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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) Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
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 Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
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

"Horizon 7's most valuable feature is the unified endpoint management."
"I appreciate the ability to have a more centralized environment."
"We use VMware Horizon to provide remote access for remote users."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the clone variant. We have been using the linked clone for the past five years, but I am willing to support and take on the function of the instant cloud."
"Instant Clone instantly creates another VM with a Delta disk, which is just the VMware backend. This helps with scalability and management."
"The solution's most valuable feature is low bandwidth consumption. It helps to improve user experience."
"The solution has a lot of Visual Desktop's persistent and non-persistent desktops which publish the applications."
"The most valuable feature of VMware Horizon 7 is that it can be accessed anywhere in my internal network. It has a lot of flexibility."
"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

"What I would like to see improved is not so much about the product. It's more about how to get information about products. It's always too much sales pitching and fancy works and stuff."
"In VMware Horizon View, app volume is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"The standard license does not include certain features."
"VMware has purchased by Dell, they started to remove a lot of their support for non-Intel hardware and that's a bit of a problem. They dropped a lot of support for hardware that people commonly use and it just so happened that this hardware is not Intel. It makes it difficult to get assistance."
"We have limited capabilities since we are not using a multi-instance solution, just single instances."
"There is room for improvement in support. The response time could be faster."
"There should be a function where one can connect and work; whenever not required, one can deprovision it."
"It would be beneficial to see improvements in client-side functionalities, especially for some Linux clients."
"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

"This solution is expensive. A lot of companies in Mexico find that the price is too high."
"The price of the solution is affordable. However, there are extra fees for support."
"There is a monthly subscription for the use of this solution and it is expensive."
"VMware Horizon is expensive and I would rate it an eight out of ten."
"VMware Horizon View's licensing cost is not expensive."
"We are happy with the price."
"VMware Horizon's costs are high."
"I rate the product's pricing a seven out of ten. Pricing can be an obstacle for smaller businesses. Pricing is fixed, and there are no additional costs."
"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
8%
Financial Services Firm
21%
Computer Software Company
15%
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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