--- title: Parallels Remote Application Server (RAS) Reviews meta\_title: 'Parallels Remote Application Server (RAS) Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter 68 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how Parallels Remote Application Server (RAS) works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 4.2 review\_count: 68 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-08-09' parent\_category: name: IT Infrastructure url: https://www.g2.com/categories/it-infrastructure --- # Parallels Remote Application Server (RAS) Reviews & Product Details Claimed ###### Profile Status This profile is currently managed by Parallels Remote Application Server (RAS) but has limited features. Are you part of the Parallels Remote Application Server (RAS) team? [Upgrade your plan](https://sell.g2.com) to enhance your branding and engage with visitors to your profile! Parallels® Remote Application Server (RAS) is a remote work solution that provides secure virtual access to business applications and desktops on any device or OS—from anywhere. The platform offers an agile, cloud-ready foundation and end-to-end security fueled by a centralized management console with granular policies. Companies can leverage on-premises, hybrid, or public cloud deployments and integrate with existing technology like Microsoft Azure and AWS. Parallels RAS aims to give organizations the flexibility, scalability, and IT agility to adapt to changing business needs. Parallels RAS offers a single, full-featured licensing model that includes 24/7 support and access to product training. Key benefits include: - User experience: work from anywhere, on any device. - Enhanced data security and compliance: centralized management console with granular policies. - IT agility and business readiness: flexible hosting solutions to scale and adapt. - Total cost of ownership: supports BYOD and includes a simple licensing model. - Always-on support: access to 24/7 support and training at no additional cost. * * * Seller [Corel Corporation](https://www.g2.com/sellers/corel-corporation-10b41cd4-0594-4f58-8f0a-212c911385c6) Discussions [Parallels Remote Application Server (RAS) Community](https://www.g2.com/products/parallels-remote-application-server-ras/discuss) Languages Supported German, English, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional) Solution Type Best-of-Breed Overview by Reed Younger (Internal and Corporate Communications Specialist at Alludo) Show More ## Pricing Pricing provided by Parallels RAS. ### Parallels RAS; 3-year subscription $324.00 Every Three Years ### Parallels RAS; 1-year subscription $120.00 Per Year [ View More Pricing Information ](https://www.g2.com/products/parallels-remote-application-server-ras/pricing) ## Top-Rated Alternatives [ ![Plesk](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Plesk") Plesk 4.3/5(276) ](https://www.g2.com/products/plesk/reviews) [ ![F5 NGINX](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "F5 NGINX") F5 NGINX 4.6/5(113) ](https://www.g2.com/products/f5-nginx/reviews) [ ![Apache HTTP Server Project](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Apache HTTP Server Project") Apache HTTP Server Project 4.3/5(146) ](https://www.g2.com/products/apache-http-server-project/reviews) [ View All Alternatives ](https://www.g2.com/products/parallels-remote-application-server-ras/competitors/alternatives) ## User Insights Average based on 68 real user reviews. Perceived Cost $$$$$ Typical contract price $0k - $0k [Sign in to view](/login) Every Three Years [Log in to unlock pricing and user insights](/login) ![Clare D.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Clare D.") CD Clare D. SAP B1 Consultant Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 4/12/2022 "Parallels Remote Application Application is a descent and Secure software for Remote Access" 4.5/5 What do you like best about Parallels Remote Application Server (RAS)? I use Parallels to remotely access some of our client's servers hosted in the cloud. So far I have not had major issues with it. It works as expected and most importantly it is more secure than other applications for remote access like the windows remote desktop application. I like that Pararells allows for the creation of different user rights. You can create a username and limit the access rights as needed. One of our major clients uses this feature since all the users access the server but with limited rights. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Parallels Remote Application Server (RAS)? Sometimes the application hangs and you are forced to close it up and open it up again. This can lead to wastage of time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Parallels Remote Application Server (RAS) solving and how is that benefiting you? With Parallels, you can have one server that is hosted remotely in the cloud and have everyone access the server directly using parallels. This can lead to proper utilization of resources since you don't need to invest a lot of money in having powerful individual user machines. As long as the server is powerful and high-end, you are good to go. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Stefan Z.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Stefan Z.") SZ Stefan Z. IT Resources Manager Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 10/10/2021 "Universal remote access with Parallels RAS" 5/5 What do you like best about Parallels Remote Application Server (RAS)? Parallels RAS brings all your IT infrastructure (servers, applications, shared drives, private cloud, printers) in a browser at a fingertip, with excellent user experience, low latency, and high security. It provides the agility complex businesses need. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Parallels Remote Application Server (RAS)? Although there is a heavy client to access the virtualized items, setup the client in an enterprise environment with serious network security policies in place is complicated, leaving you only the HTML5 access. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Parallels Remote Application Server (RAS): Parallels have complex architecture; only IT professionals must set it up. Read thoroughly the installation guide, which is rich and detailed. Start with a basic setup and grow to your expectations progressively. