Description
VMware Workstation Pro takes virtualization to the next level, offering the broadest operating system support, a rich user experience, a comprehensive feature set, and high performance.
VMware Workstation Pro was designed for business users
It relies on virtual machines to do its job.
- World-class desktop hypervisor – runs multiple virtual machines, containers, or Kubernetes clusters on a single PC
- Now supports Windows 11 PCs and virtual machines
- Enhanced 3D graphics support for DirectX 11 and up to 8GB of vGPU memory
- Uses VM snapshots, clones, and virtual networks for maximum efficiency
- Easy migration of virtual machines and access to them within the VMware infrastructure
- Creating, pushing, pulling, and running OCI container images with the vctl CLI
- Encryption and creation of limited or end-of-life virtual machines
- Running virtual workstation machines and containers in addition to WSL2 and Hyper-V under Windows
Comparison between Workstation 17 Player & Workstation 17 Pro
Generalities |
Workstation Player |
Workstation Pro |
| Creating new VMs | ✓ | ✓ |
| Creation and execution of numerous VMs via a central UI | ✗ | ✓ |
| Creating large VMs (32 CPUs, 128 GB of RAM) | ✓ | ✓ |
| Convert PCs into virtual machines with VMware Converter | ✓ | ✓ |
| Support for mass deployment | ✓ | ✓ |
Host/Guest Integration |
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| Host/Guest File Sharing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Shared/Mirror Folders | ✓ | ✓ |
| One-click SSH to the Linux VM | ✓ | ✓ |
| Running VMs in different display modes | ✓ | ✓ |
| Unity view (Windows guest users only) | ✓ | ✓ |
Chart |
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| 3D graphics with support for DX11 and OpenGL 4.3 | ✓ | ✓ |
| Large graphics memory: 8 GB | ✓ | ✓ |
Device support |
✓ | |
| Supports 4K, 5K and Retina displays | ✓ | ✓ |
| Supports a multitude of virtual devices | ✓ | ✓ |
| Support for USB smart card readers | ✓ | ✓ |
| Support for USB 3.1 devices | ✓ | ✓ |
| Support for auxiliary devices | ✓ | ✓ |
| Multilingual keyboard support | ✓ | ✓ |
| TPM (Trusted Platform Module) virtual device | ✓ | ✓ |
| NVMe virtual device | ✓ | ✓ |
| Safety features | ✓ | ✓ |
| Microsoft virtualization-based security support (guest) | ✓ | ✓ |
| Virtual TPM 2.0 (Trusted Platform Module) – vTPM | ✓ | ✓ |
| UEFI boot support | ✓ | ✓ |
| UEFI/Secure Boot support | ✓ | ✓ |
| GPU sandbox renderer | ✓ | ✓ |
| Create/manage encrypted VMs with fast encryption | ✓ | ✓ |
| Snapshots | ✗ | ✓ |
Host operating systems |
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| Windows 10 and Windows 11 Hosts | ✓ | ✓ |
| Linux: Ubuntu, CentOS, Debian, Fedora, RHEL, SUSE, openSUSE | ✓ | ✓ |
Guest operating systems |
✓ | |
| Supports over 200 operating systems (Linux, older versions of Windows, BSD) | ✓ | ✓ |
| Windows 11, 10, 8, 7, XP and other guest operating systems | ✓ | ✓ |
Specific functions for Windows hosts |
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| Windows 10 and Windows 11 Hosts | ✓ | ✓ |
| DX11 Rendering Engine | ✓ | ✓ |
| Hyper-V mode support (Device Guard, WSL 2) | ✓ | ✓ |
Specific features for Linux hosts |
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| Vulkan rendering engine | ✓ | ✓ |
| Supported hosts: Ubuntu, CentOS, Debian, Fedora, RHEL, SUSE, openSUSE | ✓ | ✓ |
Advanced functions |
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| Command-line operation: vmrun and VIX | ✓ | ✓ |
| Easy deployment of vCenter Server Appliance | ✓ | ✓ |
| REST API | ✓ | ✓ |
| vctl-CLI for containers | ✓ | ✓ |
| Adapting virtual networks (NAT, renaming networks) | ✗ | ✓ |
| Simulation of virtual networks (packet loss, latency, bandwidth) | ✗ | ✓ |
| Connecting to the vSphere/ESXi server | ✗ | ✓ |
| Power management for remote vSphere hosts | ✗ | ✓ |
| Creating linked clones | ✗ | ✓ |
| Creating complete clones | ✗ | ✓ |
License |
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| Commercial license | ✓ | ✓ |
| License for private use | ✓ | ✗ |
| Trial license | ✗ | ✓ |





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