Unidesk (Discontinued) vs. Venn Software

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Unidesk (Discontinued)
Score 5.7 out of 10
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Unidesk was a virtual desktop technology from the Massachusetts company of the same name, and acquired by Citrix. It has reached End of Life (EOL).N/A
Venn Software
Score 8.9 out of 10
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Venn Software is a secure workspace for remote work that isolates and protects work from any personal use on the same computer. Work lives in a secure local enclave that is company controlled, where all data is encrypted and access is managed. Within the enclave – visually indicated by the Blue Border around these applications – business activity is walled off from anything that happens on the personal side. As a result, work and personal uses can now safely coexist on the same…N/A
Pricing
Unidesk (Discontinued)Venn Software
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Unidesk (Discontinued)Venn Software
Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
Unidesk (Discontinued)Venn Software
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Unidesk (Discontinued)Venn Software
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User Ratings
Unidesk (Discontinued)Venn Software
Likelihood to Recommend
8.1
(7 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.0
(1 ratings)
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User Testimonials
Unidesk (Discontinued)Venn Software
Likelihood to Recommend
Discontinued Products
Right now, I would advise it to anybody who has 1,500 or fewer users they wish to provide desktops for. I would advise to go with persistent desktops or use a UEM solution like AppSense or RES Workspace Manager when trying the non-persistent desktops. I would suggest that using an AppVirt product like App-V with Unidesk still makes a lot of sense as you can use Shared Content Store Mode and sequence once for many. AppVirt solutions still have value with isolation. I would suggest looking at Turbo browsers for their redirect feature to an sandboxed browser running legacy IE or a browser with Java or Flash (to eliminate security threats related to these running locally on the system). Also, I would suggest looking at Atlantis for deduplicating those desktops and allow them to perform quicker with less storage required. Unidesk by itself is awesome. It really simplifies things. Throw it together with other products and each compliments the other well. Also, Unidesk makes some of those other products more valuable as you're not completely reliant on them like you would be without Unidesk.
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Venn
Venn is suitable if you are considering to transition to remote work. It's security features are reliable, and although live support is not 24/7, the reponse time is timely and accurate.
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Pros
Discontinued Products
  • Creating application layers is easy to do. It's just a matter of installing the applications as you would normally do on a computer.
  • Unidesk's technology isn't sandbox like VMware's ThinApp technology so it works much better and is more compatible with other software.
  • The admin console and technology in general is easy to learn for the administrator while it's transparent to the end users.
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Venn
  • Personal Privacy Assurance
  • Compliance Dashboard with comprehensive audit trail
  • Shield against active malwares
  • All data are encrypted
  • Data leakage and loss prevention
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Cons
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  • Disaster recovery options for the Unidesk solution are not easily accessible or require personalized attention from support.
  • Issues when creating software layers do not always have a obvious fix. Make sure to look for and follow Unidesk's published "recipes."
  • The software/OS layering introduced by Unidesk is not "sanctioned" behavior by Microsoft, and thus you're at the mercy of Unidesk's ability to keep up with widespread changes to operating systems.
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Venn
  • Integration
  • Live Support
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Likelihood to Renew
Discontinued Products
Unidesk has been a solid product for us. We continue to rely on its simplicity and scalability.
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Venn
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Alternatives Considered
Discontinued Products
AppVolumes seems to be a lot less mature as a product. It does have some benefits over Unidesk e.g. the fact it doesn't include the OS Layer (image management) side means I can just use it for the app layering piece if I like. I can also deploy my application layers to physical desktops BUT I have had less success compatibility wise with my applications as AppVolumes 'AppStacks'. I believe Unidesk has a better handle on the do's and don'ts, or at least may be a little more honest about them. I also don't enjoy the Console with AppVolumes and while I can use it without the image management or tied into the stack the way Unidesk is...you also lose that image management and need to couple it with another product in some scenarios. FlexApp to me is stronger than AppVolumes. FlexApp is coupled with a profile management solution called ProfileUnity which makes it a more attractive alternative (at least at the time of me posting this). However, I prefer other UEM products at this moment in time. I also value the image management and ease of a single console for all of Virt Desktop management that Unidesk provides.
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Venn
Venn Software delivers better result and mcuh cheaper as compared to the traditional VDI.
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Return on Investment
Discontinued Products
  • Storage density with Unidesk (via the use of OS/application layering) is 60-70% improved over standard persistent one-to-one virtual desktops.
  • Unidesk virtual machines can be deployed in under 10 minutes by a lower tier of technician without the need to "touch" the vCenter hypervisor.
  • Reliable performance across Unidesk virtual workstations. Added desktops/layers does not adversely effect performance nearly as bad as older persistent desktops.
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Venn
  • Reduced company cost by approx. 20%
  • Higher retention rate as majority of employees preferred to work remotely
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ScreenShots

Venn Software Screenshots

Screenshot of Venn LocalZone badge with DLP policyScreenshot of Venn Access Client (VAC)Screenshot of Venn Software blue border and badge on work appsScreenshot of Endpoint device compliance checks on mobileScreenshot of Venn Compliance Center (VCC) showing device inventory and management