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Compare Citrix DaaS and Parallels Desktop for Mac 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (58.0% of reviews)
Small-Business (67.8% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
$99.99 1 seat Per Year
Citrix DaaS
Star Rating
(545)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (58.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Citrix DaaSParallels Desktop for Mac
Star Rating
(59)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (67.8% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$99.99 1 seat Per Year
Browse all 3 pricing plansCitrix DaaS vs Parallels Desktop for Mac
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Parallels Desktop for Mac easier to use, set up, and administer. However, reviewers preferred doing business with Citrix DaaS overall.
- Reviewers felt that Parallels Desktop for Mac meets the needs of their business better than Citrix DaaS.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Parallels Desktop for Mac is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Parallels Desktop for Mac over Citrix DaaS.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Citrix DaaS
No pricing availableParallels Desktop for Mac
Parallels Desktop Business Edition
$99.99
1 seat Per Year
For Use in Work Settings
- Access Microsoft Office for Windows and Internet Explorer
- Run more than 200,000 Windows apps on your Mac without performance issues
- Develop and test across multiple OSs in a virtual machine for Mac
Free Trial
Citrix DaaS
No trial information availableParallels Desktop for Mac
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.8
421
8.9
49
Ease of Use
8.5
424
8.6
51
Ease of Setup
8.2
123
8.8
12
Ease of Admin
8.2
119
9.0
8
Quality of Support
8.2
363
8.4
38
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.6
121
8.3
6
Product Direction (% positive)
7.7
404
8.0
47
Features by Category
Login Options
9.4
18
Not enough data
8.4
16
Not enough data
Productivity
8.4
15
Not enough data
8.9
15
Not enough data
8.3
17
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.6
14
Not enough data
Customization
8.7
17
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.0
17
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Unified Workspaces
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
9.3
63
Not enough data
9.2
63
Not enough data
Desktop Management
9.2
64
Not enough data
9.2
61
Not enough data
8.8
59
Not enough data
Support
8.9
56
Not enough data
Security
9.1
62
Not enough data
9.1
57
Not enough data
8.9
58
Not enough data
9.0
61
Not enough data
Functionality
9.0
71
Not enough data
8.5
59
Not enough data
8.5
57
Not enough data
Management
8.6
58
Not enough data
8.4
58
Not enough data
8.6
60
Not enough data
8.8
56
Not enough data
Administration
8.6
29
8.7
27
8.8
30
8.5
26
8.3
28
8.1
24
8.9
27
8.5
21
8.6
29
8.7
24
8.3
27
8.5
20
8.3
30
9.1
31
Platform
8.9
29
9.2
34
Feature Not Available
8.1
19
9.0
31
8.6
30
Feature Not Available
8.5
25
Security
Feature Not Available
8.6
18
Feature Not Available
8.8
25
Feature Not Available
8.5
23
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Citrix DaaS and Parallels Desktop for Mac are categorized as Remote Desktop
Unique Categories
Citrix DaaS is categorized as Desktop as a Service (DaaS), Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI), and Unified Workspaces
Parallels Desktop for Mac has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Citrix DaaS
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Parallels Desktop for Mac
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
15.5%
Hospital & Health Care
12.4%
Financial Services
6.0%
Higher Education
3.9%
Insurance
3.5%
Other
58.8%
Information Technology and Services
16.9%
Computer Software
8.5%
Marketing and Advertising
6.8%
Financial Services
6.8%
Non-Profit Organization Management
5.1%
Other
55.9%
Alternatives
Discussions
What is Citrix virtual apps and desktops?
2 Comments
NA
Citrix Virtual Apps is application virtualization software that delivers centrally-hosted Windows applications to local devices without the necessity of...Read more
How do I install Citrix virtual apps and desktops?
2 Comments
HS
Component prerequisites are installed automatically See the Citrix StoreFront and the Citrix License Server documentation for their supported platforms and...Read more
Whether Citrix will bring offerings similar to AVD?
1 Comment
SD
Are they even thinking that way? doubt that.... they are currently going through the acquisition and mostly going to take a stand for public cloud with all...Read more
How does parallel desktop work on Mac?
1 Comment
CW
It runs as an application, like any other, but allows you to "install" other operating systems within Parallels as a virtual machine.Read more
Is parallels Free for Mac?
1 Comment
AP
No. There are two payment options - $80 one time purchase for the "Standard" version of Parallels, or $99/year for the "Business"/"Professional" version of...Read more
Parallels Desktop for Mac has no more discussions with answers
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