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Parallels Remote Application Server (RAS) solving and how is that benefiting you? Parallels RAS server allowed us easy virtualization of applications, remote access to resources isolated in VLANs through very flexible user access policies. Imagine an application running on a server isolated in a VLAN with limited access. The application bound to the server's hardware resources must be accessible to specific user groups, but the server is forbidden to access. Parallels RAS server would solve such a problem. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More 10/14/2021 Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Information Technology and Services](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Information Technology and Services") AI Verified User in Information Technology and Services Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 3/14/2022 "Parallels RAS for simple solutions" 4.5/5 What do you like best about Parallels Remote Application Server (RAS)? The RAS system from Parallels (originally was 2x) is extremely easy to get up and running quickly and has a very nice interface. Especially if you compare it to the more involved solutions. I am not using this currently but the pricing structure was also very reasonable at the time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Parallels Remote Application Server (RAS)? It has its limitations, for example if you have a lot of applications and limitations on who it's published to, it can be very cranky. In the case I was most recently involved in the applications were published to multiple organiations with specialized differences for each organization using it. That ended up with a significant number of published applications with 4-8 being shared per client. At a point the application stopped properly serving clients and would start denying incoming connections. After a significant number of attempts at correcting the issue we ended up needing to use another solution. I don't mean 10-15, this was a significant number of applications published which is probably a very rare situation for non-hosting companies. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Parallels Remote Application Server (RAS) solving and how is that benefiting you? Our original reason for using RAS was its simplicity and easy pricing. There is very little to touch once its up and running and the interface was the easiest to use. It can definitely be scaled up and can do some pretty complex things now but at its core its a really nice product and doesn't need tons of consulting hours to get off the ground. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Albert O.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Albert O.") AO Albert O. Associate/partner Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 8/19/2021 "Amazing Application if you need to be at two places at the same time" 5/5 What do you like best about Parallels Remote Application Server (RAS)? The best part is ints deep integration into the system so that the application runs very smoothly and without any problems. It works really fast and it is easily adapted to the Mac system which means it opening within several seconds. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Parallels Remote Application Server (RAS)? I don't like that we have to decide the percentage of the utilization by the application at the very beginning and it is hard to change it when the application is already installed. It means that you once have to decide how many GB you will dedicate to the application and then no matter how hard and intensive the activity can get, there is no way to change it around. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Parallels Remote Application Server (RAS): Dedicate more GB space at the begining. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Parallels Remote Application Server (RAS) solving and how is that benefiting you? I've solved the problems of having easy access to Windows remotely which helps a lot at the workstation. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite MQ Mun Q. Biostatistician Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 1/12/2022 "Parallels RAS" 5/5 What do you like best about Parallels Remote Application Server (RAS)? I like that it is easy to access another desktop for school work. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Parallels Remote Application Server (RAS)? I do not have any problems with this software at all. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Parallels Remote Application Server (RAS) solving and how is that benefiting you? I am using it to access datasets and other apps, such as Python, R, and SAS for school assignments. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Airlines/Aviation](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Airlines/Aviation") UA Verified User in Airlines/Aviation Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 12/13/2018 "So simple and easy to use!!" 5/5 What do you like best about Parallels Remote Application Server (RAS)? What I love the most with Parallels is that when I’m not connected directly to the company’s server I can remote into any of the applications that I need to with if not at the office. So it’s great when I’m off sick or at home when a problem arises, I can pull out my computer and remote directly to all my work data. When the server is down at airport and we cannot check in I still have my laptop that we can remote in to get any check in data needed. It also has a really good mobile app too which is a really good plus. