Local Desktop Virtualization
VMware Workstation 16 Pro
Price:
$199.00
VMware Workstation Pro takes virtualization to the next level with the broadest operating system support, rich user experience, a comprehensive feature set and high performance. VMware Workstation Pro is designed for professionals that rely on virtual machines to get their job done.
Key Features - Run multiple virtual machines, containers or Kubernetes clusters on a single PC
- Ready for the latest releases of Windows 10 and major Linux distributions
- Enhanced 3D graphics support for DirectX 11 and up to 8GB of vGPU Memory
- Leverage VM Snapshots, Clones and virtual networking for maximum efficiency
- Move and access your virtual machines easily across VMware infrastructure
- Build, Push, Pull and Run OCI Container Images with the new vctl CLI
- Encrypt and build restricted or expiring Virtual Machines
- Run Workstation virtual machines and containers alongside WSL2 and Hyper-V on Windows
System Requirements Systems using Processors (CPUs) launched in 2011 or later are supported except:
- Intel Atom processors based on the 2011 “Bonnell” micro-architecture (e.g. Atom Z670/Z650; Atom N570)
- Systems using Intel Atom processors based on the 2012 “Saltwell” micro-architecture (e.g. Atom S1200, Atom D2700/D2500, Atom N2800/N2600.
- Systems using AMD processors based on the “Llano” and “Bobcat” micro-architectures (e.g. code-named “Hondo”, “Ontario”, “Zacate”, “Llano”)
In addition the following are supported:
- Systems using Intel processors based on the 2010 “Westmere” micro-architecture (e.g. Xeon 5600, Xeon 3600, Core i7-970, Core i7-980, Core i7-990)
- 3GHz or faster core speed
- 2GB RAM minimum/ 4GB RAM or more recommended
Host Operating Systems (64-bit)
- Ubuntu 14.04 and above
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 & above
- CentOS 6.0 and above
- Oracle Linux 6.0 and above
- open SUSE Leap 42.2 and above
- SUSE Linux 12 and above
Guest Operating Systems
More than 200 operating systems are supported, including:
- Windows 10
- Windows 8.X
- Windows 7
- Windows XP
- Ubuntu
- RedHat
- SUSE
- Oracle Linux
- Debian
- Fedora
- openSUSE
- Mint
- CentOS
For a complete list of supported host and guest operating systems visit the VMware Compatibility Guide.
VMware Workstation Pro runs on most 64-bit* Windows or Linux host operating systems:
- Windows 10
- Windows Server 2019
- Windows Server 2016
- Windows Server 2012
- Windows 8
- Ubuntu
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux
- CentOS
- Oracle Linux
- openSUSE
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
Please visit this KB article for the most up to date operating system support.
* VMware Workstation 16 Pro requires a 64-bit Processor and 64-bit Host Operating System
* Intel "Nahalem" and earlier based CPU's are not supported in this release.
Compare Kits | General | Workstation Player | Workstation Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Create New VMs | ✓ | ✓ |
| Create Large VMs (32CPU, 128GB RAM) | ✓ | ✓ |
| Convert PC into a virtual machine | ✓ | ✓ |
| Mass Deployment | ✓ | ✓ |
| Host Guest Integration | Workstation Player | Workstation Pro |
| Host/Guest File Sharing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Shared/Mirrored Folders | ✓ | ✓ |
| One-Click SSH to Linux VM | ✓ | ✓ |
| Run VMs with Different View Modes | ✓ | ✓ |
| Unity View Mode (Windows guests only) | ✓ | ✓ |
| Graphics | Workstation Player | Workstation Pro |
| 3D graphics with DX11 and OpenGL 4.1 support | ✓ | ✓ |
| Large Graphics Memory: 8GB | ✓ | ✓ |
| Device Support | Workstation Player | Workstation 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 | Workstation Player | Workstation 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 | Workstation Player | Workstation Pro |
| Windows 10 Host | ✓ | ✓ |
| Linux - Ubuntu, CentOS, Debian, Fedora, RHEL, SUSE, openSUSE | ✓ | ✓ |
| macOS 10.16 and greater | ✗ | ✗ |
| Guest Operating Systems | Workstation Player | Workstation Pro |
| Over 200 Supported OSs (Linux, older Windows, BSD) | ✓ | ✓ |
| Windows 10 Guests | ✓ | ✓ |
| macOS Guests | ✗ | ✗ |
| Mac Host Specific Features | Workstation Player | Workstation 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 | ✗ | ✗ |
| Windows Host Specific Features | Workstation Player | Workstation Pro |
| Windows 10 Host | ✓ | ✓ |
| DX12 Renderering Engine | ✓ | ✓ |
| Hyper-V Mode Support (Device Guard, WSL) | ✓ | ✓ |
| Share Virtual Machine (Workstation Server) | ✓ | ✓ |
| Linux Host Specific Features | Workstation Player | Workstation Pro |
| Vulkan Renderering Engine | ✓ | ✓ |
| Host Support - Ubuntu, CentOS, Debian, Fedora, RHEL, SUSE, openSUSE | ✓ | ✓ |
| Advanced Features | Workstation Player | Workstation 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 | ✗ | ✓ |
| Licensing | Workstation Player | Workstation Pro |
| Free for Personal Use | ✓ | ✗ |
| Commercial License | ✓ | ✓ |
| Trial License | ✗ | ✓ |