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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Citrix Workspace (discontinued)

    Score6.5 out of 10
    N/ACitrix Workspace is a workspace solution that delivers secure access to all apps and files from a single interface. Based on the former Scalextreme product, it will not receive future updates from Citrix.N/A

    Micro Focus Desktop Containers

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AFormerly Micro Focus Desktop Containers or Novell Application Virtualization, OpenText Hybrid Workspaces gives remote workers access to apps and data. They can leverage any device for secure access to applications and data whether remote or on-site.N/A
    Pricing
    Citrix Workspace (discontinued)Micro Focus Desktop Containers
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Citrix Workspace (discontinued)Micro Focus Desktop Containers
    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 Workspace (discontinued)Micro Focus Desktop Containers
    Considered Both Products
    Discontinued Products
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    OpenText
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    88%
    Would buy again
    7 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    6 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    88%
    Happy with the feature set
    7 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Citrix Workspace (discontinued)Micro Focus Desktop Containers
    Application Virtualization
    Comparison of Application Virtualization features of Citrix Workspace (discontinued) and OpenText Hybrid Workspaces
    Feature
    Citrix Workspace (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    OpenText Hybrid Workspaces
    7.4
    1 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Application support00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Device support00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Ease of deployment00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Application packaging00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Security00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Citrix Workspace (discontinued)Micro Focus Desktop Containers
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.2
    (8 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Citrix Workspace (discontinued)Micro Focus Desktop Containers
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Discontinued Products
    Citrix Workspace is no doubt one of the best solutions if you are looking for seamless access to multiple daily used applications at a single place in a company secured connection. It has centralized updates and a patching mechanism which makes it operate hassle-free. If you are using AWS cloud in your company and big fan of it, you can also go for Amazon Workspaces for a uniform ecosystem.
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    OpenText
    It is very well suited to large, diverse organizations looking to quickly deploy applications virtually to its employee base. They give immense control to system
    Admins and allow users to more easily install the applications they need. They also allow users quick access to their applications, even during migration.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Discontinued Products
    • It provides secure environment for the access of client's database.
    • If we have verified account or having the login id password (credentials) we have the access of Workspace as long as we want.
    • Connectivity is so simple that first time user also understand all the features.
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    OpenText
    • It allowed us to isolate applications so that they did not adversely interact with other applications.
    • They served as a virtual machine while we managed the migration to a new OS.
    • They helped us decrease malicious attacks because web browsers operating within a container could be terminated if an attack occurred.
    • They allowed us to quickly deploy applications across a diverse, global organization.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
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    • I find it particularly difficult to easily save to anything other than my file database, such as my regular desktop files. The series of folder paths is very confusing in my opinion.
    • I cannot save pdfs to my remote system and must save them locally.
    • No printing to work place destination capability.
    Incentivized
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    OpenText
    • Container access and restrictions were a bit cumbersome to set up.
    • We would frequently have users report containers failing to work properly due to file size.
    • There was very little documentation we could provide to users during onboarding
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Discontinued Products
    We find Citrix Workspace an easy to use, reliable and secure remote access tool. We never have issues accessing either environments (workstations, servers and virtual machines) not using deployed applications.
    Incentivized
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    OpenText
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
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    Access to the workspace is simple and quick, using username and password and a second factor authentication. Once logged in, you can see all the environments (servers, virtual machines, etc) and applications that are available based on the permission granted to your user. With a couple of clicks you can easily access to your remote desktop or to one of the applications.
    Incentivized
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    OpenText
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Discontinued Products
    Citrix does great at allowing us to access work from remote locations. Our IT provider is very familiar with the product and is able to troubleshoot this product much better than the competitors.
    Incentivized
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    OpenText
    We went with Desktop Containers because we had a former colleague recommend it. However, we do feel we made the right choice for our organization.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
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    • During the pandemic, Citrix Workspace was vital in allowing me to continue operations by working from home. Without Citrix Workspace, I think that our company would have had a lot of trouble with all of the WFH operations.
    Incentivized
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    OpenText
    • We were able to migrate to a different OS 50% more quickly than in the past.
    • We saw a dramatic decrease in malicious attacks while using this product.
    • Our users were able to more quickly get access to the products they needed.
    • We no longer needed to worry about applications not playing nice with others since they were isolated
    Incentivized
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