Amazon WorkSpaces (VDI) vs VMware Fusion | TrustRadius

What users are saying about

Score 8.3 out of 10

Based on 29 reviews and ratings

Score 9.3 out of 10

Based on 72 reviews and ratings

Attribute Ratings

VMware Fusion is rated higher in 2 areas: Likelihood to Recommend, Support Rating

Likelihood to Recommend

8.5

Amazon WorkSpaces (VDI)

85%

5 Ratings

9.5

VMware Fusion

95%

19 Ratings

Likelihood to Renew

Amazon WorkSpaces (VDI)

N/A

0 Ratings

10.0

VMware Fusion

100%

2 Ratings

Usability

Amazon WorkSpaces (VDI)

N/A

0 Ratings

9.0

VMware Fusion

90%

3 Ratings

Support Rating

9.0

Amazon WorkSpaces (VDI)

90%

2 Ratings

10.0

VMware Fusion

100%

10 Ratings

Implementation Rating

Amazon WorkSpaces (VDI)

N/A

0 Ratings

10.0

VMware Fusion

100%

2 Ratings

Pros

Quick, clean access to the VDI images.
Easy provisioning of images to use based on multiple criteria.
Integrating with our other products (AV/AM, productivity, etc.).

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Director Of Information Technology and HIPAA Privacy Officer

Continuum of CareHospital & Health Care, 501-1000 employees

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Allows users to run Windows only applications on their Mac without switching devices.
Fusion is excellent for Windows image creation, and works exceptionally well on the Mac environment.
Assists a Mac user to virtualize Windows apps.
Excellent for installing Linux distros for penetration testing.

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IT Specialist

iQorTelecommunications, 10,001+ employees

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Cons

Copy and paste does not work well
The performance is degraded during the day being slow at the end of the journey
Some user interface issues displaying the page
Sometimes when I type a word a letter is pasted many [times]

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Verified User

Professional in Customer Service

Internet Company, 10,001+ employees

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With OSX - 10.14.1 and the latest version of Fusion - 11.0.2 the user interface has taken a step back IMHO.
I would like to see price decrease.
Better remote host connection capabilities - remote server connections are available but connections are spotty.

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Alex Waitkus, CISSP-ISSAP, OSCP

Security Architect

Securicon, LLCComputer & Network Security, 51-200 employees

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

—

Entry-level set up fee?

No

Starting Price

$21 per month

Amazon WorkSpaces (VDI) Editions & Modules

Edition

Starting Price	$21.00¹
Maximum Price	$140.00¹

per month

Additional Pricing Details

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General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

—

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

—

Entry-level set up fee?

No

Starting Price

—

VMware Fusion Editions & Modules

—

Additional Pricing Details

—

Likelihood to Renew

No score

No answers yet

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VMware Fusion 10.0

Based on 2 answers

For Apple workstations VMware Fusion is the virtualization software to use. No other application (free or paid) can do what Fusion can. The features and constant updates make Fusion an application that cant be beat.

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Alex Waitkus, CISSP-ISSAP, OSCP

Security Architect

Securicon, LLCComputer & Network Security, 51-200 employees

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Usability

No score

No answers yet

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VMware Fusion 9.0

Based on 3 answers

Sometimes the best surprise is no surprise and Fusion is just that. It's reliable and generally just works as expected every time (the only exception was running a boot camp install directly but that use-case scenario opens a can of worms due to how product activation works) The interface and settings are clean and simple and there is no hide and seek games to play.

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Art Director & Web Developer

shion.caMarketing & Advertising, 1-10 employees

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Support Rating

Amazon WorkSpaces (VDI) 9.0

Based on 2 answers

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.

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Verified User

Employee in Information Technology

Biotechnology Company, 51-200 employees

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VMware Fusion 10.0

Based on 10 answers

I have never contacted VMware, but there is a lot of support online on message boards, forums, StackOverflow, YouTube tutorial videos, and the like. VMware has been around nine years longer than its leading competitor, VirtualBox, although both seem to have a good presence of online user communities who can help solve issues that come up.

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Web & Mobile Developer

Bluefire ProductionsComputer Software, 1-10 employees

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Implementation Rating

No score

No answers yet

No answers on this topic

VMware Fusion 10.0

Based on 2 answers

This is a workstation application and no install insights are needed.

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Alex Waitkus, CISSP-ISSAP, OSCP

Security Architect

Securicon, LLCComputer & Network Security, 51-200 employees

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Alternatives Considered

Cisco AnyConnect is a VPN client and using a VPN can reduce the internet speed. It is not quite reliable as workspaces. Cisco AnyConnect is not at all optimised for linux machines. They suffer a lot from crashing and loss of internet speed. Workspaces works quite well even on linux machines

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Process Executive

Patra CorporationInformation Technology & Services, 1001-5000 employees

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I've heard of other/competitive software but frankly once I tried VMware, I never looked back. There is absolutely nothing that I need that this product does not deliver. It's fast, effective and seems to be extremely durable and reliable. My only concern (and minor) might have to do with memory resources, but frankly it has not been an issue yet.

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Verified User

Partner in Corporate

Telecommunications Company, 1-10 employees

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Return on Investment

Positive ROI with superior control over usage
Large selection of relevant packages
Easily scale 1 to 1000

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🐿 Matthew Karsten

Purple Squirrel Media

Purple Squirrel MediaBroadcast Media, 1-10 employees

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Users using a VM often don't need something as "fancy" as VMware Fusion, and instead can use a free option like Virtual Box, so we waste money on using an extra amount of VMware Fusion licenses.
Developers using and IT admins using VMware Fusion for testing saves us time and money. Simply, we know mistakes would take time and money to fix, but VMware is powerful, allows for proper and fast testing.

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Enterprise Support Manager

Atlantic MediaPublishing, 501-1000 employees

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