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OpenText Exceed TurboX
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Featured Review
Anonymous User
Fast and has a friendly UI; allows you to consume heavy applications
Kyle Clifton
A highly stable solution that has the ability to snapshot with or without memory
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Pros
"The most helpful feature of OpenText Exceed TurboX (ETX) is that it allows you to consume heavy applications that usually have a lot of latency. I also like that the solution is fast and has a friendly UI.""The solution is perfect for Linux users."

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"VMware Player helps you to virtualize and install Ubuntu or any other operating system, even on a Windows laptop.""It's really easy to build testing environments with VMware Player.""VMware Player's best feature is the ability to run different OS's simultaneously.""The solution's technical support team is excellent.""The most valuable feature of VMware Player is the ability to snapshot with or without memory."

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Cons
"The performance of the graphical interface needs improvement. They should add some CPU to speed graphic acceleration.""An area for improvement in OpenText Exceed TurboX (ETX) is the installation process because you need some technical knowledge to install it. What's lacking in OpenText Exceed TurboX (ETX) is a help portal for users to ask questions and seek assistance."

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"VMware Player should provide a cloud version with no limitations to hardware resources.""Its networking features need improvement.""The tool has limited scalability.""VMware Player isn't downgradable, so if you have a later set of VMs, you need to upgrade it or figure out a workaround.""When you go to work on a server, it opens up the whole window, and that causes an error inside VMware Player."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "Pricing for OpenText Exceed TurboX (ETX) is five out of ten. It's not that expensive, and it's not that affordable."

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  • "It has the best licensing modules."
  • "The solution's pricing is almost the same as what Google Cloud, AWS, or Microsoft would charge you."
  • "With all its support and ease of use, VMware Player's pricing is fair."

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    Questions from the Community
    What do you like most about OpenText Exceed TurboX (ETX)?
    Top Answer:The most helpful feature of OpenText Exceed TurboX (ETX) is that it allows you to consume heavy applications that usually have a lot of latency I also like that the solution is fast and has a… more »
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    What needs improvement with OpenText Exceed TurboX (ETX)?
    Top Answer:An area for improvement in OpenText Exceed TurboX (ETX) is the installation process because you need some technical knowledge to install it. Implementing the solution requires knowledge and… more »
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    What is your primary use case for OpenText Exceed TurboX (ETX)?
    Top Answer:OpenText Exceed TurboX (ETX) is a VDI product that lets you remotely access applications that run on either Windows or Linux.
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    What do you like most about VMware Player?
    Top Answer:The most valuable feature of VMware Player is the ability to snapshot with or without memory.
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    What needs improvement with VMware Player?
    Top Answer:When you go to work on a server, it opens up the whole window, and that causes an error inside VMware Player. You'll see it on your web front, and you'll be unable to change the resolution. You can't… more »
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    What is your primary use case for VMware Player?
    Top Answer:We use VMware Player mostly to connect the server hosting the client. I use the solution more like a manager.
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    Ranking
    11th
    out of 32 in Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI)
    Views
    2,130
    Comparisons
    1,238
    Reviews
    1
    Average Words per Review
    753
    Rating
    9.0
    8th
    out of 32 in Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI)
    Views
    3,859
    Comparisons
    3,623
    Reviews
    5
    Average Words per Review
    281
    Rating
    8.8
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    OpenText Exceed TurboX
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    Overview

    OpenText™ Exceed™ TurboX is secure virtual desktop software that enables modern hybrid work. Leveraging the Exceed TurboX hybrid cloud VDI (virtual desktop infrastructure), organizations can allow employees to work from anywhere and any device. Exceed TurboX includes support for demanding, high-performance graphical software used in engineering product design, semiconductor design and other graphic-intense fields.

    Exceed TurboX features:

    Fast desktop virtualization software - Uses ThinX and Windows Direct protocols to offer reliable virtual access for high performance and excellent user experiences, with fast and safe protocols built directly into the remote access software.

    Centralized virtual infrastructure administration - Offers a central web portal for IT staff to monitor and manage user access to applications and includes central license management and IT-definable thresholds for system status notifications.

    Suspend-and-resume virtual sessions - Allows users to resume sessions on any computer, auto-adjusting to the new monitor resolution, whether reconnecting after connection interruptions or through a manual session suspension.

    Pixel-perfect virtual session display - Displays graphically demanding virtual desktops, including support for UHD displays and multiple monitors as part of the powerful OpenText VDI solution.

    Virtual GPU support - Supports NVIDIA vGPU, enabling a single graphics card to be split across up to 16 virtual machines for hardware-based rendering, H.264 compression and direct framebuffer access to open 3D applications faster.

    Browser and native clients - Offers access through any device to virtual applications and desktops using the native clients for Windows, MacOS and Linux.


    VMware Player, or VMware Player Plus, is described by VMware as the easiest way to run a virtual machine on Windows or Linux PCs in a commercial environment. If you want to deliver a managed desktop to your employees, customers, students, contractors, or partners, then this virtual desktop solution is the way to go.

    VMware Player provides the most advanced virtualization platform available, which is capable of supporting even extremely demanding applications. Even though the platform is so advanced, the user interface is simple and easy-to-use.

    There is seamless integration with Windows XP and Windows XP applications even if the machine itself is a Windows 7 PC, a Windows 8 PC, or even Linux-based. It also gives your IT person the capability of restricting the virtual machines by requiring runtime passwords, adding an expiration date, blocking USB devices, or encrypting the machines. By using VMware vCenter Converter, VMware Player can even convert old machines into virtual machines without you needing to re-configure or re-install any applications.

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    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Manufacturing Company31%
    Computer Software Company12%
    Marketing Services Firm6%
    Energy/Utilities Company5%
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    Computer Software Company14%
    Comms Service Provider9%
    Government9%
    University8%
    Company Size
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business17%
    Midsize Enterprise9%
    Large Enterprise75%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business50%
    Midsize Enterprise33%
    Large Enterprise17%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business25%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise61%
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    OpenText Exceed TurboX is ranked 11th in Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) with 2 reviews while VMware Player is ranked 8th in Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) with 10 reviews. OpenText Exceed TurboX is rated 8.6, while VMware Player is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of OpenText Exceed TurboX writes "Fast and has a friendly UI; allows you to consume heavy applications". On the other hand, the top reviewer of VMware Player writes "A highly stable solution that has the ability to snapshot with or without memory". OpenText Exceed TurboX is most compared with VNC Connect, Citrix Workspace, Microsoft Remote Desktop Services, VMware Horizon and Citrix DaaS (formerly Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops service), whereas VMware Player is most compared with VMware Workstation, VMware Fusion, VMware Horizon, Citrix Workspace and Parallels Desktop.

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