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AppSense
AppSense does solve a lot of problems and can do some cool things. However, I think competing products may do the same job without some of the bugs and issues I have seen with AppSense. The automatic/transparent "run as Administrator" feature is very slick when set up properly and makes dealing with poorly coded legacy applications very easy. The flexibility it gives you with all of the stuff it can do is great. Take actions X, Y, and Z at logon based on these conditions, etc.

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Engineer in Information Technology
Insurance Company, 1001-5000 employeesCitrix UPM
The best use case for Citrix User Profile Management (UPM) is that it's included with many Citrix offerings. It's well worth trying to use instead of standard Microsoft roaming profiles to see if it fits your environments.
SR Systems Administrator
CSG InternationalComputer Software, 1001-5000 employees
Pros
- Application Manager - automatic elevation of certain software to run with admin rights, transparent to users IF you set it all up properly in advance. Once you have this configured, it can be very beneficial.
- Environment Manager - custom actions based on detected conditions. For example, mapping one set of network drives once a user connects to a certain network, and a different set of network drives when they connect to a different network. And automatically remove the network drives when the user disconnects from the network. Do X, Y, and Z if a certain process starts or stops. If process A starts, automatically start process B.

Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology
Insurance Company, 1001-5000 employees- UPM does extend the features of Microsoft roaming profiles. It gives you the ability to load ADM files and create group policies to set settings.
- With UPM you are able to include or exclude files and folders in a user's profile.
- There are some tie ins between UPM and Citrix Director to give administrators the ability to quickly see the size of the user's profile.
SR Systems Administrator
CSG InternationalComputer Software, 1001-5000 employees
Cons
- Better control at the pre-network login stages.
Infrastructure Analyst
BeazleyInsurance, 501-1000 employees
- Since UPM manages Microsoft roaming profiles you still face profile size challenges. You can use the exclude feature but it can be a bit limiting.
- Because of size concerns this may not be the best choice for international deployments if you intend to roam settings across multiple environments.
- Troubleshooting UPM can be a bit difficult at times. There are some built in logging features but those are best reviewed by Citrix.
SR Systems Administrator
CSG InternationalComputer Software, 1001-5000 employees
Likelihood to Renew
AppSense9.0
Based on 1 answer
It has been a very affective tool for our company.
Infrastructure Analyst
BeazleyInsurance, 501-1000 employees
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Usability
AppSense9.0
Based on 1 answer
It was relatively easy to configure.
Infrastructure Analyst
BeazleyInsurance, 501-1000 employees
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Support
AppSense8.0
Based on 1 answer
Always had a great experience dealing with the engineers.
Infrastructure Analyst
BeazleyInsurance, 501-1000 employees
No score
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Implementation
AppSense9.0
Based on 1 answer
Test, test, test.
Infrastructure Analyst
BeazleyInsurance, 501-1000 employees
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Alternatives Considered
The decision to use AppSense was not mine. If I had to choose a product today, I would at least want to evaluate the alternative from RES Software - from what I have read/heard it sounds like the better choice as far as reliability, support, and lack of bugs. I have not personally used it yet though.

Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology
Insurance Company, 1001-5000 employeesWe decided to use Citrix UPM because it was included in our XenDesktop purchase. There was no additional cost for us to do so. It extends the features of Microsoft Roaming Profiles.
SR Systems Administrator
CSG InternationalComputer Software, 1001-5000 employees
Return on Investment
- It makes replacing hardware very quick and effective when supporting remote staff.
Infrastructure Analyst
BeazleyInsurance, 501-1000 employees
- By far the best ROI for using UPM is that it's included with many Citrix offerings.
- The only negative ROI might be time spent setting up UPM then deciding to change solutions.
SR Systems Administrator
CSG InternationalComputer Software, 1001-5000 employees
Pricing Details
AppSense
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Additional Pricing Details
—Citrix UPM
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No