We performed a comparison between VMware Horizon and VMware Horizon View 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."I appreciate the ability to have a more centralized environment."
"VMware Horizon 7 has its proprietary Elastic streaming protocol, which is very good for delivering VDI."
"It offers great flexibility, allowing us to access it as a complete virtual machine or even just as individual applications."
"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 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 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."
"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."
"Great sorting feature to create UI on demand."
"It is a very stable product."
"The most valuable feature of this solution has been security."
"This product works quickly and is reliable."
"The solution is seamless and easy to use."
"It has improved our business because now we can run applications and it's easier for our students to do their exams."
"Users can log in from anywhere and from a variety of devices."
"It is easy to maintain."
"The initial setup may be a little difficult for those with no experience."
"There is room for improvement in the pricing model."
"The setup of VMware Horizon 7 is easy. However, we have a lot of experience with VMware Horizon 7."
"I would like to see the VDP or other features for backing up the VMs."
"The support team's technicalities and the pricing of the solution need improvement."
"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.""
"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."
"The remote application features have some room for improvement."
"The issue now with VMware is that we don't know the future of the solution. Because if you follow the news, it was acquired by another company, and they are changing the old product line."
"The system is not designed to allow the client to log in easily."
"The tool is not future-proof anymore."
"User profiles are something that needs to be improved."
"The system integration also needs some improvement."
"The standard license does not include certain features."
"The technical support offered by VMware is an area with certain shortcomings where improvements are required."
"There is room for improvement in security features."
VMware Horizon is ranked 3rd in Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) with 34 reviews while VMware Horizon View is ranked 4th in Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) with 67 reviews. VMware Horizon is rated 8.4, while VMware Horizon View is rated 8.0. 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 View writes "User-friendly, reasonably priced, and simple to install". VMware Horizon is most compared with Microsoft Remote Desktop Services, VMware Workspace ONE, VMware Player, VMware Horizon Cloud and VMware Workstation, whereas VMware Horizon View is most compared with Citrix DaaS (formerly Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops service), Citrix Workspace, Microsoft Remote Desktop Services, VMware Workstation and VMware Fusion. See our VMware Horizon vs. VMware Horizon View report.
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