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AMD Vivado Design Suite vs WorkSpaces Manager comparison

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Categories and Ranking

AMD Vivado Design Suite
Ranking in AWS Marketplace
16th
Average Rating
7.8
Number of Reviews
10
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
WorkSpaces Manager
Ranking in AWS Marketplace
137th
Average Rating
7.6
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the AWS Marketplace category, the mindshare of AMD Vivado Design Suite is 0.3%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of WorkSpaces Manager is 0.2%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
AWS Marketplace Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
AMD Vivado Design Suite0.3%
WorkSpaces Manager0.2%
Other99.5%
AWS Marketplace
 

Featured Reviews

Alen Cherian - PeerSpot reviewer
Associate Digital ASIC design engineer at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
Created complex video pipelines and now design reusable IP-based FPGA projects efficiently
The best features of AMD Vivado Design Suite is that it is a mature tool with a very good GUI. The most fascinating feature is its block design feature, which allows me to add and drop various IPs from AMD Vivado Design Suite's IP catalog and create a block design for my video designs. That is the one feature that I find very interesting. It is also very easy to source control AMD Vivado Design Suite projects using Git. The IP catalog is another valuable feature, and it is a very good tool that I install on all of my employees' project devices.
AM
Senior Software Engineer at a outsourcing company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Centralized workspaces have improved team productivity but still need more automation and analytics
I rate WorkSpaces Manager seven out of ten because I reduced points for improvements that need to be addressed. Regarding WorkSpaces Manager's security capabilities, I believe centralized access management and role-based permissions help organizations control access to workspaces and resources. Audit logs, regular access reviews, and strong authentication further strengthen security. Regarding WorkSpaces Manager's reliability, the tool provides reliable workspace and access information when configuration and underlying data are up-to-date. Consistent synchronization, error handling, and monitoring can improve reliability. WorkSpaces Manager is deployed in my organization as a cloud-based solution, though the product supports cloud-based, on-premises, or integrated deployment models with existing enterprise applications. My advice to others considering WorkSpaces Manager is to carefully review all documentation before proceeding, use training for developers before implementing, learn about the product thoroughly, review the documentation, and compare multiple products before making a decision.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"To others considering using AMD Vivado Design Suite, I recommend that it can be a fantastic tool for various applications, emphasizing the importance of integrating with third-party software."
"AMD Vivado Design Suite has positively impacted my organization because it helped very well by having everything in one tool."
"Using AMD Vivado Design Suite has helped me personally be more productive and improve the quality of my work."
"AMD Vivado Design Suite has impacted my organization positively, as it was possible to implement projects that would not work otherwise."
"The integrated logic analyzer, ILA, has been the biggest game-changer for my workflow."
"AMD Vivado Design Suite has positively impacted our organization because it is a great tool that makes jobs easier."
"The best features of AMD Vivado Design Suite is that it is a mature tool with a very good GUI."
"I really appreciate the IP Integrator in AMD Vivado Design Suite, but the real benefit is the integration with AMD Xilinx FPGAs."
"The best features that WorkSpaces Manager offers are its centralized workspace management, user and role management, access control, resource organization, and visibility into workspace users."
"WorkSpaces Manager automation has greatly impacted our team's workflow and the client's experience, as the client experience is now excellent and our internal team has less work, making life significantly easier."
 

Cons

"Do not directly go into AMD Vivado Design Suite because it can be very complex for first-time users; first, you should understand the basics such as digital design fundamentals and signals and systems."
"I think the build times in certain projects are an area for improvement. When the design gets bigger, the build times to generate the bitstream can take hours."
"AMD Vivado Design Suite could be improved with clearer error messages, more actionable suggestions for resolving timing violations, and a more responsive interface when working with large designs."
"The only disadvantage would be the CLI and UI not being on the same page, and I personally have run into a lot of issues on that aspect."
"The design suite is very effective for its intended purpose, but it has many software bugs and is sometimes counter-intuitive, which makes the workflow worse."
"AMD Vivado Design Suite can be improved in some of its components."
"The graphical user interface for IP integration is a disaster and needs to be rewritten from scratch."
"I consider AMD Vivado Design Suite a very large and complex tool, yet it can be slower than other integration tools."
"WorkSpaces Manager's multi-region management could be stronger."
"I think WorkSpaces Manager could be improved with more automation, real-time capabilities, analytics, easier configuration, proactive notifications, and better integration with existing enterprise tools."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
30%
Educational Organization
11%
Outsourcing Company
9%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Construction Company
43%
Outsourcing Company
10%
Computer Software Company
9%
Healthcare Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business1
Midsize Enterprise5
Large Enterprise8
No data available
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with AMD Vivado Design Suite?
AMD Vivado Design Suite could be modernized so it does not function as a 1970s tool, particularly in the areas of technology mapping, placement, and routing where it could perform more intelligent ...
What is your primary use case for AMD Vivado Design Suite?
My main use case for AMD Vivado Design Suite is the design of FPGAs for educational purposes and also for solving contracting problems for interfacing chips. In a recent project, I used AMD Vivado ...
What advice do you have for others considering AMD Vivado Design Suite?
My advice to others looking into using AMD Vivado Design Suite is to avoid it if you can. I rate AMD Vivado Design Suite a three on a scale of one to ten because it is quite poor. It is not a total...
What needs improvement with WorkSpaces Manager?
WorkSpaces Manager's multi-region management could be stronger. Managing WorkSpaces across different AWS regions from a single unified point still has some friction. Deeper integration with AWS...
What is your primary use case for WorkSpaces Manager?
My main use case for WorkSpaces Manager is to manage, automate, and optimize our AWS WorkSpaces across multiple environments and multiple clients, covering automation, provisioning, de-provisioning...
What advice do you have for others considering WorkSpaces Manager?
WorkSpaces Manager automation has greatly impacted our team's workflow and the client's experience. The client experience is now excellent, and our internal team has less work, making life ...
 

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