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Citrix Virtual Apps Essentials (discontinued) vs. LISTEQ Cloud Desktop vs. Omnissa Horizon

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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Citrix Virtual Apps Essentials (discontinued)

    Score9.4 out of 10
    N/ACitrix Virtual Apps Essentials was a tool to deliver Windows applications and shared hosted desktops from Microsoft Azure to any user on any device. It is discontinued.N/A

    LISTEQ Cloud Desktop

    Score7 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    LISTEQ Cloud Desktop is end-to-end software that enables service/cloud providers to create their own virtual desktop service (DaaS, Desktops-as-a-Service). The vendor’s value proposition is that LISTEQ Cloud Desktop is an ultimate BYOD, fully scalable and provides multi-tenancy and simple provisioning.

    $7

    per user/per month

    Omnissa Horizon

    Score8.1 out of 10
    N/AA VDI solution used for the secure delivery of virtual desktops and apps from on-premises to the cloud. It is used to deploy, manage, monitor and scale desktops and apps across private, hybrid and multi-cloud infrastructure using a cloud-based console and SaaS management services.

    $4.67

    per month per user

    Pricing
    Citrix Virtual Apps Essentials (discontinued)LISTEQ Cloud DesktopOmnissa Horizon
    Editions & Modules
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    LISTEQ Cloud Desktop
    $7
    per user/per month
    Horizon Apps Standard
    $4.67
    per month per user
    Horizon Standard Plus
    $5.79
    per month per user
    Horizon Apps Universal
    $6.00
    per month per user
    Horizon Enterprise Plus
    $10.71
    per month per user
    Horizon Universal
    $12.50
    per month per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Citrix Virtual Apps Essentials (discontinued)LISTEQ Cloud DesktopOmnissa Horizon
    Free Trial
    NoYesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details
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    Considered Multiple Products
    Discontinued Products
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    LISTEQ
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    Omnissa
    Chose Omnissa Horizon
    VMware Horizon seems to be more powerful and adaptable to multiple operating systems than the Citrix products I have used. VMware has been simpler to use and has a lot more customization than other of the other similar products I have used. It has solved a lot of the issues I …
    Incentivized
    Chose Omnissa Horizon
    Citrix did not have the level of Instaclone type feature that VMWare had in its offering. The application layering also was better in our opinion as well as overall support from our vendor. Security was a close call but we found VMWare to be a better fit for our company and its …
    Incentivized
    Chose Omnissa Horizon
    Horizon View is probably my favorite to use. It isn't saying much as all of them have their ups and downs. VMware has fewer downs out of the bunch.
    Incentivized
    Chose Omnissa Horizon
    VMware View provides a full suite of products which provide the functionality that many of the competing vendors have gaps in the you have to then use another third party application to get a working solution. With VMware View you have all the tools at your fingertips to be …
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    100%
    Would buy again
    18 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    94%
    Delivers good value for the price
    15 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    83%
    Happy with the feature set
    15 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
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    91%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    10 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    92%
    Implementation went as expected
    11 Answers
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    VMware Fusion
    Score7.3 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
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    VMware Fusion
    Score7.3 out of 10
    Enterprises
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    VMware Workstation Player
    Score9.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Citrix Virtual Apps Essentials (discontinued)LISTEQ Cloud DesktopOmnissa Horizon
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.5
    (39 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.1
    (7 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (4 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    1.0
    (11 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.7
    (3 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Citrix Virtual Apps Essentials (discontinued)LISTEQ Cloud DesktopOmnissa Horizon
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Discontinued Products
    For fast setup and implementation, Citrix Essentials was an enabler for connection success, otherwise, we could have just wasted time on other alternatives. Seemed that it was more 'out of the box' which works for us since we don't have the financial resources for complicated implementations. If this was a major ERP implementation, not sure if this would be the most appropriate solution across many countries.
    Incentivized
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    LISTEQ
    No answers on this topic
    Omnissa
    VMware is well suited to a business where there will be many remote users needing to connect to the companies desktop. The installation on a remote computer is simple and is easy to use remotely but can be complicated to set up on the back end on the office system. It may not be worth the effort for a company that has few people who need remote access.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Discontinued Products
    • User interface
    • Support
    • Integration
    Incentivized
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    LISTEQ
    No answers on this topic
    Omnissa
    • 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.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Discontinued Products
    • Network Fileshare mapping where I have encountered some issues.
    Incentivized
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    LISTEQ
    No answers on this topic
    Omnissa
    • 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
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    LISTEQ
    No answers on this topic
    Omnissa
    We are committed to VMware Horizon and we plan to stick with it for the future unless something drastically changes.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    LISTEQ
    No answers on this topic
    Omnissa
    Because it delivers what it promises, I am giving this rating. While there is scope for improvement, it does the job and meets our requirements reasonab;y well. It helps our remote resources connect to our environment securely and improves their productivity. We also get to access our client environment from remote locations and complete the tasks assigned to us.
    Incentivized
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    Performance
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    LISTEQ
    No answers on this topic
    Omnissa
    There are a lot of things that went into my rating from the ease of use compared to other systems to the limited amount of issues I have had with this one. Any issue with this system has been identified and resolved in a much quicker manner than I have seen with like systems.
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    LISTEQ
    No answers on this topic
    Omnissa
    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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    Alternatives Considered
    Discontinued Products
    Frankly, there were limited alternative products besides Citrix Essentials, and maybe we just need to learn more. We did not have the time to process complex Request for Proposals, obtain RFP responses, do a short-list, reference checks and a final selection with oral presentations, so IT helped Finance with moving forward and we appreciated their technical advice, speed, and guidance.
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    LISTEQ
    No answers on this topic
    Omnissa
    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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    Return on Investment
    Discontinued Products
    • Client delivery
    • Relationship management
    • Visualization
    Incentivized
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    LISTEQ
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    Omnissa
    • 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.
    Incentivized
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