We performed a comparison between Citrix Workspace and VMware Horizon Air 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."With this product, everyone can have a similar kind of desktop environment."
"Ability to connect remotely."
"The service dash and Workspace Environment Manager service are good features."
"The feature that I like is that it is fast."
"Getting access to the applications for which we otherwise have to be on-site is probably the biggest advantage"
"Its user-friendliness is most valuable. It was easy to log in and navigate. Some of such solutions are not very user-friendly, but this one was."
"The most valuable feature of Citrix Workspace is its security."
"Citrix Workspace allows you to work in a remote environment and gives you data security."
"The solution has proven to be very stable."
"The solution is good for providing dedicated resources for dedicated users."
"If there are connectivity issues, there are stability issues."
"The application is now very complex. We started with Citrix on PCs. Now, to access the same application, we need to have a StoreFront Server, the Delivery Controller, and Citrix License Server. It's now very complex."
"We had an issue when we were using the Citrix server. We needed to install the Citrix Runtime in the server where the application was hosted."
"Citrix duplicates multiple processes."
"The initial setup is very complex."
"They can simplify the process of printers. Printers were quite a difficult issue. It took us a long time to iron this issue out. We have the most simple use case where people connect from home to either a virtual machine or their physical desktop. We tried more complex solutions like Machine Creation Services, and they were more overhead than they were worth for us. I found them difficult to work with and confusing, and they were not worth the work for us."
"It takes time to load."
"The product is currently not working well in hosting conferencing software like Zoom, Team, and Salon."
"It's a costly product. It would help if they could offer it at a discount."
"We have experienced some connectivity issues."
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Citrix Workspace is ranked 6th in Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) with 26 reviews while VMware Horizon Air is ranked 27th in Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI). Citrix Workspace is rated 8.4, while VMware Horizon Air is rated 8.6. 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 Air writes "VMware Horizon Air vs. Citrix Workspace Cloud". Citrix Workspace is most compared with Microsoft Remote Desktop Services, VMware Workspace ONE, VMware Horizon View, OpenText Exceed TurboX and Nerdio, whereas VMware Horizon Air is most compared with VMware Workspace ONE and VMware Horizon View. See our Citrix Workspace vs. VMware Horizon Air report.
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