We performed a comparison between Citrix DaaS (formerly Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops service) and Microsoft Virtual Server based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Application Virtualization solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."It has the best remote working features."
"The shadow feature is extraordinary and helps a lot when supporting remote users."
"The most valuable feature is the desktop experience so that users don't see much difference between the remote desktop and the local desktop... It also provides virtualization for high-end graphics so that they can be displayed. AutoCAD can be done on Citrix. The graphics are very good."
"It has improved delivering applications to remote locations with its lower bandwidth utilization."
"I use Citrix DaaS to connect to devices."
"It virtualizes the application on your desktop."
"The App is the most valuable feature."
"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."
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"The most valuable feature is the stability of the solution."
"The greatest aspect of the solution is its capability to be available from anywhere."
"The tool is perfectly stable."
"We use the solution for internal business purposes."
"The product is reliable."
"Microsoft Virtual Server is a highly scalable solution."
"It is stable and easy to use."
"The tool's most valuable feature is its workload. Its integration with Microsoft products is good."
"I think Citrix's support is good, but sometimes it is a little slow."
"The initial setup is complex."
"I would like to see simplification in the management of the on-prem infrastructure component of Citrix DaaS, particularly in the studio tool used to manage the DaaS infrastructure."
"Where improvement could be driven is in terms of clarity as to the functionality of some of the solutions. If you go back to the older Citrix Xen products that we had, we understood those really well. As we've come into the new workstation premium suite, there is a lot of additional functionality that we perhaps have not yet fully exploited. It is not because we can't, but simply because we don't yet understand the depth of functionality that's offered."
"Licensing service installation and configuration was the biggest challenge for all Citrix solutions, but now they have fixed a lot of issues."
"The cost of Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops is high and has room for improvement."
"The initial setup has room for improvement."
"The only thing we have found to be detrimental is when we have tried to find training. I realize that we're looking at it at the worst time possible, with a pandemic going on, but it seems that most of the training offered is learn-by-yourself online."
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"In terms of what could be improved, pricing is always too high of course."
"The interface should be improved."
"The product must provide easier rollouts."
"The solution should be more user-friendly and cheaper."
"The product must provide better data analytics."
"Support could always be a bit better."
"It would be good if the tool's integration improved."
"The bandwidth to Singapore could be scaled better."
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Citrix DaaS (formerly Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops service) is ranked 1st in Application Virtualization with 90 reviews while Microsoft Virtual Server is ranked 3rd in Application Virtualization with 31 reviews. Citrix DaaS (formerly Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops service) is rated 8.4, while Microsoft Virtual Server is rated 8.2. 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 Microsoft Virtual Server writes "Has a good interface but needs to improve in areas like pricing and scalability". Citrix DaaS (formerly Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops service) is most compared with VMware Horizon View, Citrix Workspace, Amazon Appstream, Amazon WorkSpaces and Microsoft Remote Desktop Services, whereas Microsoft Virtual Server is most compared with . See our Citrix DaaS (formerly Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops service) vs. Microsoft Virtual Server report.
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