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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Citrix AppDNA (discontinued)

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/ACitrix's AppDNA is application migration software, that has been discontinued.N/A

    CONNX

    Score6 out of 10
    N/ACONNX, from Software AG (acquired in 2016), is a mainframe integration solution that allows users to access and integrate mainframe data, relational data, and cloud data wherever it resides and however it is structured, without altering core systems.N/A

    Quest Migration Manager & Migrator

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AQuest offers Migration Manager, replacing Dell's former ChangeBASE migration software, a suite of application tools supporting Microsoft application and legacy system migration. Migration Manager editions currently support Office 365, Active Directory & Exchange migration.N/A
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    Citrix AppDNA (discontinued)CONNXQuest Migration Manager & Migrator
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    Citrix AppDNA (discontinued)CONNXQuest Migration Manager & Migrator
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    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    User Ratings
    Citrix AppDNA (discontinued)CONNXQuest Migration Manager & Migrator
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    User Testimonials
    Citrix AppDNA (discontinued)CONNXQuest Migration Manager & Migrator
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Discontinued Products
    Desktop Operating System upgrades and migrations to ensure installed applications are compatible with the new environment. If an environment does not have a lot of locally installed applications and heavily dependent on web applications, cloud applications, and Microsoft App-V, then AppDNA is not going to be beneficial in that organization.
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    Quest Software
    Dell ChangeBASE is well suited in migrating an OS to a new version, or 32/64-bit. It's also helpful when virtualizating workstations into Thin Clients for use with Citrix or other thin provisioning services.
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    Pros
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    • Citrix AppDNA has a user friendly interface for admins to use and the product is updated well by Citrix Support.
    • It does not take a lot of resources to deploy AppDNA and can be done within a work week even for a large environment.
    • The reports not only show compatible and incompatible applications, but provide suggested solutions for incompatible applications to resolve and make them compatible with new Operating System.
    • If you have Citrix XenApp or XenDesktop Platinum, AppDNA is included and no additional cost.
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    Quest Software
    • OS Patch Testing - We further used this to test Microsoft's Patch Tuesday releases before we put them in production.
    • Web Dashboard - The latest version added a fully customization dashboard with widgets to give you an at-a-glance view.
    • Application comparability - We used this to test our Windows XP to Windows 7 migration.
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    Cons
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    • Citrix AppDNA should get more frequent updates on application compatibility list and provide even more detailed suggestions for fixes and perhaps auto-fix feature for some applications.
    • Compatiblity with legacy Operating Systems could be expanded to include more applications and OS to increase usability.
    • A good essential tool that should be marketed more by Citrix to organizations for usage beyond Citrix environment. Most non-Citrix IT personnel and management are unaware of the benefits of AppDNA and it's ability to help with desktop Operating System migrations.
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    Quest Software
    • Initial setup can be tricky - We needed to contact support for some help.
    • Prior to the latest version, there wasn't an easy way to view all of our results. The new dashboard has rectified this.
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    Alternatives Considered
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    AppDNA is more robust and provide a nice report of application compatibility list to review and segment verified applications from problematic applications. It takes one step further from the Microsoft Windows Migration Tool by providing solutions to fix the problematic applications.
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    Quest Software
    Dell ChangeBASE is more costly when compared to Admin Studio, I believe the price was almost double. However, Admin Studio did not provide a comfortable level of support and we felt we were in better hands with Dell's patching schedule. Admin Studio wasn't able to answer our question on when they released software updates and how complex an upgrade would be.
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    Return on Investment
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    • AppDNA was relatively easy to deploy with a small team of 3-4 support IT personnel and took a week to deploy and another week for us to configure and use.
    • Great tool to cut down on manual process of testing initial application compatibility before system upgrade.
    • If you are a Citrix Platinum customer, there is no reason not to use this tool and a great way to consider upgrading to Platinum if you are an Advance or Enterprise customer.
    • For a single large organization (over 3000 desktops), if you are planning a desktop Operating System upgrade you need to take a look at AppDNA.
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    Quest Software
    • ROI was seen after 10 months of use.
    • Greatly sped up the application testing process by several weeks, and allowed our existing development team to continue working on other projects.
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