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Horizon 8 vs Ivanti Automation comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Horizon 8
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
116
Ranking in other categories
Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) (4th), User Virtualization (1st)
Ivanti Automation
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
Process Automation (29th)
 

Mindshare comparison

Horizon 8 and Ivanti Automation aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Horizon 8 is designed for Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) and holds a mindshare of 6.6%, down 8.7% compared to last year.
Ivanti Automation, on the other hand, focuses on Process Automation, holds 1.1% mindshare, up 0.4% since last year.
Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Horizon 86.6%
Citrix DaaS (formerly Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops service)15.1%
VMware Workstation12.0%
Other66.3%
Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI)
Process Automation Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Ivanti Automation1.1%
Camunda15.7%
Temporal5.7%
Other77.5%
Process Automation
 

Featured Reviews

MB
Owner at CoBSS
Experience with remote access facilitates seamless user management, though improvements in integration and analytics are desired
From the analytical aspects, we used Horizon 8 Advanced Analytics and most companies switched to another product to gain insights because the insight is not as helpful as other products that are built for it. What was missing in Horizon 8 to make it a better tool was in analytics, specifically getting the right information and the drill-down process to find out where the problem is. If a user has an issue, it is crucial to determine what the issue is that the user is having and since when they have the issue. For example, if a user reports back that they had an issue yesterday evening, getting that information and ensuring that you have it was hard to find, especially to pinpoint if the issue lies with the network or the Horizon 8 platform. We utilized the multi-factor authentication, conditional access in Horizon 8, but we are not satisfied with that. It lacks some integration options that make it easy to run with Microsoft Entra, for example, and authenticate using your regular authenticator besides just getting a pop-up that says, 'I'm the one that's trying to log on.' Nowadays, there are many more complex authentication methods, but even a basic confirmation with a number to verify that you are the person connecting is not supported. I would like to see improvements in Horizon 8, specifically integration with NVIDIA for graphical performance upgrades because it creates many issues such as crashing and black screen systems, causing users to lose access to their current desktop and work. This is a real issue at the moment for many customers worldwide.
Ahmed-Ragab - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior DevOps & Release Management Engineer at EBC
Facilitates task management with effective approval processes and modern integration capabilities
It facilitates processes by sending notifications to relevant individuals who need to take action regarding requests. There is a very good approval hierarchy in place. Ivanti Automation significantly simplifies IT infrastructure processes, handling access requests and facilitating various employee requests. It is also easy to integrate with many other tools, like Nintex and Azure DevOps, using APIs.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The most valuable features of the solution stem from the fact that it is easy to set it up, and the user experience it provides is just like a normal desktop."
"I use the solution in my company for the area of VDI, consisting of multiple applications and allowing users the flexibility to use the applications on mobile devices."
"Horizon View's best features are that it gives you more control over the PCs on your infrastructure, and it's specialized for banking environments."
"VMware is a hyper-converged infrastructure model. Therefore, for scaling it you just add more servers to it in the inputs. It's rather straightforward."
"VMware has a lot of experience in virtualization — they are the pioneers in virtualization."
"Its most valuable feature is the rapid and versatile access from clients operating on various Windows, Linux, and MacOS systems."
"The solution includes good user profiles and policies."
"Instant Clone instantly creates another VM with a Delta disk, which is just the VMware backend. This helps with scalability and management."
"It's easy for the IT admins at the company to use. It isn't hard to understand and there are lots of features you can use out of the box. If a feature isn't available in Ivanti Automation, you can always script it."
"The most valuable feature of Ivanti Automation is the opportunity to use more or less any kind of scripting software."
"There is a very good approval hierarchy in place."
"Ivanti Automation significantly simplifies IT infrastructure processes, handling access requests and facilitating various employee requests."
 

Cons

"I would love to see so they can actually allow the use of Linux, from a hosting environment as well as from a VDI client environment."
"It would be beneficial to see improvements in client-side functionalities, especially for some Linux clients."
"It would be beneficial if VMware invested in developing a robust reporting engine, providing insights into user activities, locations, and more."
"Horizon 7's performance could be improved."
"The product fails to support Mac or Apple workstations."
"The product's initial setup process could be easier."
"The initial setup is a little complicated."
"Horizon View's pricing is high."
"Their cloud relay feature needs to improve to compete with other products in cloud solutions like Azure and AWS. It should be easier to deploy or provision images in the cloud with Ivanti Automation. Better Azure integration would also help."
"The user interface could be more futuristic and modernized in terms of styling and colors."
"Ivanti Automation should deliver more fixed templates for standard use cases or standard procedures."
"The user interface could be more futuristic and modernized in terms of styling and colors."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"At present, they provide decent pricing in terms of bundled licenses."
"VMware Horizon View pricing is high compared to other solutions. I rate it two out of ten. Its licensing costs are monthly."
"VMware Horizon View's licensing cost is not expensive."
"VMware Horizon only has one license, which is a license to run desktops."
"Customers pay a licensing fee."
"The pricing could be improved."
"The product is extremely expensive."
"Its cost is fair. You can go for a free trial, but for initializing a project, you need to purchase a license. There are different types of licenses."
"My customers do direct sales with Ivanti, and they complain that Ivanti Automation is more expensive than other solutions."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
10%
Computer Software Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Government
7%
Financial Services Firm
20%
Computer Software Company
16%
Government
14%
Comms Service Provider
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business61
Midsize Enterprise23
Large Enterprise44
No data available
 

Questions from the Community

How does VMware Workspace One compare with VMware Horizon 7?
VMware Workspace One has a powerful set of helpful features. The solution offers very good documentation, the initial setup is easy, and the product is very stable and reliable. I think the fact th...
What do you like most about VMware Horizon 7?
VMware offers a friendly environment, and it's easy to provide the user with the package. It is a bundled solution that is readily deployable. The advantage lies in its simplicity, it requires mini...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for VMware Horizon 7?
We paid a lot of money for software that is not really fully operational out of the box. We had to have patches from VMware to get it into production. Hence, we lost a lot of time implementing the ...
What needs improvement with Ivanti Automation?
The user interface could be more futuristic and modernized in terms of styling and colors.
What is your primary use case for Ivanti Automation?
I use Ivanti Automation for tasks such as requesting new machines for new employees and managing access over some machines or networks. It also manages tasks like creating users.
What advice do you have for others considering Ivanti Automation?
I would rate Ivanti Automation an eight out of ten. The user experience and UI could be improved to make it better.
 

Also Known As

VMware Horizon, VMware Horizon View, Mware Dynamic Environment Manager
Ivanti IT Automation, RES Suite
 

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