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 most valuable feature of Citrix Workspace is its security."
"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."
"The feature that I like is that it is fast."
"It is stable, easy to scale, and provides secure remote access."
"Ability to connect remotely."
"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."
"The most valuable feature of Citrix Workspace is the virtual desktop that we can use anywhere, at any time, and without taking our laptop."
"I can access it from anywhere."
"It is a very stable product."
"We have found the link loans for desktops most valuable."
"It is a very scalable solution."
"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 features are Instant Clones and AppStacks."
"VMware Horizon View is an easy-to-use solution."
"The ease of customizing the terminal, including the ability to add or decrease memory."
"I use the solution in my company for the area of VDI, consisting of multiple applications and allowing users the flexibility to use the applications on mobile devices."
"It takes time to load."
"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."
"The product's technical support services need improvement."
"There is room for slight improvement in performance optimization and interface refinement."
"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."
"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."
"Integration with other vendors could be improved."
"Some customers find the price to be a significant factor. They have a hard time understanding the extra cost of the services"
"VMware support is okay, but sometimes it's a little bit hit or miss trying to get somebody who knows what they're doing and talking about."
"User profiles are something that needs to be improved."
"The customer service and support team could be better."
"The issue now with VMware is that we don't know the future of the solution. Because if you follow the news, it was acquired by another company, and they are changing the old product line."
"The initial setup was not difficult but there is room for improvement."
"Reporting could be improved, we currently have to export manually."
"The initial startup costs for this solution are relatively high."
"Sometimes, the protocol itself gets a bit laggy. If you have less than optimal switching and routing, it can get kind of laggy."
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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