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UTM vs VMware Workstation Pro: catalog facts
UTM	VMware Workstation Pro
Freemium Free and open source under the Apache 2.0 licence. A paid Mac App Store listing exists…	Freemium Free for personal use since 2024. Commercial use still requires a paid Broadcom licence.
macOS, iOS	Windows, Linux
Hardware-accelerated virtualisation on macOS through Hypervisor.framework Full emulation of more than thirty architectures when you need a different one	Snapshots, cloning, nested virtualisation and virtual networking are mature and reliable, and Broadcom made it free for…
Emulating a different architecture is slow The iOS version needs a jailbreak or a workaround for full speed	It is closed-source commercial software, commercial use still needs a paid licence, and downloads now require a…
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License: Apache-2.0	License not stated
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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