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."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."
"Ability to connect remotely."
"With this product, everyone can have a similar kind of desktop environment."
"From my perspective, the most valuable feature is the manageability."
"Citrix Workspace's standout feature is its flexibility."
"The price and user interface are great."
"The most valuable feature of Citrix Workspace is its security."
"It is stable, easy to scale, and provides secure remote access."
"The solution is seamless and easy to use."
"The initial setup is pretty straightforward."
"The solution includes good user profiles and policies."
"Instant Clone instantly creates another VM with a Delta disk, which is just the VMware backend. This helps with scalability and management."
"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."
"It is a very stable product."
"VMware Horizon View is easy to configure and deploy."
"The local hardware pass-throughs are valuable. I like being able to have access to local hardware."
"The product is currently not working well in hosting conferencing software like Zoom, Team, and Salon."
"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."
"There is room for slight improvement in performance optimization and interface refinement."
"Citrix duplicates multiple processes."
"When there are technical issues, sometimes we can't get on the cloud."
"The product's technical support services need improvement."
"This solution is resource-intensive, it takes a lot of Bandwidth and a lot of the resources of the server."
"If there are connectivity issues, there are stability issues."
"There should be a function where one can connect and work; whenever not required, one can deprovision it."
"The initial setup is a little complicated."
"Lacking in documentation for app settings."
"The product's initial setup process could be easier."
"There is room for improvement in security features."
"The initial setup was not difficult but there is room for improvement."
"VMware Horizon View has worked a lot to improve the solutions. There are some issues in the delivery of the applications, such as network problems. You can lose your connection at times."
"The integration could be improved."
Citrix Workspace is ranked 7th in Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) with 26 reviews while VMware Horizon View is ranked 6th 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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