We performed a comparison between VMware Horizon and VMware Horizon Air 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 application delivery is it's most valuable feature."
"The most valuable feature in this solution which really helped for my use case was the stand out three dimensional acceleration. It was really important for enhancing the performance for certain clients based on their scenarios."
"The most valuable features of VMware Horizon in our education organization are its Graphics Virtualization Unit (GVU) integration."
"The ease of deployment is one of the most valuable features. If I want to install something, I can have a test phase to see what sort of impact it will have and whether it will affect production. So I can install it on my lab, make sure it is okay, and if it is, I can deploy it directly to the users or to the staff."
"One of the most interesting features in the enterprise version is the ability to do some support. There is a feature for remote control and debugging, which is something we didn't have before having Horizon 7 and the enterprise version."
"We use VMware Horizon to digitalize environments."
"The most valuable features of the solution stem from the fact that it is easy to set it up, and the user experience it provides is just like a normal desktop."
"The thin image offers efficiency and stability for the system, which is not always available in other alternatives."
"The solution is good for providing dedicated resources for dedicated users."
"The solution has proven to be very stable."
"It would be beneficial if VMware invested in developing a robust reporting engine, providing insights into user activities, locations, and more."
"I would like to see the VDP or other features for backing up the VMs."
"My deployment is complex and I hope it will only take a month."
"I would love to see so they can actually allow the use of Linux, from a hosting environment as well as from a VDI client environment."
"Horizon 7's performance could be improved."
"The product fails to support Mac or Apple workstations."
"I would like to see simple load-balancing for smaller environments that lack large solutions like F5, or NSX; it should be redundant or unavailable but in a simple way. Perhaps limited to only two components; if more are required, a paid load balancing solution can be used. Load balancing for simple environments, or simple redundancy, is sorely lacking."
"In the next release, I would like to have more support when optimizing the master templates for PDI. There are tools that are available to be used but they are not supported at the moment and are more, "use at your own risk.""
"We have experienced some connectivity issues."
"It's a costly product. It would help if they could offer it at a discount."
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VMware Horizon is ranked 3rd in Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) with 34 reviews while VMware Horizon Air is ranked 27th in Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI). VMware Horizon is rated 8.4, while VMware Horizon Air is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of VMware Horizon writes "Compelling solution for virtual desktop infrastructure with advanced technology, straightforward licensing, easy setup, and seamless integration". On the other hand, the top reviewer of VMware Horizon Air writes "VMware Horizon Air vs. Citrix Workspace Cloud". VMware Horizon is most compared with Microsoft Remote Desktop Services, VMware Workspace ONE, VMware Horizon View, VMware Player and VMware Horizon Cloud, whereas VMware Horizon Air is most compared with VMware Workspace ONE and VMware Horizon View.
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