virtual Machines" August 22, 2019 5.0 Very Impressed. Pros Its very intuitive to use. Very efficiently designed to handle heavy tasks. Cons Just installing VM Tools for mouse switching is a bit hard on linux machines. Review Source DY Diego Y. Systems Analyst Associate Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Parallels is great, easy to use software." August 31, 2017 5.0 Having both Windows and Mac on one computer. Pros What I like most about it is that every thing is laid out and easy to find. Setup is a breeze and it is very easy to setup Windows from just about anywhere. Cons If you have a business account, it can be one thing that you might not like about using Parallels. It can be a little tricky to setup when someone else purchases it. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer COO Computer Software Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "An easy way to run Windows on Mac" October 23, 2019 4.0 After the trial I found some cool tools but there are similar tools less expensive. Pros It's a very easy way to get Windows VM (and no VMs) running on Mac. Easy download-setup. File storage browsing its brilliant Cons Have some issues with domain networks and shares. Maybe it takes some time to get use to it. Review Source Similar Products Featured ## Related categories [IT Asset Management](https://www.capterra.com/it-asset-management-software/) ## Send me user reviews about this product ### Fill out the form and we'll send a list of the top-rated software based on real user reviews directly to your inbox.