Parallels Access vs TeamViewer comparison

Parallels and TeamViewer are both solutions in the Remote Access category. Parallels is ranked #18 with an average rating of 9.0, while TeamViewer is ranked #1 with an average rating of 8.8. Parallels holds a 1.8% mindshare in VUS, compared to TeamViewer’s 9.3% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Parallels users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 92% of TeamViewer users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 19, 2026

TeamViewer Business and Parallels Access compete in the remote access solutions category. TeamViewer Business stands out for superior support and cost-effectiveness, while Parallels Access offers a richer feature set.

Features: TeamViewer Business provides secure remote access, file transfer capabilities, and scalable solutions for larger teams. Parallels Access offers a mobile-friendly design, seamless desktop application access, and optimized touch controls for enhanced productivity.

Room for Improvement: TeamViewer Business could improve by offering more intuitive mobile features, better cross-platform integration, and enhanced customization options. Parallels Access may benefit from more competitive pricing, expanded language support, and simplified interface for non-technical users.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: TeamViewer Business offers an easy installation process and multilingual support, providing an edge with its robust customer service. Parallels Access also features an intuitive setup and excels in platform integration.

Pricing and ROI: TeamViewer Business offers flexible pricing plans for both small businesses and larger enterprises, making it a cost-effective solution. Parallels Access requires a higher initial investment but delivers a strong ROI with its advanced feature set enhancing productivity.

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Microsoft Intune

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Remote Access category, the mindshare of Microsoft Intune is 8.9%, down from 9.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Parallels Access is 1.8%, down from 2.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of TeamViewer is 9.3%, down from 12.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Remote Access Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
TeamViewer Business	9.3%
Microsoft Intune	8.9%
Parallels Access	1.8%
Other	80.0%

Remote Access

Featured Reviews

AkashKamble

Sr MacOS specialist engineer at Cyber24

Enables management of multiple operating systems with a single license

The best feature is that it's a Microsoft product, so if anything goes wrong, we get quick support for anything required. Remote system functionality allows us to sit anywhere and take control of any device via remote management. We can enhance security for clients' laptops with built-in Microsoft Defender, which is available with the Microsoft Intune license. We use it for reporting purposes through endpoint analytics. When pushing scripting, there are two types available: remediation script and reservation script. Through endpoint analytics, you can push defender policies to clients. It helps with reporting, inventory updates, and monitoring tenant status health.

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Jason Parkinson

CEO at a non-profit with 1-10 employees

Allows users to access and operate their computers remotely

When you want to transfer a file from your iPad or remote device to the computer, the copy-and-paste feature doesn't always work. I'd have to turn on the Bluetooth a lot of times and transfer it that way on both devices, which was troublesome. However, it would sometimes randomly work. I could go on my iPad, find whatever I wanted to do, click copy, then go over to the computer through Parallels Access, click paste, and it would randomly work. I had to call Parallels many times. They would log in and try something, which would temporarily work, but then it wouldn't. When it worked, it made integration between the two things great. That was a very helpful feature that didn't get polished.

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Begaya Morris

Lead Software Engineer at BD

Reliable remote access has improved secure collaboration and streamlined daily approvals

The best features TeamViewer Business offers in my opinion are collaboration, templates, a high level of security, and session recording. Collaboration allows me to collaborate remotely with my team members. Besides reconnecting automatically, it provides a high level of security, protecting from cyber attacks and aids in providing assurance in regulated environments through two-factor authentication and end-to-end encryption features. It also allows recording live sessions, which can be replayed as needed for future reference. TeamViewer Business has positively impacted my organization as collaboration has enhanced, especially remote collaboration by 60 to 70 percent. I have been able to collaborate with clients and other team members seamlessly. Enhanced workflow efficiency includes faster approvals and a lowered risk of data loss, misuse, and leak through robust features like two-factor authentication and end-to-end encryption. It also facilitates compliance using documentation and auditing through recordings and logs.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"Intune's feature that I have found most valuable is its auto-pilot feature."

"A valuable feature is user enrollment, where users can enroll their devices in their organizations themselves."

"Microsoft Intune saves eight hours per day, and during my work hours, I use my time to study and run tests on configurations I'm curious about and try them out in my environment."

"Microsoft Intune is the best solution available; we can connect with any device and handle all queries, which sets it apart from other tools available in the market."

"It is user-friendly, and the performance is also good. It is a convenient product"

"Autopilot is the most valuable feature."

"We have found the solution is capable of scaling."

"Based on my experience, I find Intune very flexible for managing Windows devices. We can use scripting, and we can make use of the self-service portal or the company portal to publish some of the applications for Windows."

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"Parallels Access has flexible licensing policies, which is beneficial for customers who have intermittent usage or users who are on and off the system."

"It's great that the total deployment can happen completely remotely."

"Parallels Access gives me full access and control of the computer, and I can do anything I want remotely."

"We don't have problems with stability. Everything is good."

"It's got a very easy-to-use interface."

"One of the best features of TeamViewer Business is the security and respect for privacy, since you can connect to a specific computer using a unique confidential code, ensuring that security and safety are maintained with no problems."

