We performed a comparison between VMware Horizon and VMware Horizon Air based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
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"We are happy with the interface, configurations, pricing and support."
"I appreciate the ability to have a more centralized environment."
"Its most valuable feature is the rapid and versatile access from clients operating on various Windows, Linux, and MacOS systems."
"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."
"The most valuable feature in this solution which really helped for my use case was the stand out three dimensional acceleration. It was really important for enhancing the performance for certain clients based on their scenarios."
"Horizon 7 is scalable - we can add more machines or servers easily."
"Scalable and stable virtualization solution, with good technical support offering timely responses."
"The solution has proven to be very stable."
"The solution is good for providing dedicated resources for dedicated users."
"The most important feature that is missing is the ability to do some remote support on the client itself. For example, if somebody has a Horizon client installed on his machine, there should be a way to support his local machine as well. That's because most of the problems can't be solved very often due to the computer or the setup that someone is using on his personal machine. Because a Horizon client is already installed on the machine to access the environment, it would be nice if the client itself possessed some sort of remote control tool in it so that if needed, we could support both the virtual setup and the actual setup of the machine. It pretty much does everything well. It is mostly the support aspect that can be improved. You have perfect control over your in-house environment. You have a solution that can pretty much be used anywhere, but you have no control over the machine that's being used to access your environment. Definitely, that's where most of the features are lacking. There should be an option for remote control and maybe some options for conformity."
"The majority of things in VMware Horizon can be done only in Windows and not in Linux. There are Linux customers who would like to use VMware Horizon's features."
"There is room for a more cost-effective pricing structure, as it could be more affordable."
"The setup of VMware Horizon 7 is easy. However, we have a lot of experience with VMware Horizon 7."
"In the next release, I would like to have more support when optimizing the master templates for PDI. There are tools that are available to be used but they are not supported at the moment and are more, "use at your own risk.""
"Areas for improvement in VMware Horizon 7 would be the logging and the troubleshooting, e.g. they could be made clearer."
"I would like to see the VDP or other features for backing up the VMs."
"The initial setup may be a little difficult for those with no experience."
"We have experienced some connectivity issues."
"It's a costly product. It would help if they could offer it at a discount."
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VMware Horizon is ranked 4th in Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) with 33 reviews while VMware Horizon Air is ranked 27th in Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI). VMware Horizon is rated 8.6, while VMware Horizon Air is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of VMware Horizon writes "Compelling solution for virtual desktop infrastructure with advanced technology, straightforward licensing, easy setup, and seamless integration". On the other hand, the top reviewer of VMware Horizon Air writes "VMware Horizon Air vs. Citrix Workspace Cloud". VMware Horizon is most compared with Microsoft Remote Desktop Services, VMware Workspace ONE, VMware Horizon View, VMware Player and VMware Horizon Cloud, whereas VMware Horizon Air is most compared with VMware Workspace ONE and VMware Horizon View.
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