COMPARE FUSION PLAYER AND FUSION PRO
Designed for Developers, IT Professionals, and anyone who wants to run Virtual Machines, Containers and Kubernetes
Designed for Developers, IT Professionals, and anyone who wants to run Virtual Machines, Containers and Kubernetes
General
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Pro
Create New VMs
Create Large VMs (32CPU, 128GB RAM)
Convert PC into a virtual machine
Mass Deployment
Host Guest Integration
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Player
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Pro
Host/Guest File Sharing
Shared/Mirrored Folders
One-Click SSH to Linux VMe
Run VMs with Different View Modes
Unity View Mode (Windows guests only)
Graphics
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Player
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Pro
3D graphics with DX11 and OpenGL 4.1 support
Large Graphics Memory: 8GB
Device Support
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Player
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Pro
4K / 5K / Retina Display Support
Support a Wide Range of Virtual Devices
USB Smart Card Reader Support
USB 3.1 Device Support
Assistive Device Support (Section 508 Compliant)
Multi-Language Keyboard Support
Virtual Trusted Platform Module Device
Virtual NVMe Device
Security Features
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Player
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Pro
Microsoft Virtualization Based Security (Guest) Support
Virtual Trusted Platform Module (vTPM)
UEFI Boot Support
UEFI Secure Boot Support
GPU Sandbox Renderer
Snapshots
Create/Manage Encrypted VM
Host Operating Systems
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Player
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Pro
macOS 10.16 and greater
Guest Operating Systems
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Pro
Over 200 Supported OSs (Linux, older Windows, BSD)
Windows 10 Guests
macOS Guests
Mac Host Specific Features
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Pro
macOS 10.16 Host support
macOS Guest Support
Windows apps in the Mac Dock
One-Click SSH to Linux VM
Metal Graphics Engine
BootCamp Import / Launch
Application Menu
Advanced Features
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Player
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Pro
Command Line Operation: vmrun and VIX
vCenter Server Appliance Easy Deploy
REST API
"Nautilus Container Engine"
Virtual Network Customization (NAT, network rename)
Virtual Network Simulation (Packet Loss, Latency, Bandwidth)
Connect to vSphere/ESXi Server
Remote vSphere Host Power Control
Create Linked Clones
Create Full Clones
Encrypt VMs