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NVIDIA Virtual PC (vPC) vs. VMware ThinApp (discontinued)

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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    NVIDIA Virtual PC (vPC)

    Score10 out of 10
    N/ANVIDIA Virtual PC software & NVIDIA GPUs, including NVIDIA A16, accelerate productivity apps to deliver an incredible user experience — so today’s worker can seamlessly access the tools they need from anywhere.

    $50

    Per CCU Subscription

    VMware ThinApp (discontinued)

    Score5.2 out of 10
    N/AVMware ThinApp was 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
    NVIDIA Virtual PC (vPC)VMware ThinApp (discontinued)
    Editions & Modules
    Subscription
    $50.00
    Per CCU Subscription
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    Pricing Offerings
    NVIDIA Virtual PC (vPC)VMware ThinApp (discontinued)
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
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    Features
    NVIDIA Virtual PC (vPC)VMware ThinApp (discontinued)
    Application Virtualization
    Comparison of Application Virtualization features of NVIDIA Virtual PC (vPC) and VMware ThinApp (discontinued)
    Feature
    NVIDIA Virtual PC (vPC)
    -
    Ratings
    VMware ThinApp (discontinued)
    7.6
    2 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Application support00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Device support00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Ease of deployment00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Application packaging00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Security00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    NVIDIA Virtual PC (vPC)VMware ThinApp (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    NVIDIA Virtual PC (vPC)VMware ThinApp (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    NVIDIA
    Nvidia GRID is the only real ready-made hardware solution available for streaming game services, 3D graphics acceleration in Virtual Desktop Infrastructures, and 3D enhanced streaming apps. Grid is also great for processing large quantities of small data-sets, such as financial, trading, science, astronomy, and much more. Grid is also well known for digital currency mining, such as Bitcoin.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    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.
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    Pros
    NVIDIA
    • Streaming Game Services.
    • Dedicated graphics processing form virtual desktop infrastructures, allowing the use of Photoshop, CAD, Video Editing, and more.
    • Enhanced computing & processing of data thay consists of large amounts of smaller data sets.
    • Financial based calculations.
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    Discontinued Products
    • Virtualizes applications for easy deployment
    • Allows you to run two versions of the same software at the same time.
    • Outstanding customer support
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    Cons
    NVIDIA
    • The cost for Nvidia GRID capable hardware is still very high, but is & has been dropping fairly rapidly.
    • Latency is a large problem for "interaction" based systems (Gaming, remote desktop use) and requires high-speed data, and hosting close to the client.
    • No real solutions for smaller businesses, but cloud hosting providers like SoftLayer are beginning to offer affordable hosted grid-capable environments.
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    Discontinued Products
    • 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.
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    Alternatives Considered
    NVIDIA
    Nvidia invented the graphics processor, and continues to provide high quality products, even in a new industry
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    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.
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    Return on Investment
    NVIDIA
    • Allows us to simplify all of our VDI designs, as power users can be managed like all other cloud users, instead of requiring individual systems.
    • Provides a way of offering a substantial processing increase for computing/calculations over and above what additional CPUs could offers.
    • Offers the only "ready-made" solution for on-demand gaming services, after Sony purchased OnLive, and provides an affordable method for startups to enter the Industry.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    • 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
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