We performed a comparison between Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops and Citrix Workspace based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: PeerSpot users seem to feel that Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktop is the more complete solution. The solution can work alone as an Application Developer in addition to performing outstandingly in the VDI space. The solution is very flexible, secure, robust, and can be used on any device.
"It has improved delivering applications to remote locations with its lower bandwidth utilization."
"The installation and maintenance are good."
"The shadow feature is extraordinary and helps a lot when supporting remote users."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is that it supports team clients."
"The remote desktop feature allows employees to work from home."
"XenDesktop has helped our users to work remotely with a better user experience."
"For the most part, overall stability is what you would expect."
"Before we adopted a VDI storage solution, our customers' personal information was leaked. This happened a lot. But since we adopted a VDI solution, these kinds of issues have happened rarely."
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"The ease of access and the confidentiality and security that it provides is what we like best."
"The service dash and Workspace Environment Manager service are good features."
"The most valuable feature of Citrix Workspace is the virtual desktop that we can use anywhere, at any time, and without taking our laptop."
"From my perspective, the most valuable feature is the manageability."
"Citrix Workspace's standout feature is its flexibility."
"Troubleshooting Citrix is pretty straightforward."
"The feature that I like is that it is fast."
"Citrix Workspace allows you to work in a remote environment and gives you data security."
"The initial setup has room for improvement."
"The product’s customization feature needs improvement."
"If Citrix can develop something which can have more reach towards the backend infrastructure, other components of the Citrix environment, that would be ideal."
"We have had issues with certain aspects, which is why we are looking for alternatives. For example, the firewall solution from Citrix is a bit complicated. Integration is hard."
"The product should expand its capabilities for integrating with other environments."
"The sales team does not focus on client needs but instead focuses on selling higher-priced items."
"We encounter compatibility issues related to hardware, scanners, and other devices."
"Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops is a complex solution."
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"The Citrix Workspace interface could improve. Additionally, if they are able to provide a mobile application"
"The product's technical support services need improvement."
"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."
"The initial setup is very complex."
"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."
"There is room for slight improvement in performance optimization and interface refinement."
"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."
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Citrix DaaS (formerly Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops service) is ranked 5th in Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) with 90 reviews while Citrix Workspace is ranked 6th in Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) with 26 reviews. Citrix DaaS (formerly Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops service) is rated 8.4, while Citrix Workspace is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Citrix DaaS (formerly Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops service) writes "Flexible Deployment, reliable performance, and fast transmission speeds". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Citrix Workspace writes "Useful virtual desktop usage from anywhere, simple deployment, and straightforward to maintain". Citrix DaaS (formerly Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops service) is most compared with Amazon Appstream, VMware Horizon View, Amazon WorkSpaces, Microsoft Remote Desktop Services and Apache Guacamole, whereas Citrix Workspace is most compared with Microsoft Remote Desktop Services, VMware Workspace ONE, VMware Horizon View, OpenText Exceed TurboX and Parallels Remote Application Server (RAS). See our Citrix DaaS (formerly Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops service) vs. Citrix Workspace report.
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