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Dizzion vs VMware Workstation comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 18, 2026

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

Categories and Ranking

Dizzion
Ranking in Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI)
17th
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
8.3
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
Desktop as a Service (DaaS) (5th)
VMware Workstation
Ranking in Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI)
2nd
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
5.7
Number of Reviews
57
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) category, the mindshare of Dizzion is 1.7%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of VMware Workstation is 9.8%, down from 17.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
VMware Workstation9.8%
Dizzion1.7%
Other88.5%
Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI)
 

Featured Reviews

Hamada Farag - PeerSpot reviewer
Technology Consultant at Beta Information Technology
A cost-effective and streamlined virtual desktop infrastructure solution with a user-friendly interface and simplified management
The singular management interface is crucial, particularly for the operations team as it minimizes complexity and enhances operational efficiency. The simplicity of the management tools is a key highlight, especially when compared to other solutions like Citrix, where there is often complexity due to various components such as controllers, storefronts, and different servers.
GC
Director of IT at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees
Creating and destroying test machines has simplified our operations and reduced manual recovery time
The Snapshot feature has helped with workflows by allowing us to more easily reconstruct something if we lose it or need it. We've been making Snapshots on a consistent basis, mainly of servers. The VX Rail has worked effectively because we can create machines as we need them. It's helpful for resetting and has helped with our operations because I had set up failover servers on Vertex, but we don't have to do that anymore since VMware will just create a new machine immediately if we have a problem. We're doing our domain servers on there, and we've been very happy with that. We appreciate that we can create machines simply to test things out and then destroy them. I use it for a test machine for checking emails, so if the email has a virus in it, we can just destroy the machine and create a new one. We're slowly moving into the VMware environment, although the pricing with Broadcom has been a disaster.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The scalability of the solution is quite good."
"Nutanix Frame is easy to install, manage, and upgrade."
"The user experience is quite good."
"The pricing of the solution and management are good features."
"The singular management interface is crucial, particularly for the operations team as it minimizes complexity and enhances operational efficiency."
"VMware Workstation’s most valuable features are backup and data transfer from one server to another."
"In general, it's saved us time and money."
"If you have a small-to-middle-sized environment, VMware Player is a good choice."
"The most valuable features of the VMware Workstation solutions are the ESXi and vCenter."
"I would rate the stability a ten out of ten."
"This product is pretty straightforward and easy to use, and I would definitely recommend it for testing different scenarios, Windows, Linux, that sort of thing."
"VMware Workstation works correctly and has more features compared to Oracle VirtualBox."
"VMware Workstation made various enhancements to the system once the deployment was completed."
 

Cons

"As the solution is not completely straightforward, you do need some experience to configure and implement it."
"It would be highly beneficial if they could offer a version that is entirely on-premises, eliminating the need for cloud connection except for data access."
"The solution can be made faster and it should improve performance wise."
"The solution’s pricing could be improved."
"VMware Player has a very high memory footprint and requires a lot of memory for running multiple operating systems under a single host system."
"The solution freezes sometimes."
"The solution should provide a guide on its installation."
"The initial setup is quite easy, but can be daunting to someone unfamiliar with desktop computing environments."
"VMware Workstation uses more resources like CPU and disk space, especially the CPU, which is a shortcoming that needs improvement."
"They could bring in many different features from VMware vSphere to Workstation."
"If you have a big environment with thousands of servers, VMware Player can have problems, and migrations can be extremely slow."
"Its networking features need improvement."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The licensing is based on the number of users of the solution."
"Nutanix Frame is a very expensive solution."
"It is a cost-effective option with comparable functionality to competitors."
"The pricing of the solution is very good."
"The pricing is a bit steep in my opinion for testing and there are other options."
"The tool is not the cheapest."
"I would rate the pricing an eight out of ten, with ten being expensive."
"The cost differs depending on the customer's requirement."
"The licensing costs are cheap. I pay approximately $100 per year."
"The solution is moderately priced. I rate the pricing a six out of ten."
"The price of the solution per workstation is approximately 200 Francs annually. We pay a total of 800 francs. Everything is included in the price such as the support."
"VMware Workstation is an expensive solution in Asian countries."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Performing Arts
11%
Retailer
10%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Construction Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
12%
Manufacturing Company
9%
University
9%
Computer Software Company
8%
 

Company Size

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Small Business
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Company SizeCount
Small Business33
Midsize Enterprise14
Large Enterprise18
 

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Which VMware solution would you go with - Workstation or vSphere?
VM Workstation’s setup is so easy, you can use it almost instantly, it works well with Windows and Linux. We like VM Workstation primarily to test environments to determine how well a solution will...
What needs improvement with VMware Player?
Here's what happened with us regarding the prices for VMware Workstation: we purchased everything through Dell, and as is common, we got busy and didn't get everything activated. By the time we tri...
What is your primary use case for VMware Player?
I have a bunch of VMware servers set up, including our domain servers, our data servers, and some test machines on VMware. We're not really using VMware Workstation as workstations. We've got a cou...
 

Also Known As

Nutanix Xi Frame, Nutanix Frame
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Sample Customers

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