VMware Workstation Player (formerly known as Player Pro)
See how VMware Workstation 12 Player compares to:
| Key Features | VMware Player 7 Pro
(licensed) |
VMware Workstation 12 Player
(licensed) |
|---|---|---|
| Licensed for Commercial Use | Yes | Yes |
| Support for up to 16 vCPUs, 8TB disks, 64 GB of RAM, and 2GB Video RAM | Yes | Yes |
| Ready for Microsoft Windows 10, Ubuntu 15.04, RHEL 7.1, Fedora 22 | Yes | |
| Microsoft DirectX 10 Support | Yes | |
| OpenGL 3.3 Support | Yes | |
| 4K Monitor Support | Yes | |
| Host multi monitor support with different DPI settings | Yes | |
| Automatic VM suspend upon host shutdown | Yes | |
| USB 3.0 Support in Windows 7 | Yes | |
| Over 30 new features | Yes |
| Key Features | VMware Workstation 12 Player
(unlicensed) |
VMware Workstation 12 Player
(licensed) |
|---|---|---|
| Licensed for Personal Use Only | Yes | Yes |
| Licensed for Business/Commercial Use | Yes | |
| License Key Enabled | Yes | |
| Removal of "Non-commercial use only" in Title Bar | Yes | |
| Run Restricted Virtual Machines | Yes | |
| Eligible for Paid VMware Basic and Production support | Yes |
| Key Features | VMware Workstation 12 Player
(licensed) |
VMware Workstation 12 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Support for up to 16 vCPUs, 8TB disks, 64 GB of RAM, and 2GB Video RAM | Yes | Yes |
| Support for more than 200 Operating Systems | Yes | Yes |
| Run restricted virtual machines | Yes | Yes |
| Create restricted virtual machines | Yes | |
| Create expiring virtual machines | Yes | |
| Snapshot tool | Yes | |
| AutoProtect with snapshots | Yes | |
| Virtual Network editor | Yes | |
| Network bandwidth throttling | Yes | |
| Run as a server to share virtual machines | Yes | |
| Enterprise permissions when sharing VMs | Yes | |
| Connect remotely to vSphere to view and manage VMs | Yes | |
| Integration with VMware vCloud Air (Upload, View, Run, Power Operations) | Yes | |
| Upload VMs to vSphere server | Yes | |
| Connect remotely to a virtual machine with VNC | Yes | |
| Change virtual hardware compatibility | Yes | |
| Tablet sensor configuration (orientation, motion, ambient light) | Yes | |
| Advanced CPU, network, disk, and display settings | Yes | |
| Boot Virtual machines with EFI Support | Yes | |
| Customizable UI Views with Tabs, Library, Thumbnails, Aero Peek | Yes | |
| Create desktop shortcuts for Virtual machines | Yes | |
| Tear Away Tabs | Yes | |
| Create linked clones | Yes | |
| Group power on operation | Yes | |
| Map virtual disks | Yes | |
| Export to OVF | Yes |
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| Features | VMware Workstation Player | VMware Horizon FLEX
Learn more |
|---|---|---|
| Common Fusion / Workstation hypervisor | Yes | Yes |
| Supports VMware hardware version 12 | Yes | Yes |
| Run virtual machines on a Mac | Yes | |
| Run virtual machines on Windows | Yes | Yes |
| Central management capabilities | Yes | |
| Remote policy enforcement | Yes | |
| Desktop deployment & entitlement | Yes | |
| Remote virtual machine wipe | Yes | |
| Integration with Active Directory | Yes |