We performed a comparison between Parallels Desktop 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."Parallels Desktop integrates seamlessly with macOS. It works better than VMware on Apple operating systems."
"I like how, with Parallels, you can either boot into Mac or Windows to get better control over the resources of the laptops since you're sharing the resources in dual mode."
"It is a stable product."
"Users can log in from anywhere and from a variety of devices."
"VMware Horizon View is an easy-to-use solution."
"The solution is very user friendly."
"VMware Horizon View is easy to configure and deploy."
"The solution's most valuable aspect is the VDI - the remote virtual desktop interface."
"The solution has good performance and functionality. However, if the network connection was poor we noticed a decrease in performance."
"VMware Horizon View is a stable solution."
"There may have been some issues with device drivers on my Mac. Similarly, there are some issues with transferring data from Parallels to the Mac."
"The biggest challenge is compatibility between VMware and Parallels because the two systems are incompatible. It can be challenging if you are switching between Windows and Mac. I recommend sticking with one product because there isn't good compatibility between the different products."
"The solution’s stability and initial setup could be improved."
"The standard license does not include certain features."
"Technical support could be better and faster."
"Horizon View's pricing is high."
"There should be a function where one can connect and work; whenever not required, one can deprovision it."
"The solution isn't quite mature yet. It needs more time to mature and to get more market recognition."
"We would like to see better performance with the product."
"The initial setup is a little complicated."
Parallels Desktop is ranked 9th in Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) with 2 reviews while VMware Horizon View is ranked 6th in Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) with 67 reviews. Parallels Desktop is rated 7.6, while VMware Horizon View is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Parallels Desktop writes "A great platform to develop interoperable code on". On the other hand, the top reviewer of VMware Horizon View writes "User-friendly, reasonably priced, and simple to install". Parallels Desktop is most compared with VMware Fusion, VMware Workstation, NComputing vSpace, NVIDIA GRID and Citrix DaaS (formerly Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops service), 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 NComputing vSpace. See our Parallels Desktop vs. VMware Horizon View report.
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