Amazon WorkSpaces (VDI) vs VMware Horizon | TrustRadius

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Score 7.9 out of 10

Based on 8 reviews and ratings

Score 8.9 out of 10

Based on 95 reviews and ratings

Pros

Amazon WorkSpaces provides us with total control over our employee/consultant workstations.
We can spin up new workstations in minutes.

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Employee in Information Technology

Biotechnology Company, 51-200 employees

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It provides a robust, secure, rich desktop environment that is able to access all internal network resources.
Addresses security and compliance concerns as all data resides within the internal network. All data accessed stays within the internal network and does not need to traverse a VPN to the local desktop where it may be cached, etc.
The connection is thin client that does not require large amount of bandwidth.
Client application is available for all common devices and O/S’s.
No need to install, configure and maintain applications on local desktop.

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Professional in Information Technology

Government Administration Company, 1001-5000 employees

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Cons

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.

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Employee in Information Technology

Biotechnology Company, 51-200 employees

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Move away from Adobe Flash version in UI, currently on the path but they need to hurry up
Speed up the boot process of the environment when servers need maintenance
Provide clear steps on what should be upgrade path in terms of components, the order
price! A bit too much

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Administrator in Information Technology

Higher Education Company, 501-1000 employees

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Likelihood to Renew

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VMware Horizon 10.0

Based on 1 answer

We are committed to VMware Horizon and we plan to stick with it for the future unless something drastically changes.

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Director of IT

BLDD ARCHITECTS INCArchitecture & Planning, 51-200 employees

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Usability

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VMware Horizon 9.0

Based on 3 answers

VMware Horizon is very easy to use. It is very easy and quick to log in remotely. It is very easy to install remotely. It is usable easily on many different operating systems. It is easy to set up which tools are available to each remote user so that each user has just what they need to perform their work without any extra tools cluttering up their space or bogging down the system.

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OrvisRetail, 5001-10,000 employees

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Performance

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VMware Horizon 9.1

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Performance is excellent of you provide the needed hardware to support the sessions/connections. Pages load very quickly at the client end as the thin client application does a very good job and requires very little bandwidth. All applications function well, as they are running on a session on an internal server that is accessing data directly on the network

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Professional in Information Technology

Government Administration Company, 1001-5000 employees

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Support Rating

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.

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Employee in Information Technology

Biotechnology Company, 51-200 employees

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VMware Horizon 7.9

Based on 13 answers

It is surely way better than Citrix, but it could improve a bit. Usually, they send us the solution without saying what was the root cause so we can avoid breaking something in the future. Besides that, VMWare support answers in an OK time-frame and even speaks our language (Portuguese).

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System Engineer

T-SystemsComputer Software, 10,001+ employees

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Alternatives Considered

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.

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Employee in Information Technology

Biotechnology Company, 51-200 employees

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Although I really prefer Microsoft Remote Desktop for accessing Windows servers (from Windows machines especially), and this can be done from off-site with a VPN, this entails much more effort, namely getting everyone's Active Directory in the correct group to have access. VMWare Horizon is a much simpler solution in terms of granting access.Chrome Remote Desktop and TeamViewer are really not viable solutions for remotely accessing servers in business settings, although they work alright for home servers and such, especially from off-site.

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Ho'omana Nathan Horton

Lab Assistant

Journal of Linguistic GeographyResearch, 5001-10,000 employees

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Return on Investment

Managing VMs is easier than before.
AWS pricing is quite competitive.

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Employee in Information Technology

Biotechnology Company, 51-200 employees

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Saved money on PC purchases.
Save a lot of man hours by not having to image new PCs. We just create one Template VM and clone the others from that.
Bit of a learning curve to get the deployment right for the environment.
Ability to make sure VMs always turn back on once they are shutdown. This speeds up load times for users.
Less management for our PCs. If one gets a virus or something corrupts we just refresh it and within 5 minutes the user is back to work.

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Junior System Analyst

Guelph Hydro Electric Systems Inc.Utilities, 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

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

Amazon WorkSpaces (VDI) Editions & Modules

Edition

Starting Price	$21.00¹
Maximum Price	$140.00¹

Per Month

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General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

VMware Horizon Editions & Modules

Edition

Standard	$3,116.00¹

Per Year

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