"The solution is very stable. We've never had a problem with it."

"The product is easy to install."

"Using TeamViewer for my personal clients has made things much better for me and my clients because my clients are happy to resolve a problem within seconds via TeamViewer."

"The solution is a very good tool for monitoring and for remote access. Anyone is able to use it, it is simple to use."

"The document control is quite good."

"I don't know of any performance problems with TeamViewer - generally, it's a stable product."

"The most valuable feature of TeamViewer is user-friendliness."

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Cons

"I would like the ability to install the agent on devices from suppliers, which would enable us to implement a zero-trust strategy for guest devices."

"Intune doesn't provide much control over Windows servers. It's something we struggle with."

"Since GMS is unavailable in China, we currently rely on device administrator enrollment for managing Android devices there."

"The configuration and pricing can be improved."

"Onboarding of endpoint devices is not straightforward. The onboarding process was a little heavier than I thought it would be. That's the key improvement area. Obviously, the more control you have over the devices, the better it is."

"Microsoft Intune can be improved by making it even more seamless for users to download their certificates."

"I expect Microsoft Intune to have more features in the cloud because there are two major functionalities that we need to be added. This is software metering and license management. These functionalities, for now, must be on-premise. For this purpose, we have set up a SQL Server and I hope that in near future this option will be in the cloud in Microsoft Intune."

"There is room for improvement in Microsoft Intune regarding Linux and Mac compatibility because some limitations exist."

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"There is room for improvement in the pricing policy. The price point is pretty aggressive."

"When you want to transfer a file from your iPad or remote device to the computer, the copy-and-paste feature doesn't always work."

"One challenge we do notice is that the application is limited to Windows servers only. If a customer has a Linux server, things get complicated. They should open it up a bit to be more compatible with different types of servers."

"The solution may not scale well for enterprises."

"They could improve the reporting."

"The installation and the update agent could improve."

"TeamViewer could work on performance latency in slower internet connections by optimizing screen refresh rates during remote sessions, especially when transferring large files or using graphics-heavy applications."

"It becomes complicated to switch from one monitor to another for different windows."

"I believe latency can be optimized, and security control sometimes goes over the top and feels excessive."

"Every now and then you'll get a silent crash and you relaunch the application. But it happens no more than with anything else in the Windows environment."

"Sometimes it gives problems, with the button not working, and I was unable to log in."

"The performance could always be better."

"If they could figure out a little better solution for the iOS stuff other than just a screen share, even though it's an Apple thing, and Apple doesn't like to give up control of their devices. If they ever got to that point, and I could manipulate an iPad or iPhone, that would be awesome. Since we have a bunch of iPad users who are struggling with doing different things, it would be nice to be able to just jump on and actually show them, "Here, do this, this, and this." Similar to what we do with the laptops, e.g. for training."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Consider the Microsoft Enterprise Mobility Suite rather than choosing specific sub-components, e.g. only Microsoft Intune."

"Even if they charge a premium, they aim to provide equal value."

"Microsoft licenses are costly."

"The pricing is competitive, but it is not cheap."

"The pricing is inherently reasonable, as Microsoft leverages market insights to maintain the total cost of ownership at around ninety to ninety-five percent of what would be incurred in an on-premise scenario."

"If you ask the accountant or the finance department, they'll tell you that it is way too expensive, but when I look at the cost and compare it with the value you actually get, it's more than fair."

"I recently got to know that the AD P1 license is compulsory to use Intune Autopilot, which was surprising for me. Earlier, this was not the case. It is the wrong thing to do. We now need to purchase AD P1 licenses for us and for our customers. I would rate it a seven out of ten for pricing."

"Microsoft Intune is included in the E5 license at no additional cost."

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"The licensing costs are about $100 per user."

"I am using the free version of TeamViewer. There is a subscription fee to use the premium features."

"We are using the standard free version of TeamViewer."

"TeamViewer is $600 or $700 per port per year..."

"It does what I need it to do but I think it's expensive. It wasn't easy for me to get approval from the company to get it... It's costing us about $700 a year, per license."

"It has probably saved us several thousands of dollars because we have quick access anywhere. We don't have to worry about finding people onsite or arranging conference calls. We also save time and money with it because we don't have to send somebody onsite to troubleshoot."

"The solution has a pilot feature that is expensive. The overall price of the solution can be cheaper."

"The version of the solution we are using is free."

"We are not using the solution for commercial use therefore it is free to use."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Manufacturing Company

10%

Computer Software Company

10%

Financial Services Firm

Government

University

13%

Comms Service Provider

10%

Healthcare Company

Computer Software Company

Manufacturing Company

12%

Computer Software Company

Comms Service Provider

Financial Services Firm

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	124
Midsize Enterprise	53
Large Enterprise	167

No data available

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	41
Midsize Enterprise	34
Large Enterprise	34

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What do you like most about Parallels Access?

Parallels Access gives me full access and control of the computer, and I can do anything I want remotely.

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What needs improvement with Parallels Access?

