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I would not even try. Both are virtualizing applications and put their fingers deep into networking. It probably will not work. Pick one or the other.
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I would not even try. Both are virtualizing applications and put their fingers deep into networking. It probably will not work. Pick one or the other.

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Interesting and thank you for that. I would have thought the network components would collide.
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Interesting and thank you for that. I would have thought the network components would collide.

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and just to through another one into the mix, we have Oracle Virtualbox as well.
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and just to through another one into the mix, we have Oracle Virtualbox as well.

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Good information - Thank you.
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Andrew Hancock,<br />
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Are you able to run both VMware and Parallels at the same time within your Mac OS without any issues?
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Andrew Hancock,

Are you able to run both VMware and Parallels at the same time within your Mac OS without any issues?

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Yes, that's what I wrote.<br />
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Providing you have enough CPU and Memory for the VMs you are running.<br />
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although why you would want to run Fusion, compared to Parallels is another question!
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Yes, that's what I wrote.

Providing you have enough CPU and Memory for the VMs you are running.

although why you would want to run Fusion, compared to Parallels is another question!

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Are there any problems or issues with using both and Parallels &amp;&nbsp;VMware on same Mac Sierra v. 10.12.6 operating system?<br />
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Can both of these programs be run at the same time within the same Mac OS?
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Are there any problems or issues with using both and Parallels & VMware on same Mac Sierra v. 10.12.6 operating system?

Can both of these programs be run at the same time within the same Mac OS?

Safe to install both and Parallels &amp; VMware on same Mac Sierra v. 10.12.6 OS?

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Virtualization

Programs written for the Apple operating systems are distinguished from software created for other operating systems in that it must be approved by Apple for use on its devices, whether it is from Apple (Final Cut, iWork, Keynote, Logic Pro and GarageBand are popular titles), or is a third party application from Parallels, Nuance, Microsoft and Amazon, among many others.

Apple Software

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Apple OS

VMware, a software company founded in 1998,  was one of the first commercially successful companies to offer x86 virtualization. The storage company EMC purchased VMware in 1994. Dell Technologies acquired EMC in 2016. VMware’s parent company is now Dell Technologies.

VMware has many software products that run on desktops, Microsoft Windows, Linux, and macOS, which allows the virtualizing of the x86 architecture.  Its enterprise software hypervisor for servers, VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi), is a bare-metal hypervisor that runs directly on the server hardware and does not require an additional underlying operating system.

VMware

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Safe to install both and Parallels &amp; VMware on same Mac Sierra v. 10.12.6 OS?

Safe to install both and Parallels & VMware on same Mac Sierra v. 10.12.6 OS?