We performed a comparison between VMware Horizon and VMware Workstation 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."It is stable and easily scalable."
"It is easy to scale. I would rate the scalability a ten out of ten."
"Scalable and stable virtualization solution, with good technical support offering timely responses."
"We use VMware Horizon to provide remote access for remote users."
"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."
"It offers great flexibility, allowing us to access it as a complete virtual machine or even just as individual applications."
"We like that VMware is the top competitor in virtualization."
"Its most valuable feature is the rapid and versatile access from clients operating on various Windows, Linux, and MacOS systems."
"The product is stable, very easy to deploy, easy to use, easy to configure, and easy to set up."
"I like that it's easy to use. It's easy to deploy virtual machines. You have to insert your ISO and the image of your OS and configure it. They provide a step-by-step guide, and you have to follow it. In the end, you have to start the machine, and that's all you have to do. I liked that they synchronized the mouse, keyboard, and everything. When you finish the installation, it directly links to your laptop. This makes copying and pasting things from my laptop inside the virtual machine easy."
"VMware Workstation is easy to manage and understand."
"The simplicity of the deployment and the implementation, and the footprint for the hardware are some of the solution's valuable features."
"I haven't faced any inconveniences working with this solution. It is very easy to use."
"The product's initial setup phase was simple."
"The most valuable features of VMware Workstation are the speed of access and quality of upgrade. Those are the more important and pertinent aspects as far as we were concerned. Functionality and features were relevant for the customers. What a customer chose, we had to make sure that it operated."
"Because the setup is so easy, this is a solution that can be used at a moment's notice."
"The multimedia playback is not very good and they could improve it by increasing the quality."
"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."
"There is room for improvement in the integration with other parts of the suite. For example, you currently need separate windows to manage app volumes and the dynamic environment manager (DEM)."
"I would like to see seamless integration with the cloud because right now, the dependency is on the cloud providers."
"They could incorporate an application library for application learning and licensing."
"My deployment is complex and I hope it will only take a month."
"Horizon 7's performance could be improved."
"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."
"It could have more platforms and CPUs."
"It would be better if software updates occur automatically."
"The interface is a little wonky and needs to be improved."
"I need to buy a newer version of the tool to support Windows Server."
"Lacks the ability to clone onto another system rather than starting from scratch."
"VMware Workstation could improve the export and import of virtual machines."
"It takes too much time to load all the plug-ins and software."
"VMware Workstation’s scalability could be improved."
VMware Horizon is ranked 3rd in Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) with 34 reviews while VMware Workstation is ranked 2nd in Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) with 42 reviews. VMware Horizon is rated 8.4, while VMware Workstation is rated 8.8. 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 Workstation writes "An easy-to-manage solution that has really good customer support compared to other market players". VMware Horizon is most compared with Microsoft Remote Desktop Services, VMware Workspace ONE, VMware Horizon View, VMware Player and Sangfor aDesk VDI, whereas VMware Workstation is most compared with Hyper-V, VMware vSphere, VMware Fusion, KVM and Citrix Workspace. See our VMware Horizon vs. VMware Workstation report.
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