We performed a comparison between Citrix Workspace 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."From my perspective, the most valuable feature is the manageability."
"Troubleshooting Citrix is pretty straightforward."
"The most valuable feature of Citrix Workspace is the virtual desktop that we can use anywhere, at any time, and without taking our laptop."
"The feature that I like is that it is fast."
"Its user-friendliness is most valuable. It was easy to log in and navigate. Some of such solutions are not very user-friendly, but this one was."
"Ability to connect remotely."
"With this product, everyone can have a similar kind of desktop environment."
"It allows us to mute users who adhere to a policy of not allowing direct VPN access for security reasons. It is easy to use."
"The initial setup is pretty straightforward."
"It's centralized management, and you have access gateway to enter the the VMs from outside."
"The initial setup is very simple."
"VMware's technical support is good."
"Great for desktop management, particularly when it comes to all the upgrades."
"Instant Clone instantly creates another VM with a Delta disk, which is just the VMware backend. This helps with scalability and management."
"The most valuable feature of this solution has been security."
"The solution is seamless and easy to use."
"I've recently tried to use Citrix on Ubuntu, and I don't know if this is an Ubuntu issue or a vendor issue, but you can't use Citrix right now on Ubuntu 20.04."
"This solution is resource-intensive, it takes a lot of Bandwidth and a lot of the resources of the server."
"There is room for slight improvement in performance optimization and interface refinement."
"Citrix duplicates multiple processes."
"We had an issue when we were using the Citrix server. We needed to install the Citrix Runtime in the server where the application was hosted."
"It is slow. When everybody is logged in, it does have a tendency to slow down. You can tell the connectivity slows down a little bit, but it's still a good product."
"I have noticed that the current compatibility issue with the latest version of Windows 11 is a concern for me and my client. While the client has support for Windows 11, it appears that the Citrix Workspace is only compatible with Windows 10, which does not support the newest version. This is an area that I believe could be improved upon."
"We're running into all kinds of speed issues and reliability issues. There are frequent disconnects, and we're not sure whether that's a problem with the product, with the way the product has been deployed, or with server capacity or bandwidth. Our IT department pays attention to that, but we are feeling the impact of that."
"Lacking in documentation for app settings."
"The storage expansion in the product is a bit difficult to manage, especially when I have to modify a storage requirement of a particular area since it comes across as a complex job."
"The solution isn't quite mature yet. It needs more time to mature and to get more market recognition."
"Sometimes, the protocol itself gets a bit laggy. If you have less than optimal switching and routing, it can get kind of laggy."
"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 solution’s stability and initial setup could be improved."
"The customer service and support team could be better."
Citrix Workspace is ranked 6th in Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) with 26 reviews while VMware Horizon View is ranked 4th in Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) with 67 reviews. Citrix Workspace is rated 8.4, while VMware Horizon View is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Citrix Workspace writes "Useful virtual desktop usage from anywhere, simple deployment, and straightforward to maintain". On the other hand, the top reviewer of VMware Horizon View writes "User-friendly, reasonably priced, and simple to install". Citrix Workspace is most compared with Microsoft Remote Desktop Services, VMware Workspace ONE, OpenText Exceed TurboX, Nerdio and Citrix DaaS (formerly Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops service), whereas VMware Horizon View is most compared with VMware Horizon, Citrix DaaS (formerly Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops service), Microsoft Remote Desktop Services, VMware Workstation and VMware Fusion. See our Citrix Workspace vs. VMware Horizon View report.
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