We performed a comparison between VMware Fusion and VMware Horizon View based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The whole point of it is to run Windows VMs on a Mac. This is the most valuable feature. There is snapshotting, but we don't really use that. The Pro version allows me to actually attach to the Windows ESXi infrastructure at the backend, and I'm able to create a session that I can attach to the VMware hooks at the backend, so one is running a VM, and the whole operating system is running on the actual Mac. The other one is literally a frontend to the VMs that are running in the infrastructure at the backend. These are the two main features I use."
"The most value that it provides is that it is versatile."
"It is a highly stable solution."
"The product is easy to use and has a simple user interface."
"It is a very stable solution...It is a very scalable solution."
"VMware has a lot of experience in virtualization — they are the pioneers in virtualization."
"Horizon View's best features are that it gives you more control over the PCs on your infrastructure, and it's specialized for banking environments."
"Horizon View provides virtual desktops on demand."
"VMware Horizon View is easy to configure and deploy."
"The solution includes good user profiles and policies."
"The embedded features of the solution are valuable."
"I appreciate how simple and straightforward the operation of VMware Horizon View is."
"Its installation process could be simpler."
"I would like to see newer and updated cloud functions."
"VMware Fusion's licensing cost needs improvement."
"The way they handle snapshotting can be improved. One time, I moved a machine from one to another, and I tried to pull it up on the second machine, but it didn't work. This was because I had not cleaned up the snapshot before I deleted it and moved it across. So, when I tried to pull it up, it wouldn't let me bring it up. The backups for the VMs themselves can also be improved. I pretty much have to rely on Windows backups and not something on VMware. That's where it needs improvement. I am able to upload from my Fusion into the ESXi easily. I'm able to spin something up on Fusion and push it into the big arena, but the reverse is not as easy, that is, trying to pull something down from that. I would love to have a functionality where I could pull something from the VMware infrastructure into Fusion, but I'm not sure if I can take something from ESXi and pull it into Fusion."
"Technical support could be better and faster."
"In the latest versions, the deployment of certificates on the console has been implemented. Although it is functional, it is not working as well as I would like. I hope this feature can be improved in the future."
"The initial startup costs for this solution are relatively high."
"The integration could be improved."
"Horizon View's pricing is high."
"The standard license does not include certain features."
"The installation is complex and could be easier. The full installation with testing took a couple of weeks to complete."
"I would like to see more useful monitoring within users and a more useful help desk."
VMware Fusion is ranked 5th in Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) with 5 reviews while VMware Horizon View is ranked 6th in Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) with 67 reviews. VMware Fusion is rated 9.0, while VMware Horizon View is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of VMware Fusion writes "Robust software with efficient snapshot and cloning features". On the other hand, the top reviewer of VMware Horizon View writes "User-friendly, reasonably priced, and simple to install". VMware Fusion is most compared with Parallels Desktop, VMware Workstation, VMware Player, VMware Horizon and Citrix Workspace, whereas VMware Horizon View is most compared with VMware Horizon, Citrix Workspace, Citrix DaaS (formerly Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops service), Microsoft Remote Desktop Services and Cisco VXI. See our VMware Fusion vs. VMware Horizon View report.
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