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Citrix DaaS

Citrix DaaS
Formerly Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops / XenDesktop & XenApp

Overview

What is Citrix DaaS?

Citrix DaaS (formerly Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops, or XenDesktop) is a virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) and application virtualization solution from Citrix.

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Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops, previously known as XenApp and XenDesktop, have been widely adopted by organizations for a variety of …
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Honest Review

10 out of 10
July 12, 2022
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We use Citrix as our preferred VDI solution to provide managed desktop to end users. With CItrix you get a complete siolution from Citrix …
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Pricing

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Virtual Apps

$375

Cloud

Entry-level set up fee?

  • No setup fee

Offerings

  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Product Demos

Service continuity support for Android devices

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Service continuity support for browsers (Workspace for Web)

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Instructional Demo - Steps to cloud migration

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Product Details

What is Citrix DaaS?

To meet the needs of an increasingly flexible workforce, organizations are turning to desktop as aservice (DaaS) and VDI solutions to provide high-performing, adaptive workspaces. Citrix DaaS modernizes IT with a secure cloud solution to quickly deliver apps or desktops from any cloud or datacenter worldwide.

With Citrix DaaS, IT can seamlessly deploy and manage hybrid work environments to increase business agility and deliver an enhanced user experience at scale. Built-in Citrix high-definition HDX technologies increase productivity, providing real-time network and performance optimization for even the most demanding 3D, voice, or video applications. Enhanced security and policy controls protect sensitive data to securely deliver vital resources anywhere to any device.

Citrix DaaS Technical Details

Deployment TypesSoftware as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsUnspecified
Mobile ApplicationNo

Frequently Asked Questions

Citrix DaaS (formerly Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops, or XenDesktop) is a virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) and application virtualization solution from Citrix.

V2 Cloud, VMware Horizon, and Amazon WorkSpaces are common alternatives for Citrix DaaS.

Reviewers rate Implementation Rating highest, with a score of 9.

The most common users of Citrix DaaS are from Enterprises (1,001+ employees).
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Reviews and Ratings

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Community Insights

TrustRadius Insights are summaries of user sentiment data from TrustRadius reviews and, when necessary, 3rd-party data sources. Have feedback on this content? Let us know!

Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops, previously known as XenApp and XenDesktop, have been widely adopted by organizations for a variety of use cases. Users have found that this software provides seamless access to virtualized desktops and applications across multiple satellite locations, enabling teams to work collaboratively and efficiently. It has also been deployed in data centers, supporting various clients and applications including published desktops and development applications.

One of the key benefits of Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops is its ability to facilitate remote work. Many organizations have relied on this software to provide their employees with secure access to desktops and applications from anywhere, ensuring business continuity even in challenging circumstances such as during the Covid-19 pandemic. Call center agents, testing teams, and general remote workers have leveraged this solution to maintain a strong security posture while enjoying a good user experience. Contractors, consultants, and remote workers have also found secure remote access through Citrix Virtual Apps valuable for their specific needs.

Another noteworthy use case of Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops is its ability to provide remote desktop access to applications and servers, reducing infrastructure costs and eliminating the need for a dedicated data center. By giving users the flexibility to connect to business applications, utilities, and production servers remotely, the software streamlines IT operations while cutting down on maintenance efforts. Moreover, it has proven beneficial for organizations handling sensitive data or those seeking to provide offshore developers with secure access to internal company resources.

Overall, Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops have addressed the diverse needs of businesses across industries. From ensuring seamless collaboration between distributed teams to enabling secure remote access to critical resources, this software has become an integral part of many organizations' IT infrastructure. Its ability to provide fast connections, improve efficiency, reduce costs, and enhance productivity has made it a preferred solution for various use cases within enterprises globally.

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Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
ResellerIncentivized
I'm working for a Citrix Platinum Solution Advisor (CSA) and Citrix Service Provider (CSP). We have used and resold Citrix Solutions for a long time (20 years+) and have deployed it within many customers' infrastructures. Citrix Virtual Apps & Desktops is used to publish and secure virtual desktop or server-based sessions to local and remote users, with advanced functionality like rich graphics and audio, and great user environment personalization.
Pietro Di Cino | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
The company has implemented Citrix Virtual Apps in order to guarantee remote access to selected software all over the group. The architecture is designed with a central server in the headquarter and remote apps distributed to the employees. The advantage of Citrix Virtual Apps is that every user receives only the apps that can use in coherence with his business role. During COVID-19 lockdown, the company has been ready in order to guarantee access for all the employees and the business continuity.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Used as an alternative to normal VPN clients. Allows access to apps such as Excel if the local computer does not have it. Good to use if the local computer has bandwidth issues or crashes since the app runs in a cloud-hosted system. Also useful for Mac users if the program is only available for PC. Certainly, something to consider if a large variety of computers accessing systems such as a BYOD environment or one with many contractors.
Charlie Liu | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I use Citrix desktop for more than 7 years now, from previous company adopted all user PC using Citrix desktop to manage backend IT perspective to now in my current company use it as some of the application + a few virtual desktops for someone who needs to get in the network with their own computer, Citrix has been trouble free easy to use solution for us.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Citrix Virtual Apps helped us limit our costs significantly as we could now access remote devices and applications including managing the security of the devices remotely. It offered secure access to us. We did not have to build a data center of our own. Everything was on the cloud. It was very convenient and required minimum maintenance on our part. Rather than having a big network team and having to purchase various servers ourselves, We relied on Citrix Virtual Apps that provide us remote desktop access to various applications and servers. Thus it cut down on our infrastructure costs significantly while delivering efficient service as downtime was minimal.
Juljan Hebibasi | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
In our company, we need Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops as a must since a lot of users work remotely and with this great tool, they are able to log in remotely to their desktops and other applications too. Since our company grew fast in the last years we needed such tool to go ahead with our growth. The connection is secure and this was one of the requirements for the software purchase.
July 12, 2022

