Amazon WorkSpaces Reviews

We have a lot of cases with Amazon WorkSpaces, including one where we rolled it out for more than 180 users on the cloud in a span of two days, and for this, we used the solution as a remote tool. So, it is a great solution. Also, it is a very secure tool.

Amazon WorkSpaces is very suitable for projects and scenarios where the equipment is not prepared to provide remote access or doesn't have an infrastructure to run the apps anywhere.

Feature-wise, I value the simplicity of deployment and the security of the solution. Speaking about costs, it is very flexible. So, it is a great option for some cases, and it depends on the tool's usage. Nonetheless, it is a great tool.

The solution lacks a shadow mode option, and it needs to have it. Right now, the solution is used on a one-to-one basis, so each user needs to have their own desktop. I know that it is similar to AppStream, but it would be great to have an option of WorkSpaces in shadow mode, where the customer has just a server with multiple sessions. So, it needs something that is comparable to Azure's pooling option. So it will be great to have this kind of option because Azure has, and Amazon doesn't have, such an option.

I have experience with Amazon WorkSpaces. Also, I am using the solution's latest version. We have a partnership with Amazon.

Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten.

Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten.

I rate the solution's support a ten out of ten.

Positive

It is very simple to deploy. The solution is deployed on the cloud. It is a very simple tool, so it is not difficult to implement.

I have seen a return on investment using the solution.

I think that the price can be lower. We have cases where the customer needs to have lower costs. So since we don't have options, like, shadow mode, they need to decrease pricing or have other models for reduced pricing.

It's very important to understand the profile of users to be able to pick the best from WorkSpaces and to select the best family of businesses to get the right experience on the cloud. So, it is important to know the profile of the users when you are moving to Amazon WorkSpaces.

I rate the overall tool a ten out of ten.

We use the solution as a virtual machine to run applications.

We can work remotely using the solution. It is effortless to connect to it from anywhere through the browser.

The solution's features for the hardware version work slowly for Windows machines. They should make regularisations to improve this particular area.

We have been using the solution for more than two years.

The solution's stability could be better.

The solution's technical support team could respond faster to critical issues. They take 24 to 48 hours to get back.

Neutral

We preferred using the solution for better security.

The solution's initial setup is quite simple.

The solution is expensive. I advise others to check which licensing models suits their business requirements best.

I advise others to understand their business use cases before opting for the solution. If you are running heavy software, purchase a heavier workspace. I rate the solution a six out of ten.

We are using Amazon WorkSpaces for our everyday office use.

For our software development, we use Azure Desktop.

The most valuable features are easy provisioning, Active Directory, and mobile access.

If they had a cheaper option for graphics pro, I think that it would be beneficial and I would use it. 

I have been working with Amazon WorkSpaces for six months.

It's a stable solution. We have not had any issues.

It's a scalable solution. It's easy to scale.

We had an Amazon account and from there, we connected to the Amazon WorkSpaces. 

We also use Azure a lot for software development.

The initial setup was very easy.

The bundle works out to be approximately $20.00 per month.

If they have custom development or anything custom, they should probably look at other solutions. All of the pricing adds up to be quite a bit.

If it is all-inclusive pricing for a single user or for two users then it would be a lot cheaper.

I would rate Amazon WorkSpaces an eight out of ten.