Compare MobaXTerm and Parallels Desktop for Mac 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (45.0% of reviews)
Small-Business (67.8% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
$99.99 1 seat Per Year
MobaXTerm
Star Rating
(109)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (45.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about MobaXTermParallels 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 plansMobaXTerm vs Parallels Desktop for Mac
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found MobaXTerm easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with MobaXTerm overall.
- Reviewers felt that MobaXTerm meets the needs of their business better than Parallels Desktop for Mac.
- 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 MobaXTerm over Parallels Desktop for Mac.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
MobaXTerm
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
MobaXTerm
No trial information availableParallels Desktop for Mac
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.5
84
8.9
49
Ease of Use
9.4
85
8.6
51
Ease of Setup
9.2
23
8.8
12
Ease of Admin
9.6
15
9.0
8
Quality of Support
8.3
62
8.4
38
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.3
14
8.3
6
Product Direction (% positive)
8.4
80
8.0
47
Features by Category
Performance
8.4
35
Not enough data
8.6
40
Not enough data
8.6
41
Not enough data
Operating System
8.2
39
Not enough data
8.9
44
Not enough data
6.8
26
Not enough data
7.9
13
Not enough data
User Interface
9.1
42
Not enough data
8.9
40
Not enough data
9.1
41
Not enough data
9.4
43
Not enough data
Licensing
7.2
13
Not enough data
6.7
11
Not enough data
7.5
12
Not enough data
7.1
12
Not enough data
Security
6.9
13
Not enough data
7.3
13
Not enough data
7.4
13
Not enough data
7.3
13
Not enough data
Functionality
6.8
12
Not enough data
7.1
12
Not enough data
Administration
8.6
50
8.7
27
8.3
46
8.5
26
8.3
41
8.1
24
8.1
42
8.5
21
8.6
45
8.7
24
8.2
42
8.5
20
8.8
51
9.1
31
Platform
7.8
50
9.2
34
6.9
36
8.1
19
8.0
41
8.6
30
8.9
47
8.5
25
Security
8.3
31
8.6
18
8.5
35
8.8
25
8.7
32
8.5
23
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
MobaXTerm and Parallels Desktop for Mac are categorized as Remote Desktop
Unique Categories
MobaXTerm is categorized as Terminal Emulator
Parallels Desktop for Mac has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
MobaXTerm
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
31.0%
Computer Software
21.0%
Telecommunications
5.0%
Financial Services
4.0%
Research
4.0%
Other
35.0%
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
Is MobaXterm free?
2 Comments
AV
Limited to certain SSH connections.Read more
Why MobaXterm is better than PuTTY?
2 Comments
ES
Tabbed terminals - enter same command to all at once (Multi-Execution)
Simultaneous viewing of 2 or 4 terminals into vertical/horizontal split
X...Read more
What is MobaXterm used for?
1 Comment
AV
It is a software used to take remote connections with devices. 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
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