Honest Review

Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use Citrix as our preferred VDI solution to provide managed desktop to end users. With CItrix you get a complete siolution from Citrix gateways to the Application publishing which makes it easier to manage rather than having seperate thirdpary products, which can be quite challenging to manage and update from time to time.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I used Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops at my previous company for remote work, or telecommuting when not going into the office in person. It addresses the problem of not having to commute to the office. Users of Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops are able to access nearly everything they would be able to if they were in the office as long as they have access to the internet.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We are using it for connecting to business applications, utilities and production servers. It is releasing the user from installation and maintenance of business applications. From security point of view, it allows to centralize the access to production applications so the management of access/open ports become an easier task. From help desk point of view, the support of the applications become also an easier task since there are no more various of "local issues" To summarize, when you are using Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops for connecting to business applications and servers, you are getting a smooth feel like you are working on local app that someone is always maintaining.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use Citrix Virtual Apps as the hub for all online operations. It is our gateway to access all of our software, data, user applications, and shared drives. We rely heavily on Citrix Virtual Apps for our day-to-day work, as without it, we are unable to process much of anything through the course of the day.
Ben Tusa | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use XenDesktop as a global solution for our company's users to access resources in several different regions. It allows our users to work closer to where their applications and data are opposed to trying to access those resources directly from their endpoint device.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I have used Citrix Virtual Apps (formerly Xenapp) in my organization to work remotely as a virtual office. It comes out to be an effective tool for a virtual office. You don't even require a hardware computer at your office seat desk to work remotely from home, You can directly use Citrix Virtual App to work using various different organizational tools, softwares, programs, etc,
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Citrix Virtual Apps is currently used globally, In the United States, England, France, Germany, Japan, India, Australia, and China. Citrix Virtual Apps provides secure remote access for contractors and consultants who need to work in remote environments. It has alleviated the need for access globally and provides access for users outside of the local regions. We have been able to provide secure access to desktops, and applications regardless of the proximity of their location. We have been using the product for the past ten years and with the Covid-19 pandemic, also provided a means for additional users to work securely from home. Today we have Citrix environments in the cloud as well as on-premise datacenters. We have migrated away from using VPN because Citrix Virtual Apps is more scalable and configurable.
Patti Henderson | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We've used Citrix Desktop since moving from microsoft terminal services 14 years ago. It's been a relatively solid and secure platform to allow the firm's attorneys to access all systems and network as long as they have an internet connection. We've upgraded over the years and are currently looking at a new build. Administration is not bad but the skill set needed to install and configure is above my knowledge level. My most common end user complaint is from the people that save the world on their desktop; I do not sync with their office machines due to potential software licensing issues.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Citrix Virtual Apps & Desktops is a great program management tool and is widely adopted across my 25k+ employee company. We use the tool for many reasons. It really solves the problem of being able to access your desktop and applications remotely, as well as organizing programs in a safe and secure manner. It has a very user-friendly interface and logging on is very seamless. In the last year of working completely remote there has only been 1 or 2 issues in accessing the portal and they are normally corrected immediately.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Usage of Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops (CVAD) is across the organization. Our call center agents leverage virtual desktops to complete their role with our customers and many internal teams leverage the flexibility for testing and general remote access for themselves and vendors/consultants as we are allowed to secure the workspace across a number of boundaries to ensure a strong posture while delivering a good user experience.
Mick Verbunt | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I myself do not use it without our own organization, but we do use and manage it for a lot of our customers.
It's used to have a centralized environment and it helps people to work from home with ease, which is great in these times of Covid-19. Also, using a provisioning method to update images keeps the pollution of VDAs to a minimum.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops (formerly XenDesktop) to deliver virtual apps and desktops to our whole organization. We have a subset of employees who work entirely remotely from our corporate office, and they use the system for all access to our on-premise apps. We have another subset of employees who work at the Corporate office, and they use Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops (formerly XenDesktop) to access a few apps that are only available via virtual access as well as remote access when away from the office. It solves a lot of business issues, including letting us share Apps to older machines, centralizing applications for better management, and allowing users to have common desktops regardless of what device they are using to access our apps.
December 27, 2019

High Quality VDI Solution

Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use this Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops for our remote workforce and work from home staff. All departments use Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops however some are not fully able to utilize it due to their roles. It is worth mentioning that we also use Citrix ADC to facilitate secure remote access to our Citrix environment.
Score 1 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Citrix XenDesktop is utilized at our Datacenter to provide our third-party offshore developers access to internal company resources while maintaining a good security standing. XenDesktop prevents customer data and/or proprietary code from being downloaded external to the company and leaked to competitors or our customer's competitors.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use XenDesktop across the organization to bring high performance to an application whose client would otherwise operate far too slowly across the WAN link from our central data center. The management of the solution is the biggest reason we continue to use it because it requires low effort to maintain and the support is very good.
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