We performed a comparison between Parallels Remote Application Server (RAS) and VMware Workstation based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
"You have the opportunity to virtualize applications in different locations. Everything is in one pane or one window, which is quite good."
"Simplicity of the interface is a valuable feature."
"The stability is ok - once I finished the setup, the system was quite stable."
"Its price and ease of use are the most valuable. It is simple and has good performance."
"It will not harm any of the computer settings to run a specific program. For example, if a program needs a specific security policy, we don't have to use the shared configuration. We have an individual copy of Windows installed on the virtual machine, so anybody can access that. It helps us a lot."
"It is much more mature compared to Nutanix or SimpliVity when it's cross-platform based."
"VMware Workstation is great for migrating and patching operating systems."
"The most valuable features of VMware Workstation are the DirectX support, you can run Microsoft Hyper-V in virtual environments which is good for me to test different installations. Additionally, you can set up different VLANs, and overall it is a complete solution."
"The most valuable features of the VMware Workstation solutions are the ESXi and vCenter."
"Because the setup is so easy, this is a solution that can be used at a moment's notice."
"Technical support is very good."
"The performance is good."
"If the solution crashes, then all the customers connected through that agent, lose their session."
"From a seller's point of view, there are a lot of things that they could do better in the sales cycle."
"Sometimes you need to understand how to use load balancing and the gateway in order to scale, which means the team may need some additional technical knowledge."
"Generally, it is a very good solution. The main thing that I would improve is their presence here in Mexico. They don't have strong local support here in Mexico. They should have a worldwide presence so that we don't have to do everything through the people in the US. The initial setup was a little bit complex because we were migrating from Citrix. For customers who are migrating from another platform like VMware or Citrix, it would be great if they can provide an automated migration solution."
"VMware Workstation has some network limitations which could improve, it is not as flexible as VMware NSX. Additionally, it could support operating systems better. I only run some Linux versions and Windows at the moment but it would be nice to be able to take whatever operating system you want and run it."
"The price of VMware Workstation could improve."
"The GUI interface could be improved."
"Installing VMware Workstation isn't so easy. It's highly complex compared to Windows. I rate it four out of 10 for ease of installation. Setting up a remote desktop only takes a minute or so, but the Workstation itself takes some time."
"Performance could be improved, it's somewhat clunky."
"My experience with Workstation is limited, so I don't know all the functionalities of this tool. Maybe Workstation could add some more compatibility with other vendors."
"Lacks the ability to clone onto another system rather than starting from scratch."
"It could have more platforms and CPUs."
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Parallels Remote Application Server (RAS) is ranked 9th in Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) with 4 reviews while VMware Workstation is ranked 3rd in Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) with 13 reviews. Parallels Remote Application Server (RAS) is rated 9.6, while VMware Workstation is rated 8.8. The top reviewer of Parallels Remote Application Server (RAS) writes "An excellent, simple interface for our customers; allows use of any browser on any platform". On the other hand, the top reviewer of VMware Workstation writes "Easy to use, powerful virtualization capabilities, and good performance". Parallels Remote Application Server (RAS) is most compared with Microsoft Remote Desktop Services, Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops, VMware Horizon View, NVIDIA GRID and VMware Workspace ONE, whereas VMware Workstation is most compared with Hyper-V, VMware vSphere, KVM and Oracle VM VirtualBox. See our Parallels Remote Application Server (RAS) vs. VMware Workstation report.
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