Parallels® Desktop for Mac Enterprise Edition
Support offerings that keep your teams moving
Downtime and delayed issue resolution can be costly. Parallels Desktop support offerings help customers choose the right level of access, accountability, and proactive guidance for their environment.
Premier Basic introduces TAM oversight and faster response targets for priority incidents. Premier Advanced adds a dedicated TAM, deployment reviews, on-demand product training, and health monitoring for organizations that need the most comprehensive support experience.
Customer benefits
Priority access to expert support
Tickets are routed with priority and handled by specialists familiar with Parallels Desktop Enterprise environments.
Recurring monthly status calls
Premier customers can review open tickets, feature requests, and next actions in a predictable monthly cadence.
Case escalation and oversight
A TAM oversees critical cases, helps keep action plans on track, and coordinates with engineering when mission-critical issues require rapid progress.
Root cause analysis
When a critical situation occurs, a formal root cause analysis is available on demand for eligible plans.
Upgrade assistance
Receive best-practice guidance for upgrades, optimal setup, known issues, and deployment package or provisioning profile questions.
Environment-aware troubleshooting
Support teams use customer context and site profile information to accelerate investigation and improve continuity.
On-demand product training
Premier Advanced includes remote product training covering architecture, installation, initial configuration, and new product capabilities.
Health monitoring
Premier Advanced adds proactive monitoring to help reduce the risk of avoidable downtime.
Prioritized feature request reviews
Premier plans help ensure submitted feature requests are reviewed and communicated back through the TAM channel.
Parallels Desktop Support Service offering comparison
Select the support model that best matches your operational needs, from essential coverage to proactive Premier Advanced engagement.
| Plan benefits | Standard | Direct to L2 | Premier Basic | Premier Advanced |
| Hours of operation | 24x7x365 | 24x7x365 | 24x7x365 | 24x7x365 |
| Max number of technical contacts | 3 | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Number of support requests | 40 | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Product updates | Included | Included | Included | Included |
| Product upgrades | Included | Included | Included | Included |
| Support channels | Phone, email | Phone, email | Phone, email | Phone, email |
| Remote support | Included | Included | Included | Included |
| Technical Account Manager (TAM) oversight | Included | Included | ||
| Dedicated Technical Account Manager (TAM) | Included | |||
| Target response times | ||||
| Severity 1 (urgent)* | 4 hours | 4 hours | 2 hours | 2 hours |
| Severity 2 (high)* | 8 hours | 8 hours | 4 hours | 4 hours |
| Severity 3 (normal)* | 12 hours | 12 hours | 6 hours | 6 hours |
| Severity 4 (enhancement)* | 24 hours | 24 hours | 12 hours | 12 hours |
| Access to Parallels forum and self-service resources | Included | Included | Included | Included |
| Upgrade assistance** | Included | Included | ||
| L2 support team | Included | Included | Included | |
| Parallels Desktop Enterprise deployment reviews | Included | |||
| On-demand product training | Included | |||
| Case escalation and oversight | Included | Included | ||
| Root cause analysis | On demand | On demand | On demand | |
| Prioritized feature request reviews | Included | Included | ||
| Recurring monthly status calls | Included | Included | ||
| Health monitoring | Included |
* Target response times apply to eligible support requests by severity level.
**Upgrade assistance means Parallels will provide consultation and best practices for upgrading, but does not include additional support for third-party tools such as Jamf or Munki. Parallels can assist with deployment package or provisioning profile edits in Management Account; deployment is performed by the customer.