We performed a comparison between VMware Horizon 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."We use VMware Horizon to provide remote access for remote users."
"The most important feature of this solution is the connectivity with every device, such as iPad, iPhone, and other terminals. The security of the solution is very good."
"The thin image offers efficiency and stability for the system, which is not always available in other alternatives."
"The application delivery is it's most valuable feature."
"It stands as a robust setup with considerable capabilities."
"It is a stable solution. It is wonderful for multi-user environments, and it supports different virtual machines and operating systems. You can go for any kind of virtual machine. It has many features, especially for a call center. You don't have the issue of computers going down from time to time. You just need to copy the virtual machine to deploy it. You also don't need many people to maintain computers. With Horizon 7, you just need one or two people."
"I like VMware Horizon's ability and performance."
"The benefits of this solution are that it is modern and it works perfectly well with the rest of the VMware environments we have. Having this vertical integration is what matters to us as an organization and this solution excels in this area. You deploy it and it works without much hassle."
"The most valuable feature is that VMware Horizon is easy to setup."
"Horizon View provides virtual desktops on demand."
"It is easy to maintain."
"VMware's technical support is good."
"This product works quickly and is reliable."
"VMware Horizon View is easy to configure and deploy."
"The solution has good performance and functionality. However, if the network connection was poor we noticed a decrease in performance."
"The solution includes good user profiles and policies."
"VMware Horizon could be improved with more integration. It is also very costly for Enterprise Plus, which is a drawback. The renewal costs for the license are very, very high."
"I would love to see so they can actually allow the use of Linux, from a hosting environment as well as from a VDI client environment."
"The solution has a lot of issues and bugs."
"The multimedia playback is not very good and they could improve it by increasing the quality."
"The majority of things in VMware Horizon can be done only in Windows and not in Linux. There are Linux customers who would like to use VMware Horizon's features."
"VMware Horizon needs to integrate with Azure, Teams, and Zoom."
"It is a little bit complex. You need a little bit of experience with ESXi installation and VMware before using this solution. You cannot directly jump to this solution. It also requires training. After you get trained, you can do anything with Horizon 7. In terms of features, it has been sufficient for my needs, but it can always have more features. They can maybe merge the servers. They can give the Horizon 7 server in one package with ESXi."
"The product fails to support Mac or Apple workstations."
"The installation is complex and could be easier. The full installation with testing took a couple of weeks to complete."
"The solution is quite expensive. They should work to lower the costs if possible."
"There is room for improvement in security features."
"Sometimes we had to force values so the end-user could continue working, which caused some information to get lost."
"The product's initial setup process could be easier."
"In the next release, the performance, the speed, and the price need to be improved."
"VMware Horizon View needs to improve orchestration and integrate additional images. I would also like to see its statistics."
"The technical support offered by VMware is an area with certain shortcomings where improvements are required."
VMware Horizon is ranked 3rd in Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) with 34 reviews while VMware Horizon View is ranked 4th in Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) with 67 reviews. VMware Horizon is rated 8.4, while VMware Horizon View is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of VMware Horizon writes "Compelling solution for virtual desktop infrastructure with advanced technology, straightforward licensing, easy setup, and seamless integration". On the other hand, the top reviewer of VMware Horizon View writes "User-friendly, reasonably priced, and simple to install". VMware Horizon is most compared with Microsoft Remote Desktop Services, VMware Workspace ONE, VMware Player, VMware Horizon Cloud and VMware Workstation, whereas VMware Horizon View is most compared with Citrix DaaS (formerly Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops service), Citrix Workspace, Microsoft Remote Desktop Services, VMware Workstation and VMware Fusion. See our VMware Horizon vs. VMware Horizon View report.
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