Horizon 8 Reviews

We use VMware Horizon View to access our virtual application.

The solution has good performance and functionality. However, if the network connection was poor we noticed a decrease in performance.

I have used VMware Horizon View for approximately four years.

The solution is stable.

We have approximately 50 users using this solution globally.

I have previously used Citrix, Microsoft Terminal Servers, and Remote Desktop RDP.

The installation is complex and could be easier. The full installation with testing took a couple of weeks to complete.

We used an external IT team to do the implementation. I did the application installation, testing, and made sure people are able to use it.

We are on an annual contract to use this solution.

I would recommend this solution to others.

I rate VMware Horizon View a nine out of ten.

We essentially use it to enable remote workers.

The most valuable features are the ability to manage a great number of desktops at once and the remote access for users who are working from outside of the office or from a different office in the country.

The remote application features have some room for improvement.

I've dealt with Horizon 7 for as long as it has been out.

Its stability is great.

Its scalability is great.

Their tech support is good. It used to be better. It has dropped off a little bit, but it is good.

The initial setup of Horizon 7 (and Horizon 8) is fairly straightforward for the infrastructure. Getting the use cases for each desktop pool can be a challenge.

I don't know about the price. I know there are different tiers with the license, but I'm not sure exactly what it costs anymore.

I would advise defining your use cases before you start.

I would rate VMware Horizon 7 a nine out of 10.

The solution is primarily used to manage VMs. 

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The free version of the solution is great. It's perfect for if you have to build lab environments. 

They need to improve the stabilization process of major releases.

Few years.

The stability can be an issue when new versions are released.

N/A: I use the solution for a lab environment.

As a free product, they do not offer technical support. Therefore, when I use it, I am on my own and I do my own troubleshooting.

Some Virtual Box - I prefer VMware

The initial setup is not difficult or complex. It's a very easy process. A company shouldn't have trouble with the implementation.

This product is free to use.

We are selling this solution, but my position is in IT. I provide technical support to our clients.

Our customers use this solution for virtualization.

We like that VMware is the top competitor in virtualization. Many customers have this technology for virtualization.

It integrates well with other systems.

There are some issues with RAM in the system. There are also some issues with Windows 10, which is running the platform.

Windows 10 has several applications that are available from the Windows Store, and these applications may not work correctly.

We would like to see some of the features that are offered in the highest edition also included in the Standard Edition.

The higher edition has some tools or functions that are called Horizon Smart Policy. It is a very good function that should be included with the standard edition. 

I am certified in this product.

It's a stable solution now. With the latest version, it is very stable. It is now moving to Horizon 8, which has made a lot of changes.

Because it is our job, it is not difficult. We have experience when it comes to implementing Horizon for our customers.

It is important in the beginning that you have some experience or some kind of training.

There are different editions available at different cost points.

I would rate VMware Horizon 7 a nine out of ten.

We use this solution to maintain the existing ESXi that we have.

The most valuable feature of the solution is its reliability.

I have been using this solution for a few months.

I have found this solution is stable.

The solution is scalable.

We have not had any issues with the service from the technical support team.

The installation is straightforward.

The price of the solution is affordable. However, there are extra fees for support.

I rate VMware User Environment Manager an eight out of ten.

The local hardware pass-throughs are valuable. I like being able to have access to local hardware.

Sometimes, the protocol itself gets a bit laggy. If you have less than optimal switching and routing, it can get kind of laggy.

I don't know if it already has such a feature or whether it is doable, but it would be good to be able to use a thumb drive or something else or map a local directory as a drive to the VM. 

I have been using this solution for about two years. I am currently using its previous version.

Its scalability is good enough.

I don't use tech support.

I fell in on it. We already had the license when I started working here.

Somebody else does the setup. I just do the endpoint.

I would advise making sure that you have a fast enough backbone. You can't go around using the cheapest available tiny switches because it is just not going to work for you.

I would give it a solid seven out of 10. I don't give a 10 very often.

We primarily use the solution for developer access within the company.

The solution's most valuable aspect is the VDI - the remote virtual desktop interface. We really enjoy using the remote desktop.

The solution can scale.

The product has been quite stable so far. The performance is very good.

The solution is quite expensive. They should work to lower the costs if possible.

The deployment of the product can sometimes be difficult. It would be ideal if the whole process was more simplistic.

There needs to be more documentation. If there was, it might help make the initial setup a bit easier. They need to provide users with more manuals.

The technical support could be more responsive.

I've been using the solution for about five years at this point. It's been a while. We have quite a bit of experience with it internally.

The product is quite stable. There are no bugs or glitches. It doesn't crash or freeze. It's reliable.

The solution scales. A company could expand it if they needed to.

We have about 20 users on the solution currently.

We do not have plans to increase usage at this time.

Technical support could be better. They take too long to respond right now. We aren't quite satisfied with the level of support they provide to our organization.

We did previously use Hyper-V by Microsoft. We had issues with its performance and stability and decided to move to this product instead.

The initial setup is not always straightforward. It can be a bit complex, a bit difficult. We struggle with some aspects of the configuration which slows things down during the implementation. We have two companies and we've found that the configuration has been a real challenge for them.

In general, the deployment took us about two days to complete.

We have three people that handle the deployment and maintenance process.

We used a reseller that assisted us with the implementation. They were quite knowledgeable and it helped to have them during the process.

The solution is pricey. The cost of it is high.

That said, I do not have the full details on the exact cost to our organization.

We did look at a few other options before ultimately settling in with this product. I do not recall all of the names. The stability and the response to backups are what sold us on this product.

We are customers and end-users of the solution.

We're always using the latest version of the solution. For VMware, we're on version 7.7.

I'd recommend the solution. I'd rate it at an eight out of ten overall. For the most part, it's worked well for us and the performance is quite good, however, I'd rank it higher if it had more documentation and manuals that could assist with configuration and the initial deployment.

Within my company, there are 50 employees using this solution.

Personally, I prefer Citrix, because you can do a lot of things with Citrix. Still, VMware has a lot of experience in virtualization — they are the pioneers in virtualization. They are both great solutions.

This solution is both stable and it's also very secure, too.

It requires some experience to deploy it, but overall, It's not that difficult.

This solution is expensive. A lot of companies in Mexico find that the price is too high.

Overall, on a scale from one to ten, I would give VMware Horizon View a rating of ten.