We performed a comparison between Cisco VXI and VMware Horizon View based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Microsoft, VMware, Citrix and others in Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI)."The initial setup of Cisco VXI is straightforward."
"It is a stable product."
"Users can log in from anywhere and from a variety of devices."
"VMware Horizon View is a stable solution."
"VMware is very helpful for customized platforms that offer auto-promotion and auto-deprovision."
"The solution is secure."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the clone variant. We have been using the linked clone for the past five years, but I am willing to support and take on the function of the instant cloud."
"Horizon View's best features are that it gives you more control over the PCs on your infrastructure, and it's specialized for banking environments."
"Users can log in from anywhere and from a variety of devices."
"When using Cisco VXI in virtual environments there tends to be a lot of bugs with files you have to deploy across the virtual environment. You configure for hours, and then there is a bug that stops you, and you notice that you wasted hours."
"The integration could be improved."
"There should be a function where one can connect and work; whenever not required, one can deprovision it."
"They need to make troubleshooting, diagnostics, and error reporting a little better."
"There is room for improvement in security features."
"VMware Horizon View has worked a lot to improve the solutions. There are some issues in the delivery of the applications, such as network problems. You can lose your connection at times."
"VMware support is okay, but sometimes it's a little bit hit or miss trying to get somebody who knows what they're doing and talking about."
"VMware Horizon View needs to improve orchestration and integrate additional images. I would also like to see its statistics."
"In the next release, the performance, the speed, and the price need to be improved."
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Cisco VXI is ranked 25th in Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) while VMware Horizon View is ranked 4th in Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) with 67 reviews. Cisco VXI is rated 7.0, while VMware Horizon View is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Cisco VXI writes "Straightforward implementation, scalable, but performance could improve". On the other hand, the top reviewer of VMware Horizon View writes "User-friendly, reasonably priced, and simple to install". Cisco VXI is most compared with Userful, whereas VMware Horizon View is most compared with VMware Horizon, Citrix DaaS (formerly Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops service), Citrix Workspace, Microsoft Remote Desktop Services and Sangfor aDesk VDI.
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