Parallels recognized as a Major Player in the inaugural IDC MarketScape for Worldwide Application Streaming and Enterprise Browsers
Across industries, IT leaders are facing a balancing act: they must support a modern, hybrid workforce while continuing to run critical legacy systems.
The environments are more complex; the expectations are higher, and the margin for error is shrinking.
At Parallels, we’ve built our portfolio of products to help organizations meet that challenge head-on.
From cross-platform virtualization and secure remote access to application delivery and browser-based enablement, our solutions are designed to give IT teams more control, without limiting user flexibility.
That’s why we’re proud to share that IDC has named Parallels a Major Player in the first-ever IDC MarketScape: Worldwide AI-Enabled Application Streaming and Enterprise Browsers 2025 report (doc #US53004525, July 2025).
In a space that’s rapidly transforming, our solutions provide adaptability and clarity, and we’re honored by the recognition in this inaugural report.
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What is the IDC MarketScape for Worldwide Application Streaming and Enterprise Browsers?
The IDC MarketScape is IDC’s flagship vendor evaluation model, providing market analysis across key technology sectors.
This new report is focused on AI-powered application streaming and secure enterprise browser technologies—an area that sits squarely at the intersection of digital workspaces, application delivery, and modern workforce enablement.
The report assesses how vendors help organizations manage secure, policy-driven access to both legacy desktop and cloud-native applications.
These solutions often integrate with identity systems, device management tools, and broader security frameworks.
How are vendors assessed according to IDC MarketScape criteria?
For this report, IDC evaluated vendors based on a mix of product capabilities, market execution, customer satisfaction, and future strategy.
More specifically, vendors were assessed on their ability to:
- Provide secure access to both traditional and web-based applications
- Support distributed and hybrid workforces with consistent user experiences
- Integrate with identity and endpoint management systems
- Enable deployment across public cloud, on-premises, and hybrid environments
Why we believe Parallels was chosen for inclusion in this report
The goal of every Parallels solution—Parallels Desktop, Parallels RAS, Parallels DaaS, and Parallels Browser Isolation— is to solve real problems faced by real IT teams.
Over the years, we’ve listened closely to our customers: from IT leaders managing global hybrid teams to administrators juggling legacy infrastructure with cloud ambitions.
What they needed wasn’t more tools but rather a smarter, simpler way to bring everything together.
That’s exactly what we’ve focused on delivering.
We’ve built flexibility into every layer: support for multiple hypervisors, compatibility with Azure and Amazon, and deployment options that meet organizations wherever they are in their journey.
That focus on practicality and versatility is part of why we believe Parallels was named a Major Player in the first-ever IDC MarketScape for Worldwide Application Streaming and Enterprise Browsers.
“With a focus on simplicity and flexibility, Parallels provides a unified workspace experience that bridges traditional applications and modern web resources,” said Shannon Kalvar, Research Director for Enterprise Systems Management, Enterprise Client Platforms, Observability, and AIOps at IDC. “Parallels offers remarkable deployment versatility across diverse environments, supporting multiple hypervisors and cloud platforms including Azure and Amazon.”
We’re honored by the recognition.
But more importantly, we see it as validation of the approach we’ve taken all along: keep it simple, make it flexible, and always design with the IT operator in mind.
How Parallels solutions enable organizations like yours to overcome their challenges
Every IT team has its own version of complexity.
Some are navigating the fallout from vendor consolidation. Others are managing aging infrastructure while racing toward cloud adoption.
Many are doing both while also dealing with limited staff, rising security demands, and growing pressure to deliver more flexible work environments.
At Parallels, we’ve built our solutions with these realities in mind.
Our portfolio of solutions is built to meet organizations wherever they are, from virtualization and application delivery to cross-platform access and remote work support.
Whether you’re running business-critical apps in the cloud, on-premises, or both, Parallels provides IT with the flexibility to move at the speed of change without sacrificing control or security.
“As organizations navigate disruption in the traditional virtual desktop vendor landscape, complex IT environments, IT skill shortages, and growing cybersecurity threats, Parallels offers them simple, flexible, and secure solutions with all-in-one licensing to support them wherever their workloads are,” said Michelle Chiantera, CRO at Parallels. “To be included in the first iteration of this IDC MarketScape and recognized there as a Major Player is both an honor and a testament to how we at Parallels are meeting our customers’ IT challenges head on.”
We’ve seen customers use Parallels solutions to bridge gaps between platforms, modernize legacy workflows, and support increasingly distributed teams without the cost or complexity of starting from scratch.
In fast-moving environments, that kind of flexibility can make all the difference.
See why Parallels was named a Major Player in the first IDC MarketScape for Worldwide Application Streaming and Enterprise Browsers
Every day, IT teams are being pulled in multiple directions.
One day it’s securing remote access for a global workforce, the next it’s maintaining legacy systems while laying the groundwork for cloud transformation.
And all of it needs to happen fast, securely, and with fewer resources than ever.
Those are the exact kind of environments that Parallels solutions are built to overcome.
We believe the recognition in this inaugural IDC MarketScape reflects what our customers have long told us: the ability to adapt quickly—to shifting infrastructure, evolving user needs, and new security demands—is critical. Parallels solutions are designed to give organizations that edge.
Across our product portfolio, we help IT teams create environments that are not only easier to manage, but also more responsive to business demands.
Whether that means delivering Windows apps on macOS, supporting hybrid cloud deployments, or maintaining secure access to legacy apps, we focus on removing roadblocks—not adding more layers.
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