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VMware Workstation Pro vs Hyper-V: catalog facts
VMware Workstation Pro	Hyper-V
Freemium Free for personal use since 2024. Commercial use still requires a paid Broadcom licence.	Free Included at no extra cost in Windows Pro, Enterprise and Windows Server editions.
Windows, Linux	Windows
Snapshots, cloning, nested virtualisation and virtual networking are mature and reliable, and Broadcom made it free for…	Built into Windows with nothing extra to buy Type-1 hypervisor with near-native performance
It is closed-source commercial software, commercial use still needs a paid licence, and downloads now require a…	Not available on Windows Home editions Windows only
Downloadable app	Operating system
Closed source	Closed source
License not stated	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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