VMware Workstation Player vmware workstation player 14 free free download Workstation Pro are virtualization applications that users can run in their desktop or laptops. One is free Player and the other is licensed Workstation. Both run on top of the host Operation System like in Windows or Linux systems.
These two virtualization applications are different since Workstation Player is more a basic and non-commercial tool and Workstation Pro is more advanced and professional virtualization solution to create and manage Virtual Machines.
The hardware and Host Operation Systems requirements for these two virtualization applications are the same. Windows 10, Windows 8. For a complete list of supported host and guest, the operating systems visit the VMware Compatibility Guide. Workstation Player is much more straightforward application and is easy and quick to create and run virtual machines vmware workstation player 14 free free download a user interface designed to be as easy to use as possible. Workstation Player is a free application and a non-advanced virtualization application.
Non-licensed Workstation Player cannot run multiple VMs at once. The latest version for VMware Player is v VMware Workstation Pro has much more advanced Virtual Machine settings and is designed for technical professionals such as systems engineers and IT administrators, etc. Workstation Pro run restricted VMs that are encrypted and password-protected to ensure only authorized users can interact with corporate data.
When a VMware Workstation Pro license is acquired and install Workstation Pro, a version of Workstation Player licensed is included with your installation. In the next table, we can check all the features and differences between Workstation Player and Workstation Pro. Has we can notice, most of the advanced features are only available in Workstation Pro. Decide on which application to use for your virtualization work, it all depends on what type of work and Virtual Machines you will create and for what purpose.
Depending on those needs, select the best tool that fit your requirements. Always bear in mind that one you can use with a vmware workstation player 14 free free download license free for vmware workstation player 14 free free download non-commercial use. Business and non-profit use is considered commercial use and the other needs a paid license. As we showed in this article, Workstation Player is more for basic virtualization tasks, and Workstation Pro is more for advanced and expert virtualization work with some more powerful features to extend virtualization tasks to a hypervisor level.
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