When you want to transfer a file from your iPad or remote device to the computer, the copy-and-paste feature doesn't ...

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What is your primary use case for Parallels Access?

Parallels Access is an amazing product and a total game changer. The solution allows me to access and operate my comp...

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Should I choose Teamviewer Tensor over the regular Teamviewer?

The number one advantage of TeamViewer for me is its ease of use, specifically as it relates to the client side. By f...

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What do you like most about TeamViewer?

It is easy to use and has a pretty good UI.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for TeamViewer?

The pricing, setup cost, and licensing for TeamViewer Business are relatively very competitive and cost-effective.

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Also Known As

Intune, MS Intune, Microsoft Endpoint Manager

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Overview

Microsoft Intune is a cloud-based service designed for device management, security, and compliance. It supports automation and facilitates endpoint management for Windows, iOS, and Android devices, ensuring data protection and efficient policy enforcement.

Microsoft Intune offers seamless integration with tools like Windows Autopilot to automate device setup and deployment. Integrated with Azure Active Directory, it enhances policy management while providing robust reporting and analytics tools for compliance tracking. Despite its intuitive interface aimed at simplifying navigation and device security management, there are challenges such as compatibility issues with Linux and Mac, limited policy support for Android, and demands for better third-party integration. It's widely used for both corporate-owned devices and BYOD scenarios in dynamic IT environments.

What are the key features of Microsoft Intune?

Windows Autopilot: Automates device setup for rapid deployment.
Azure Active Directory Integration: Enhances user policy management.
Reporting and Analytics: Improves compliance visibility.
Mobile Application Management: Ensures app security without compromising personal data.
Cloud-Based Management: Allows management from any location.

What benefits and ROI can users expect?

Time Efficiency: Automation reduces time in policy enforcement and configuration updates.
Enhanced Security: Ensures data protection across corporate-owned and BYOD devices.
Improved Compliance: Advanced reporting tools enhance compliance visibility.
Flexible Management: Cloud-based nature supports management from any location.

In industries such as finance and healthcare, Microsoft Intune is implemented to ensure data protection and compliance with regulatory standards. Manufacturing sectors utilize Intune for managing a distributed workforce across global locations, while educational institutions employ it to secure and manage devices in learning environments supporting both students and faculty.

Microsoft

Parallels Access enables high-performance remote connectivity, letting users access their applications and files from any location.

Parallels Access offers a seamless remote access experience with its ease of operation and reliable connectivity. It supports application publishing and device control through a user-friendly interface, making it suitable for businesses of all sizes and individual users with specific needs. However, improvements are needed in reporting, server compatibility, and file transfer features, particularly for Mac and Unix users. Interaction with technical support can help but often provides temporary solutions.

What are the key features of Parallels Access?

Remote Deployment: Quick and easy to set up for remote access.
Application Publishing: Facilitates smooth application access from remote locations.
User Control: Offers comprehensive control over device access.
Scalability: Adapts from small to large-scale business needs.
Security: Provides a secure environment for data handling.

What benefits do users find in Parallels Access?

Ease of Use: Simple setup and maintenance save time.
Flexibility: Supports varied deployments efficiently.
Accessibility: Enhances device control, especially via mobile devices.
Collaboration: Easy to integrate into centralized management systems.

Parallels Access is widely used across industries such as CAD, ERP, and academia, allowing centralized management and virtual desktop infrastructure implementation. It supports system integrators and channel partners in improving customer service. Educational institutes find it valuable for CAD applications, whereas users operating devices via iPads find it especially transformative.

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TeamViewer Business is designed for small teams requiring reliable remote connectivity, offering robust security and efficient collaboration.

TeamViewer Business provides seamless remote access and management with versatile features. It supports cross-platform compatibility, enabling efficient workflows without the need for physical presence. Whether for IT support or troubleshooting, its user-friendly interface accelerates connectivity and enhances operational efficiency. Despite limitations like file transfer interface and mobile integration needing improvements, TeamViewer Business remains a trusted choice for effective remote management.

What are the key features of TeamViewer Business?

Effortless Remote Access: Streamlines connections across devices.
Robust Security: Ensures safe data transactions with authentication.
Seamless Collaboration: Facilitates team interactions and productivity.
Efficient File Transfer: Simplifies data sharing and resource management.
Scalability: Adapts to growing business needs and configurations.

What benefits can users expect from reviews?

Saves Time: Reduces travel by connecting remotely.
Increases Productivity: Supports swift troubleshooting and updates.
Enhances Security: Protects connections with advanced features.
Optimizes Operations: Streamlines IT processes and client support.

In industries, TeamViewer Business is applied for secure remote management. IT departments utilize it for comprehensive system maintenance across Windows, Mac, and Linux platforms, ensuring effective support for internal and client systems. Its implementation aids in facilitating smooth technical interactions and operational connectivity.

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Sample Customers

Mitchells and Buzzers, Callaway

Gilt Groupe K.K.

Porsche Informatik, Philips, DHL, Intel, Motorola, Microsoft, IBM, Siemens, Fujitsu, American Red Cross

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