We performed a comparison between Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops and Citrix Workspace based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: PeerSpot users seem to feel that Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktop is the more complete solution. The solution can work alone as an Application Developer in addition to performing outstandingly in the VDI space. The solution is very flexible, secure, robust, and can be used on any device.
"The App is the most valuable feature."
"The architecture I built had a robust failover mechanism for the endpoints, and the interface was user-friendly."
"XenDesktop has helped our users to work remotely with a better user experience."
"Among the most valuable features is the Citrix Workspace, which allows us to drive that thin-client connection and the remote control/remote access capabilities. Those things have allowed us to connect an awful lot of people quickly from home and that's obviously helped during the pandemic."
"This is a very stable solution which you can feel confident using."
"Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops is a stable solution."
"The Provisioning Services are the most valuable feature. We have Premium licensing, so Provisioning Services is huge for us, along with the Virtual Apps and Desktops part. It allows us to have a vDisk for every region, one that can easily be copied between them if we need to, to limit the amount of updates we have to do."
"It virtualizes the application on your desktop."
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"The ease of access and the confidentiality and security that it provides is what we like best."
"Getting access to the applications for which we otherwise have to be on-site is probably the biggest advantage"
"The price and user interface are great."
"From my perspective, the most valuable feature is the manageability."
"The basic virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) feature is most valuable. We were lucky to have it in place when the pandemic hit. It is used very heavily now."
"I can access it from anywhere."
"Ability to connect remotely."
"The most valuable feature of Citrix Workspace is its security."
"The initial setup is complex."
"I think Citrix's support is good, but sometimes it is a little slow."
"The only thing we have found to be detrimental is when we have tried to find training. I realize that we're looking at it at the worst time possible, with a pandemic going on, but it seems that most of the training offered is learn-by-yourself online."
"Pricing can be lower and roaming profiles need to be fixed to work consistently."
"Pricing and technical support need improvement."
"If anything could be improved, it might be some of the Director functionality, and some of the dashboard customization, or the overall Director customization."
"In the bank, a major part of all our applications is Microsoft App-V. If App-V is at end of life, then we need a new technology to replace it. As of today, I haven't seen in Citrix Studio that there is a new technology embedded directly in it to replace App-V."
"We encounter compatibility issues related to hardware, scanners, and other devices."
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"The product has some bugs, making it an area of concern where improvements are required."
"Performance could be better if there was a low latency improvement."
"There is room for slight improvement in performance optimization and interface refinement."
"Some customers find the price to be a significant factor. They have a hard time understanding the extra cost of the services"
"It takes time to load."
"Citrix Workspace can improve by being more secure, but this would apply to any solution not only Citrix Workspace."
"The initial setup is very complex."
"The Citrix Workspace interface could improve. Additionally, if they are able to provide a mobile application"
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Citrix DaaS (formerly Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops service) is ranked 5th in Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) with 90 reviews while Citrix Workspace is ranked 6th in Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) with 26 reviews. Citrix DaaS (formerly Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops service) is rated 8.4, while Citrix Workspace is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Citrix DaaS (formerly Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops service) writes "Flexible Deployment, reliable performance, and fast transmission speeds". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Citrix Workspace writes "Useful virtual desktop usage from anywhere, simple deployment, and straightforward to maintain". Citrix DaaS (formerly Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops service) is most compared with Amazon Appstream, VMware Horizon View, Amazon WorkSpaces, Microsoft Remote Desktop Services and Apache Guacamole, whereas Citrix Workspace is most compared with Microsoft Remote Desktop Services, VMware Workspace ONE, VMware Horizon View, OpenText Exceed TurboX and Parallels Remote Application Server (RAS). See our Citrix DaaS (formerly Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops service) vs. Citrix Workspace report.
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