VMware Horizon 7 vs VMware Workspace One
We performed a comparison between VMware Horizon 7 and VMware Workspace One based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: In terms of pricing and support, the two solutions are on par with each other. VMware Workspace One slightly edges out Horizon 7 due to better remote controls and device tracking. Users of Workspace One find the solution has a better user interface and is easier to configure. With Workspace One you can manage multiple types of devices, even IoT devices. Additionally, if a device gets lost or stolen, you can take control of it quickly, stopping any information leaks from happening. In terms of ease of deployment, though, Horizon 7 wins out.
"The thin image offers efficiency and stability for the system, which is not always available in other alternatives."
"Scalable and stable virtualization solution, with good technical support offering timely responses."
"It is a stable solution. It is wonderful for multi-user environments, and it supports different virtual machines and operating systems. You can go for any kind of virtual machine. It has many features, especially for a call center. You don't have the issue of computers going down from time to time. You just need to copy the virtual machine to deploy it. You also don't need many people to maintain computers. With Horizon 7, you just need one or two people."
"The solution has enabled us to offer a secure desktop experience to our remote users. This ensures that our personally identifiable information and HIPAA data remain protected, eliminating the risk of being copied to a local, potentially mobile, device. Everything is contained within a centralized structure."
"It is easy to scale. I would rate the scalability a ten out of ten."
"The benefits of this solution are that it is modern and it works perfectly well with the rest of the VMware environments we have. Having this vertical integration is what matters to us as an organization and this solution excels in this area. You deploy it and it works without much hassle."
"Horizon 7's most valuable feature is the unified endpoint management."
"Its most valuable feature is the rapid and versatile access from clients operating on various Windows, Linux, and MacOS systems."
"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"It's all about securing data with the help of the email client called VMware Boxer. It enables the end-user to carry data in their mobile devices but there is containerization between the personal data and the organization's data. It helps enhance their security while still carrying their own BYOD."
"We can impose cybersecurity requirements."
"Among the most important improvements is the ability to set up different groups with different deployment policies."
"The solution's single plane of glass approach is beneficial. The endpoint management is very good and specific. One of their competitors is Intune, and you have leaks from other services within the Microsoft ecosystem."
"We've configured single sign-on for two or three enterprise customers, and it works very well."
"The feature that we find most valuable is the corporate email pushing."
"We find it to be reliable."
"The remote connection, bandwidth usage, and error connection can be improved. Working with the load balancer sites should also be improved. For example, with Horizon, we can use two clients with a one megabit connection, but with Citrix, we can use four or five clients with the same bandwidth through ICA protocol. VMware must improve remote connection, connection stability, and load balancing."
"VMware Horizon needs to integrate with Azure, Teams, and Zoom."
"The majority of things in VMware Horizon can be done only in Windows and not in Linux. There are Linux customers who would like to use VMware Horizon's features."
"The multimedia playback is not very good and they could improve it by increasing the quality."
"I would like to see seamless integration with the cloud because right now, the dependency is on the cloud providers."
"The primary concern lies with licensing. There’s confusion regarding licensing terms following the new management’s takeover. Consequently, our resellers and distributors are confused."
"The product integration on local client machines running Linux needs improvement."
"VMware Horizon could be improved with more integration. It is also very costly for Enterprise Plus, which is a drawback. The renewal costs for the license are very, very high."
"This product makes use of SAML across the board, which has seven known security flaws. It would be good if the company created a way to protect against SAML flaws. One way would be to integrate a firewall server or an endpoint out in the cloud with which you could establish trust. If you knew nothing about SAML and you did some Google searches about what SAML is, what are the flaws, and what are the known vulnerabilities, eventually, you'll find that there are seven flaws. There are two methods that you can use to solve those seven problems. They essentially involve putting a firewall or putting rules, such as access controls, so that anybody in the world can't just come in, authenticate, and either be a good guy or be someone trying to knock on my door and get into my house. If I could eliminate that, it would be awesome."
"There could be ease of integration within the environment. I didn't have any issues when using it, but the integration part was a bit difficult for the other team."
"Pricing is a limitation. I think it's on the higher side, so if it were cheaper, it would benefit more organizations."
"There should be better compatibility with Linux devices."
"We'd like the customization to be better."
"Patching, fixing, and training for VMware Workspace ONE are areas that need to be improved."
"The solution's pre-stage enrollment could be improved."
"The product's stability for certain instances needs improvement."
VMware Horizon is ranked 3rd in Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) with 34 reviews while VMware Workspace ONE is ranked 2nd in UEM (Unified Endpoint Management) with 82 reviews. VMware Horizon is rated 8.4, while VMware Workspace ONE is rated 8.2. 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 Workspace ONE writes "The solution is stable, scalable, and offers single sign-on". VMware Horizon is most compared with Microsoft Remote Desktop Services, VMware Horizon View, VMware Player, VMware Horizon Cloud and VMware Workstation, whereas VMware Workspace ONE is most compared with Microsoft Intune, Jamf Pro, SOTI MobiControl, ManageEngine Endpoint Central and Citrix Workspace.
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