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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Citrix DaaS

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/ACitrix DaaS (formerly Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops, or XenDesktop) is a virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) and application virtualization solution from Citrix.

    $375

    Kaseya VSA

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/AKaseya Virtual System Administrator (VSA) is a cloud-based Remote Monitoring and Management software. VSA unifies the monitoring of system infrastructure and endpoints and is designed for use by IT teams and MSP’s. It offers a robust crowd-source automation scripts library, as well as antivirus and malware capabilities with real-time threat alerts.N/A
    Pricing
    Citrix DaaSKaseya VSA
    Editions & Modules
    Virtual Apps
    $375
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Citrix DaaSKaseya VSA
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Citrix DaaSKaseya VSA
    Considered Both Products
    Cloud Software Group
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    Kaseya
    Chose Kaseya VSA
    We decided to go with Kaseya over LabTech back in 2012 because the product was far more advanced. I don't know how LabTech stacks up now.
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    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    22 Answers
    81%
    Would buy again
    13 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    21 Answers
    88%
    Delivers good value for the price
    14 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    22 Answers
    88%
    Happy with the feature set
    14 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    94%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    16 Answers
    93%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    13 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    94%
    Implementation went as expected
    17 Answers
    93%
    Implementation went as expected
    14 Answers
    Features
    Citrix DaaSKaseya VSA
    Application Performance Management
    Comparison of Application Performance Management features of Citrix DaaS and Kaseya VSA
    Feature
    Citrix DaaS
    -
    Ratings
    Kaseya VSA
    7.5
    1 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Virtualization monitoring00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    IT Asset Discovery00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Monitoring Tasks
    Comparison of Monitoring Tasks features of Citrix DaaS and Kaseya VSA
    Feature
    Citrix DaaS
    -
    Ratings
    Kaseya VSA
    6.7
    13 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Remote monitoring00 Ratings9.013 Ratings
    Network device monitoring00 Ratings8.013 Ratings
    Activity Monitoring00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Management Tasks
    Comparison of Management Tasks features of Citrix DaaS and Kaseya VSA
    Feature
    Citrix DaaS
    -
    Ratings
    Kaseya VSA
    7.5
    12 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Patch Management00 Ratings8.012 Ratings
    Policy-based automation00 Ratings9.012 Ratings
    Remote Access
    Comparison of Remote Access features of Citrix DaaS and Kaseya VSA
    Feature
    Citrix DaaS
    -
    Ratings
    Kaseya VSA
    6.8
    1 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Attended device access00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Unattended device access00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Virtual device access00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Multiple-display support00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    Multiple concurrent sessions00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
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    Enterprises
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    User Ratings
    Citrix DaaSKaseya VSA
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (55 ratings)
    8.0
    (30 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.2
    (4 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (7 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Availability
    8.4
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    7.4
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.9
    (8 ratings)
    5.5
    (8 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    8.3
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    8.4
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    2.4
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.2
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    5.2
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Citrix DaaSKaseya VSA
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Cloud Software Group
    DaaS is ideal in large-scale environments that require centralized, secure management. Remote workforces at large organizations. Highly regulated industries like finance. It allows for easy security and monitoring over one aspect instead of multiple remote machines. DaaS is not ideal for organizations with small budgets due to the pricing and organizations with lousy network connectivity. This would make the end-user experience terrible.
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    Kaseya
    If the software functioned as it was intended, it would be probably a 7 out of 10. It lacks the majority of customization that SolarWinds N-central supplies, but also supports some customization that other solutions we have tried do not. Again, if the software didn't consistently break, the ability to implement automated scripting via PowerShell and the capacity to manage 10+ endpoints at once in different windows is great.
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    Pros
    Cloud Software Group
    • Enables remote access anywhere, to any device which eliminates managing the endpoints how traditional VPN would require.
    • Integrates well with modern applications to offer optimized user experiences similar to native applications which increases user acceptance.
    • Extremely flexible in how policies are applied to different use cases to ensure the appropriate security mitigations are in place with minimal effort.
    • Easy to maintain and expand environments to fit business needs.
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    Kaseya
    • Being able to see systems that are not within the local network allows us to be able to troubleshoot and work with the end users no matter where they are or where we are as it is cloud based.