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Parallels Remote Application Server (RAS)? There’s not much that I don’t dislike with Parallels, at first it seemed a bit confusing but now it’s so easy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Parallels Remote Application Server (RAS) solving and how is that benefiting you? Some business problems that I am solving with Parallels would be any work related issues that arises when I’m not in the office such as reservations systems issues that need to be solved so I can connect remotely and fix anything that needs to be fixed. The benefits of having Parallels when my works network is down is amazing. I can continue working with ease by connecting to the airports wifi and using Parallels Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite MR Matthias R. Software Developer Computer Software Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 4/30/2018 "for us an indispensable tool for many year" 5/5 What do you like best about Parallels Remote Application Server (RAS)? The feature set, performance and quality increased over the years. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Parallels Remote Application Server (RAS)? the licensing changed some time ago and after Parallels purchased RAS from 2X the price unfortunately increased extremely and the german support office was closed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Parallels Remote Application Server (RAS): If you need to access and use Windows applications and data from any device then Parallels RAS is for you. Parallels RAS extends the server integrated RDP services outstandingly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Parallels Remote Application Server (RAS) solving and how is that benefiting you? Since 2006 we are using RAS to connect a remote office with 6 workers and several remote workers at home or while travelling over VPN to our companie´s network. They use our local ERP system, MS Office and our unified messaging system with their RAS clients on Windows, OS X and even some with their iPad Pro. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Research](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Research") UR Verified User in Research Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 2/1/2018 "Parallels Systems" 5/5 What do you like best about Parallels Remote Application Server (RAS)? As a graduate student and researcher, I have enjoyed using Parallel2x over the last 2 years.I access Parallel2x 2-4x a day for both work to log into our private computer and also to access the various software programs that I need for school and work. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Parallels Remote Application Server (RAS)? The one thing that I noticed about Parallel2x is that after a period of inactivity, or toggling windows between the Parallels system and my own Macbook Air, is that the Parallels environment will freeze, as in when I click areas where I can type text like to log back onto my remote computer, I cannot type anything. Usually, I log out of Parallels and then log back onto it, as this will resolve the problem. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Parallels Remote Application Server (RAS): I highly recommend Parallels and I have greatly enjoyed using it. I probably don't understand the full capabilities of the software, but in terms of remotely logging onto my desktop at work and the software programs there, I think it is an appropriate software to use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Parallels Remote Application Server (RAS) solving and how is that benefiting you? Business-wise, we use Parallels to remotely access our computers in the workplace so that we can use various softwares, such as ArcGIS and SAS. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Computer Software](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Computer Software") UC Verified User in Computer Software Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 12/13/2017 "Well featured parallel OS program" 4.5/5 What do you like best about Parallels Remote Application Server (RAS)? So far it's run very smoothly and haven't had hiccups when doing deployement testing Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Parallels Remote Application Server (RAS)? I can't say there's much to dislike, Parallels seems to keep their product updated, which is something I always appreciate. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Parallels Remote Application Server (RAS) solving and how is that benefiting you? We use Parallels for software testing Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite AR Avraham R. Special Project Manager Higher Education Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 10/6/2016 "Best Solution for seamless integration of Windows Products on Mac" 5/5 What do you like best about Parallels Remote Application Server (RAS)? Coherence - Beautiful integration but not without glitches. Can run Windows programs seamlessly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Parallels Remote Application Server (RAS)? When Windows goes into sleep mode, or your mac goes into sleep mode, any of the connected network drives will automatically get disconnected. Also, when you freeze a state, if you haven't shut down certain programs they will cause problems when you try to unfreeze the state exactly as before. Overall, these are small glitches with easy workarounds when you know to expect them. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Parallels Remote Application Server (RAS): If you have only one or two programs that you need Windows for or you are developing for multiple platforms then Parallels is an awesome solution. If, however, you do a large portion of your work on Windows then having a dedicated Windows computer will probably be more efficient even though their service is seamless. It's still a bit slower (especially in graphic intensive programs like AutoCad) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Parallels Remote Application Server (RAS) solving and how is that benefiting you? There are still a few programs out there that haven't been ported to the Mac and it is those that I need. Also, I use a right-to-left language on the Office Suite, which has only recently been implemented (this year) in Mac. Slowly, but surely, all the major programs are porting over to Mac. However, Microsoft Access is not yet here. As well as a few other programs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ## Questions about Parallels Remote Application Server (RAS)? Ask real users or explore answers from the community Get practical answers, real workflows, and honest pros and cons from the G2 community or share your insights. 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