CrossOver vs. Parallels Remote Application Server (Parallels RAS)
| Product | Rating | Most Used By | Product Summary | Starting Price |
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 CrossOver | N/A | N/A | CrossOver is an application that provides a way to run many Microsoft applications on a Mac without a Windows emulator. It does the work of translating Windows commands into Mac commands so that Windows software can be run as if it were designed native to Mac. | $74 one-time fee |
 Parallels RAS | Score6.8 out of 10 | N/A | Parallels Remote Application Server (Parallels RAS, formerly 2X RAS), is application virtualization technology, billed as a solution to extend the life of legacy OS (like Windows XP) with its virtual desktop for any device. Maltese company 2X Software developed the technology, but was acquired by Parallels (in Seattle, WA) in February, 2015 to extend their cross-platform support solutions. | $120 per year per user |
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| Editions & Modules | No answers on this topic | No answers on this topic | ||||||||||||||
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| Entry-level Setup Fee | No setup fee | No setup fee | ||||||||||||||
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| Likelihood to Recommend | - | 8.9 |
| Likelihood to Renew | - | 8.8 |
| Usability | - | 8.0 |
| Availability | - | 9.1 |
| Performance | - | 4.5 |
| Support Rating | - | 8.6 |
| Online Training | - | 7.3 |
| Implementation Rating | - | 8.2 |
| Configurability | - | 7.3 |
| Ease of integration | - | 4.5 |
| Product Scalability | - | 7.3 |
| Vendor post-sale | - | 9.1 |
| Vendor pre-sale | - | 9.1 |