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Amazon WorkSpaces (VDI)
Amazon WorkSpaces (VDI) is easy to set up from both an IT perspective and a user perspective. Being a cloud-based virtual desktop, you have all your data, programs. and workflows accessible from anywhere with a simple download and sign-in. IT management is just as easy. Security, network, permissions, they're all easy to control from Amazon WorkSpaces.

Verified User
Employee in Information Technology
Biotechnology Company, 51-200 employeesRed Hat Virtualization (RHV)
I believe it's an excellent solution for any scenario which requires virtualization. The only scenario where it might not be the best solution would be in building out a cloud infrastructure - you could certainly integrate RHEV for something like that but I think that either OpenStack or CloudStack might be a better solution for building cloud environments.
President/CEO
TravelersInformation Technology and Services, 1-10 employees
Feature Rating Comparison
Server Virtualization
Amazon WorkSpaces (VDI)
—
Red Hat Virtualization (RHV)
9.0
Virtual machine automated provisioning
Amazon WorkSpaces (VDI)
—
Red Hat Virtualization (RHV)
9.4
Management console
Amazon WorkSpaces (VDI)
—
Red Hat Virtualization (RHV)
9.2
Live virtual machine backup
Amazon WorkSpaces (VDI)
—
Red Hat Virtualization (RHV)
7.1
Live virtual machine migration
Amazon WorkSpaces (VDI)
—
Red Hat Virtualization (RHV)
9.5
Hypervisor-level security
Amazon WorkSpaces (VDI)
—
Red Hat Virtualization (RHV)
9.8
Pros
Amazon WorkSpaces (VDI)
- Amazon WorkSpaces provides us with total control over our employee/consultant workstations.
- We can spin up new workstations in minutes.

Verified User
Employee in Information Technology
Biotechnology Company, 51-200 employeesRed Hat Virtualization (RHV)
- RHEV can acquire user and group information from an Active Directory service without a great deal of confusing configuration.
- RHEV management is browser-based and can be accessed from any platform.
- Online Snapshot capability, provides a better redundancy than vsphere.
Cloud Services Engineer
Entrust DatacardInformation Technology and Services, 1001-5000 employees
Cons
Amazon WorkSpaces (VDI)
- At the moment, I have no complaints about this service. I've used other VM software for years, and this is by far the simplest and easiest I've tried.

Verified User
Employee in Information Technology
Biotechnology Company, 51-200 employeesRed Hat Virtualization (RHV)
- Ran into a regression when updating firmware for IGEL
- Desktop froze and became non responsive on a few occasions.
- Server crashed and took down all the clients in the Thin setup.
Developer
Made TechComputer Software, 11-50 employees
Support Rating
Amazon WorkSpaces (VDI)
Amazon WorkSpaces (VDI) 9.0
Based on 1 answer
AWS support in general is pretty good, and WorkSpaces is no exception. We haven't had too much need for support but on the occasion we have, they've been quick to respond and helpful. Our issues have been resolved rapidly.

Verified User
Employee in Information Technology
Biotechnology Company, 51-200 employeesRed Hat Virtualization (RHV)
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Alternatives Considered
Amazon WorkSpaces (VDI)
Amazon WorkSpaces has been a simpler experience for me. I've used multiple versions of VMware (hosted and installed) and each has their positives and negatives. Amazon WorkSpaces just works. I've never had performance issues, persistence issues, or really any issues with it.

Verified User
Employee in Information Technology
Biotechnology Company, 51-200 employeesRed Hat Virtualization (RHV)
VMware ESXi is a more mature technology, as it has been around for a longer period of time. However, automating ESXi installations requires hacking OEM media and an intense amount of knowledge of how ESXi operates under the hood. The WebUI and associated functionality for ESXi is more stable than RHEV, however ESXi does not support open-source community projects such as Gluster, Cinder, or Glance natively and relies on HW RAID, NAS, or SAN to achieve high availability. Additionally ESXi licenses tend to be more expensive than using RHEV or it's freely available sibling oVirt.
Senior System Engineer
Exeter Government Services, LLCInformation Technology and Services, 51-200 employees
Return on Investment
Amazon WorkSpaces (VDI)
- Managing VMs is easier than before.
- AWS pricing is quite competitive.

Verified User
Employee in Information Technology
Biotechnology Company, 51-200 employeesRed Hat Virtualization (RHV)
- Replacement costs are high for employee PC hardware and such a product has helped cut down costs and will continue to do so once deployed across more departments
- Increased availability and manageability

Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology
Non-Profit Organization Management Company, 501-1000 employeesPricing Details
Amazon WorkSpaces (VDI)
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Amazon WorkSpaces (VDI) Editions & Modules
Edition
Starting Price | $21.001 |
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Maximum Price | $140.001 |
- Per Month
Additional Pricing Details
—Red Hat Virtualization (RHV)
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Red Hat Virtualization (RHV) Editions & Modules
Edition
Standard | $999.001 |
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Premium | $1,499.001 |
- Per Year Per Hypervisor