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 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 most valuable feature is connectivity. The remote connection is the reason we are using this solution."
"Troubleshooting Citrix is pretty straightforward."
"Citrix Workspace's standout feature is its flexibility."
"From my perspective, the most valuable feature is the manageability."
"The most valuable feature of Citrix Workspace is the virtual desktop that we can use anywhere, at any time, and without taking our laptop."
"With this product, everyone can have a similar kind of desktop environment."
"The solution's most valuable feature is low bandwidth consumption. It helps to improve user experience."
"The app virtualizing is a great feature."
"It is a stable product."
"Users can log in from anywhere and from a variety of devices."
"The most valuable features of VMware Horizon View technology is easier to use and is user-friendly with the customers."
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"It is a very stable solution...It is a very scalable solution."
"The solution has good performance and functionality. However, if the network connection was poor we noticed a decrease in performance."
"I have noticed that the current compatibility issue with the latest version of Windows 11 is a concern for me and my client. While the client has support for Windows 11, it appears that the Citrix Workspace is only compatible with Windows 10, which does not support the newest version. This is an area that I believe could be improved upon."
"This solution is resource-intensive, it takes a lot of Bandwidth and a lot of the resources of the server."
"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."
"Citrix duplicates multiple processes."
"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."
"Some customers find the price to be a significant factor. They have a hard time understanding the extra cost of the services"
"When there are technical issues, sometimes we can't get on the cloud."
"Performance could be better if there was a low latency improvement."
"The initial setup was complex, and you need system experience to walk through it."
"The installation is complex and could be easier. The full installation with testing took a couple of weeks to complete."
"The solution is quite expensive. They should work to lower the costs if possible."
"The product has to improve its performance and connectivity."
"There is room for improvement in support. The response time could be faster."
"VMware Horizon View has worked a lot to improve the solutions. There are some issues in the delivery of the applications, such as network problems. You can lose your connection at times."
"The tool is not future-proof anymore."
"Horizon View's pricing is high."
Citrix Workspace is ranked 6th in Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) with 25 reviews while VMware Horizon View is ranked 4th in Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) with 67 reviews. Citrix Workspace is rated 8.6, 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, Citrix DaaS (formerly Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops service), VMware Workspace ONE, OpenText Exceed TurboX and Nerdio, 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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