    • Several functions can be "automated" so staff do not have to keep going back and scanning for updates, push Windows updates and or push sensor updates.
    • VSA offers a variety of system information about all of the assets that have the endpoints installed on them so we can easily see the system specs without having to actually connect to them and pull up the SysInfo on each unit.
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    Cons
    Cloud Software Group
    • A single console to manage the environment.
    • The configuration is a bit complicated and we have hired Citrix administrators. But it's a good solution.
    • User profiles need improvement. They could use more stability and more functionality as well as user profile redirection.
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    Kaseya
    • Support - Like all other competitors support is OK but the product is robust enough to reduce support requirements.
    • Customer Service - another team that is a bit poor especially when the issue involves multiple departments. Otherwise, the direct rep is very friendly and professional.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Cloud Software Group
    Because it has been a mainstay of our business for many years.
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    Kaseya
    Excellent product with easy learning curve
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    Usability
    Cloud Software Group
    Getting the environment setup took me three months of off and on work, with 3 complete rebuilds of the environment. Utilizing the WebUI to access the environment had presented so many random issues that we had to require end users to use the Citrix Reciever App. As it was the only stable solution. Aside from that, it hasn't required much admin intervention since the stand-up was completed.
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    Kaseya
    I think this is a solid tool for enterprise IT, however it would be higher if Kaseya VSA addresses the areas raised around recent stability, their support team, multiple session & screen support etc. It does do it's main job and allows an easy way for IT to operate and is mostly fine.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Cloud Software Group
    Xendesktop did a great job with HA of all the components.
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    Kaseya
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    Performance
    Cloud Software Group
    The performance of XenDesktop is the best in the industry because of the fine-tuned protocol and years of updating. Overall, I don't think there is a better performer on the market. The question is if the added complexity of running XenDesktop is really worth the performance gain. While the latest version of XenDesktop is the easiest to deploy so far, it is still more challenging than the competitors.
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    Kaseya
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Cloud Software Group
    The support is great when you get an engineer that knows what they are doing but getting that individual sometimes takes a while. Overall, they are professional and polite and competent in their knowledge. Sometimes the cases are open for an extended period of time which becomes very frustrating when dealing with critical issues.
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    Kaseya
    It was lots of back and forth email communication whenever I tried to solve my connection issues. I would send them detailed logs of the date, time, computer, and more of when I was experiencing connection issues. All I would get is an email back a few days later saying that they didn't find an issue in the service
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    In-Person Training
    Cloud Software Group
    I was self trained
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    Kaseya
    No answers on this topic
    Online Training
    Cloud Software Group
    Easy to understand and learn at my own pace
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    Kaseya
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    Implementation Rating
    Cloud Software Group
    Take it slow and read the directions each step of the way. If you are not familiar with Citrix products, use a reseller or other experienced engineer to assist you in the setup of your environment
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    Kaseya
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Cloud Software Group
    Citrix Virtual Apps & Desktops is platform agnostic (we can use any underlying hypervisor technology) and really flexible for any use case. Using a golden image and provisioning it (with Machine Creation Services or Provisioning Services) is powerful and really straightforward, compared to the complexity in Microsoft RDS of maintaining a coherent farm, or the limitation of VMware Horizon to run on VMware Products.
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    Kaseya
    There are other products that do some of what Kaseya does, but I've not personally worked with another product that does everything Kaseya does. Sure there are plenty of remote control products, but products that do as much as Kaseya are few and far between. Hard to go wrong with the sheer scope of functionality!
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    Scalability
    Cloud Software Group
    Easily scalable
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    Kaseya
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    Cloud Software Group
    • XenApp has allowed us to continue support of legacy applications and all access of those applications to users across the globe with any device.
    • XenApp can also manage software licenses by restricting number of users, number of concurrent sessions, or combination of both to required specification.
    • While initial investment in XenApp can be costly, continuing support and upgrade are very cost effective and product stability is excellent.
    • While there are competing products from Microsoft and VMware, when it comes to remote application access, XenApp is the best of breed.
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    Kaseya
    • It has increased the efficiency of operational tasks for our technicians
    • It has change the speed at which we are able to deploy updates and software patches
    • It caused us to spend additional money on more security tools due to concern from breaches
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