Compare Crossover and Parallels Desktop for Mac 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (52.6% of reviews)
Small-Business (67.8% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$39.95 1 Month
$99.99 1 seat Per Year
Crossover
Star Rating
(21)3.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (52.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
$39.95 1 Month
Browse all 4 pricing plansParallels 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 plansCrossover vs Parallels Desktop for Mac
- Reviewers felt that Parallels Desktop for Mac meets the needs of their business better than Crossover.
- 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 Crossover.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Crossover
CrossOver Mac - 1 Month
$39.95
1 Month
Educational Price Each $27.97, Support Extension Price Each $29.95
- crossmac-lte
Parallels 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
Crossover
No trial information availableParallels Desktop for Mac
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
6.9
18
8.9
49
Ease of Use
8.6
18
8.6
51
Ease of Setup
8.3
5
8.8
12
Ease of Admin
Not enough data
9.0
8
Quality of Support
8.3
12
8.4
38
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Not enough data
8.3
6
Product Direction (% positive)
4.8
18
8.0
47
Features by Category
Administration
Not enough data
8.7
27
Not enough data
8.5
26
Not enough data
8.1
24
Not enough data
8.5
21
Not enough data
8.7
24
Not enough data
8.5
20
Not enough data
9.1
31
Platform
Not enough data
9.2
34
Not enough data
8.1
19
Not enough data
8.6
30
Not enough data
8.5
25
Security
Not enough data
8.6
18
Not enough data
8.8
25
Not enough data
8.5
23
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Crossover and Parallels Desktop for Mac are categorized as Remote Desktop
Unique Categories
Crossover has no unique categories
Parallels Desktop for Mac has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Crossover
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
21.1%
Computer Networking
15.8%
Internet
10.5%
Architecture & Planning
10.5%
Writing and Editing
5.3%
Other
36.8%
Information Technology and Services
16.9%
Computer Software
8.5%
Financial Services
6.8%
Marketing and Advertising
6.8%
Arts and Crafts
5.1%
Other
55.9%
Discussions
Crossover has no discussions with answers
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
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
Parallels Desktop for Mac has no more discussions with answers
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