We performed a comparison between Citrix Workspace and Parallels Remote Application Server (RAS) 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 most valuable feature is the seamless application edition with the low-level network bandwidth because we have between 10 and 15 sites in France with a low level of communication needs. We need to deploy our main application, the ERP system, and we needed an efficient solution to provide a solution to the remote sites, with very small links between the data center and the remote site."
"I can access it from anywhere."
"Citrix Workspace's standout feature is its flexibility."
"It is stable, easy to scale, and provides secure remote access."
"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."
"It is a good product. I don't have any complaints."
"The feature that I like is that it is fast."
"Ability to connect remotely."
"Client compatibility with many systems makes it very versatile. The reporting that is included is awesome."
"It is robust. We have some 75 users using it and it doesn't lag. It's very speedy."
"Ease of use in publishing apps and installing the agent. The Interface is fairly intuitive after some tinkering. Although I inherited the app only two-thirds deployed, I was able to complete the deployment and service it over the last year without referring to any documentation."
"The most valuable feature is the ease with which you can publish applications to different groups of users, by integrating with Windows Active Directory."
"Setup was straightforward. Our particular use case involved an Active Directory forest involving two data centers and three domains. User authentication against Active Directory was the easiest to set up and validate of any application installed in the last three years."
"You have the opportunity to virtualize applications in different locations. Everything is in one pane or one window, which is quite good."
"The management capability from the RAS portal provides greater control than using pure MS inbuilt into RDS capabilities."
"The connection is compressed so we don't need a lot of resources to run it."
"When there are technical issues, sometimes we can't get on the cloud."
"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."
"Citrix duplicates multiple processes."
"Citrix Workspace can improve by being more secure, but this would apply to any solution not only Citrix Workspace."
"The application is now very complex. We started with Citrix on PCs. Now, to access the same application, we need to have a StoreFront Server, the Delivery Controller, and Citrix License Server. It's now very complex."
"Integration with other vendors could be improved."
"It takes time to load."
"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."
"Parallels Remote Application Server (RAS) is an expensive solution, and its pricing could be improved."
"We have had significant, ongoing issues with printing. It would be great to have a best practice for dealing with printing that we can offer to our customers."
"If the solution crashes, then all the customers connected through that agent, lose their session."
"HALB is not stable in our environment. When running two HALBs we have stability problems, so we use an active one and a passive for backup. Also, it would be nice to implement an upgrade of the environment without having to stop the servers. As it is, this must be done during off-hours."
"We would like to be able to re-label the OTP (One Time Password) popup so our users can easily recognize that they are to put in their DUO code on that line. Most users see OTP and ask what that is."
"From a seller's point of view, there are a lot of things that they could do better in the sales cycle."
"Sometimes you need to understand how to use load balancing and the gateway in order to scale, which means the team may need some additional technical knowledge."
"It would be great if there were more sophisticated GPO templates/options."
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Citrix Workspace is ranked 6th in Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) with 25 reviews while Parallels Remote Application Server (RAS) is ranked 12th in Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) with 24 reviews. Citrix Workspace is rated 8.6, while Parallels Remote Application Server (RAS) is rated 8.8. 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 Parallels Remote Application Server (RAS) writes "Provides good scalability and a secure environment". Citrix Workspace is most compared with Microsoft Remote Desktop Services, Citrix DaaS (formerly Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops service), VMware Workspace ONE, VMware Horizon View and VMware App Volumes, whereas Parallels Remote Application Server (RAS) is most compared with Microsoft Remote Desktop Services, Citrix DaaS (formerly Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops service), VMware Workstation, NVIDIA GRID and Parallels Desktop. See our Citrix Workspace vs. Parallels Remote Application Server (RAS) report.
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