We performed a comparison between Cisco VXI and VMware Horizon View 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 initial setup of Cisco VXI is straightforward."
"It is a very scalable solution."
"The solution's most valuable aspect is the VDI - the remote virtual desktop interface."
"VMware has a lot of experience in virtualization — they are the pioneers in virtualization."
"The solution is secure."
"The support from VMware is very good and they have amazing experts."
"The solution is very user friendly."
"The most valuable feature of this solution has been security."
"The most valuable features are that it is easy to use and easy to manage."
"When using Cisco VXI in virtual environments there tends to be a lot of bugs with files you have to deploy across the virtual environment. You configure for hours, and then there is a bug that stops you, and you notice that you wasted hours."
"In VMware Horizon View, app volume is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"The solution must be faster and smoother."
"The initial setup is a little complicated."
"Technical support could be better and faster."
"Horizon View's pricing is high."
"There is room for improvement in support. The response time could be faster."
"The installation is complex and could be easier. The full installation with testing took a couple of weeks to complete."
"The technical support offered by VMware is an area with certain shortcomings where improvements are required."
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Cisco VXI is ranked 25th in Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) while VMware Horizon View is ranked 4th in Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) with 67 reviews. Cisco VXI is rated 7.0, while VMware Horizon View is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Cisco VXI writes "Straightforward implementation, scalable, but performance could improve". On the other hand, the top reviewer of VMware Horizon View writes "User-friendly, reasonably priced, and simple to install". Cisco VXI is most compared with Userful, whereas VMware Horizon View is most compared with VMware Horizon, Citrix DaaS (formerly Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops service), Citrix Workspace, Microsoft Remote Desktop Services and Sangfor aDesk VDI.
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