We performed a comparison between Cisco VXI and Citrix DaaS (formerly Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops service) based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Microsoft, VMware, Citrix and others in Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI)."The initial setup of Cisco VXI is straightforward."
"ICA/HDX optimization policies."
"Citrix is used by many organizations to make it possible to streamline the way different developers work together from different locations."
"The most valuable feature of Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops is the security and it is easy to work with."
"The remote desktop feature allows employees to work from home."
"Citrix is one of the companies that is delivering virtual apps and desktops in a big way. They are mature enough to understand the level of stability required and deliver it."
"The app protection feature is one of the most valuable because it provides good security, as nobody is going to be able to look into your screen while you are sharing the screen. And if someone has installed a keylogger in your system, your keystrokes will be jumbled up and they would not make any sense to the keylogger. App protection is one of the coolest security features that I have encountered on any platform."
"Citrix offers a range of products that can be used straight out of the box."
"It is a stable solution. We don't usually have problems with the platform...It is a very scalable solution."
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"When using Cisco VXI in virtual environments there tends to be a lot of bugs with files you have to deploy across the virtual environment. You configure for hours, and then there is a bug that stops you, and you notice that you wasted hours."
"The monitoring and management is in need of improvement."
"The support offered by Citrix's partner needs to improve. The partner support platform should aim to provide more technical information to users."
"I have to re-enter my user password when I am not using the tool for some time around ten minutes. I want to also improve the need to download other Citrix apps."
"The user profiles could use some improvement."
"The initial setup has room for improvement."
"Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops are not easy to set up. However, I have the experience and I can do it easily. It could be easier to set up."
"Dependency on server virtualization after v7.x is an issue which I encountered in small environments."
"Pricing and technical support need improvement."
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Cisco VXI is ranked 25th in Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) while Citrix DaaS (formerly Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops service) is ranked 5th in Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) with 90 reviews. Cisco VXI is rated 7.0, while Citrix DaaS (formerly Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops service) is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Cisco VXI writes "Straightforward implementation, scalable, but performance could improve". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Citrix DaaS (formerly Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops service) writes "Flexible Deployment, reliable performance, and fast transmission speeds". Cisco VXI is most compared with VMware Horizon View and Userful, whereas Citrix DaaS (formerly Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops service) is most compared with Amazon Appstream, VMware Horizon View, Citrix Workspace, Amazon WorkSpaces and Microsoft Remote Desktop Services.
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