Citrix Virtual Apps Essentials (discontinued) vs. VMware ThinApp

Citrix Virtual Apps Essentials (discontinued)

VMware ThinApp

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Citrix Virtual Apps Essentials (discontinued)	Score 9.4 out of 10	N/A	Citrix 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
VMware ThinApp	Score 6.4 out of 10	N/A	VMware ThinApp is application virtualization software allowing legacy web applications to run on newer OSs, post-migration, also for running apps across a variety of devices (e.g. flash drives, locked-down computers, etc.) for accessibility and security.	N/A

Pricing

Citrix Virtual Apps Essentials (discontinued)

VMware ThinApp

Editions & Modules

No answers on this topic

Offerings

Pricing Offerings
Citrix Virtual Apps Essentials (discontinued)	VMware ThinApp
Free Trial
No	No
Free/Freemium Version
No	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

Entry-level Setup Fee

No setup fee

Additional Details

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More Pricing Information

Community Pulse
	Citrix Virtual Apps Essentials (discontinued)	VMware ThinApp
Top Pros	Pro Multi factor authentication Pro Easy management Pro Set up	Pro Easy deployment Pro Two versions Pro Outstanding customer
Top Cons	Minus Brand recognition Minus Internet explorer Minus Easy screen	Minus Trial and error Minus No documentation

Features

Citrix Virtual Apps Essentials (discontinued)

VMware ThinApp

Application Virtualization

Comparison of Application Virtualization features of Product A and Product B
	Citrix Virtual Apps Essentials (discontinued) - Ratings	VMware ThinApp 7.6 2 Ratings 2% above category average
Application support	00 Ratings	7.02 Ratings
Device support	00 Ratings	8.02 Ratings
Ease of deployment	00 Ratings	8.02 Ratings
Application packaging	00 Ratings	8.02 Ratings
Security	00 Ratings	7.02 Ratings

Best Alternatives
	Citrix Virtual Apps Essentials (discontinued)	VMware ThinApp
Small Businesses	No answers on this topic	Parallels RAS Score 8.7 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies	No answers on this topic	Parallels RAS Score 8.7 out of 10
Enterprises	No answers on this topic	Citrix DaaS Score 8.1 out of 10
All Alternatives	View all alternatives	View all alternatives

User Ratings
	Citrix Virtual Apps Essentials (discontinued)	VMware ThinApp
Likelihood to Recommend	9.0 (3 ratings)	7.0 (2 ratings)

User Testimonials
	Citrix Virtual Apps Essentials (discontinued)	VMware ThinApp
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 Verified User Anonymous Read full review	VMware by Broadcom VMware ThinApp is really great for simple packaging projects, standalone apps, or older apps that needs specific runtimes or environment which are not available on target operating systems. Integration with VMware Horizon is simple, and deployment is easy by using shares for storing captured apps, or MSI packages for deploying by group strategies. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Pros	Discontinued Products User interface Support Integration Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	VMware by Broadcom Virtualizes applications for easy deployment Allows you to run two versions of the same software at the same time. Outstanding customer support Incentivized Michael Timms Network Administrator II Read full review
Cons	Discontinued Products Network Fileshare mapping where I have encountered some issues. Incentivized SK SANJAY KUMAR Data Architect Read full review	VMware by Broadcom VMware seems to have abandoned the product (no functionality evolutions, only security patches). VMware ThinApp is really difficult to buy standalone, it comes packaged with other products. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
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. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	VMware by Broadcom The only application that I have ever used that does exactly what VMware ThinApp does is Cameyo, and VMware is light years ahead of them in terms of usability. VMWare is the industry standard for application virtualization, and they do this by making a powerful product that is remarkably simple to use and top it off with A1 customer support. Incentivized Michael Timms Network Administrator II Read full review
Return on Investment	Discontinued Products Client delivery Relationship management Visualization Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	VMware by Broadcom VMware ThinApp allowed us to maintain older apps, avoiding refactoring costs. ThinApp used with VMware Horizon is great to separate desktop and app management, allowing to fine-tune desktop delivery to end users. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
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