The below table provides a comparison between Parallels Client for Windows features and the Parallels Web Client (HTML5):
| 
             Client Side Feature  | 
            
             Parallels Client For Windows  | 
            
             Web Client (HTML5)  | 
        
|---|---|---|
| 
             Requires Installation  | 
            
             Yes  | 
            
             No  | 
        
| 
             OS Independent  | 
            
             No (platform-specific, e.g., Windows)  | 
            
             Yes  | 
        
| 
             Mic Redirection  | 
            
             Yes  | 
            
             Yes  | 
        
| 
             Audio Redirection / Audio Quality Policy  | 
            
             Adjustable audio quality policy depending on network setup  | 
            
             High with TCP transport, Medium with UDP transport  | 
        
| 
             Drag and Drop Redirection  | 
            Yes | No | 
| 
             Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)  | 
            
             Yes  | 
            
             Yes  | 
        
| 
             Simple Secondary Connections  | 
            
             Yes  | 
            
             Not applicable  | 
        
| 
             RemoteApps  | 
            
             Yes  | 
            
             No  | 
        
| 
             Automatic Start Of The Client (when OS is started)  | 
            
             Yes  | 
            
             Not applicable  | 
        
| 
             Web Authentication (SAML)  | 
            
             Yes  | 
            
             Yes  | 
        
| 
             Smart-Card Authentication  | 
            
             Yes  | 
            
             No  | 
        
| 
             White labeling  | 
            
             Yes  | 
            
             Yes  | 
        
| 
             Dynamic Timezone Redirection  | 
            
             Yes  | 
            
             Yes  | 
        
| 
             Bidirectional Clipboard redirection  | 
            
             Yes  | 
            
             Yes  | 
        
| 
             URL Redirection  | 
            
             Yes  | 
            
             Yes  | 
        
| 
             Mail Redirection  | 
            
             Yes  | 
            
             Yes  | 
        
| 
             RAS Universal Printer Support  | 
            
             Yes  | 
            
             Yes  | 
        
| 
             RAS Universal Scanner Support  | 
            
             Yes  | 
            
             No  | 
        
| 
             4K Monitor Scaling  | 
            
             Yes  | 
            
             No  | 
        
| 
             Multi-Monitor Support  | 
            
             Yes  | 
            
             Yes  | 
        
| 
             RemoteFX  | 
            
             Yes  | 
            
             Yes  | 
        
| 
             Advanced Session Details  | 
            
             Yes  | 
            
             Yes  | 
        
| 
             Single Sign-on (Local)  | 
            
             Yes  | 
            
             Yes (Web Authentication)  | 
        
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