Citrix DaaS (formerly Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops service) Reviews

We are located in three cities in Norway and we use this system for our virtual applications. We have an ordering system, a CRM system, an email system, and more. In fact, it is used for anything that is suitable for a virtual app. Some special programs, like AutoCAD, need to be run locally, but these are the exceptions.

The most valuable feature is the automatic software upgrades because they take place on only three or four servers, rather than on 50 or 60 machines.

The administration, security, and flexibility are very good.

We would like to be able to provide VDI, a full desktop, to each of our users.

I have been using XenApp since 2009.

This solution is pretty stable, I would say.

Scalability depends on the hardware, but it is easy to scale.

We have between 60 and 80 users who are managers and engineers. In addition, we have external customers that we support. These companies have between 10 and 50 users.

Although we do most of the technical support with our own IT department, we have been in touch with the vendor several times. They are good in terms of response time and we are satisfied with their work.

We did not use another solution prior to this one. We are only using Citrix and Microsoft in our infrastructure.

The initial setup is pretty straightforward, but of course, there are some complex things to do as well. It took us a couple of days to deploy.

We have four IT consultants who support this solution.

We deployed this solution using our in-house team.

We did evaluate other solutions, but we found that Citrix was so interesting that we chose it.

What we would like to do in the future is to have a VDI solution where we can give each user a desktop, but we aren't there yet. At this time, we are using this only with published applications.

This solution is easy to manage, but we want to see what happens when we create a hybrid solution with Office 365. We will be moving to a cloud-based solution in perhaps two years from now.

This is a good solution and if it is suitable for the environment then I would recommend it.

I would rate this solution a seven out of ten.

On-premises

I use XenDesktop to manage virtual desktops. I can manage home office's projects using it. I also use it to create work space for different users.

XenDesktop has helped our users to work remotely with a better user experience.

I love all its features. It lets me do almost anything.

The video conferencing feature needs to be improved.

More than five years.

Before we were on a VPN model for remote usage into our data center, the performance issues with large datasets moving cross country really proved to be an issue with remote users. This product really moved the needle in solving for this.

Not every application is certified with this solution.

In HDX, the graphics provide high-performance imaging.

The product improves how our organization function because it is simple and can be centrally managed.

I think they should improve data speed performance to reduce bandwidth.

I have used this solution for three months.

It was easy to deploy.

I rate technical support 10/10.

Initial setup was not so complicated.

We implemented it in-house. It's easy with support.

It is a bit expensive but ROI is there.

Go for it. It's the best one.

The most valuable feature of this product to me is its ability to provide a secure desktop to remote users.

The product has allowed the organisation to provide VDs for external users to access internal resources and manage them.

The product deployment is role-based and I would like to see the roles reduced.

I have used this solution for 18 months.

We had some issue with SCVMM, which is used to manage the Citrix infrastructure. We also faced an issue with the VDs being unregistered due to different reasons.

Citrix support is very good. You open a case online and then give them a call. An engineer works with you until the issue is resolved. I quite like it.

This is our first VD deployment.

Initial setup was straightforward, but we did face some issues. As it is role-based setup, one needs to follows it properly, and do the sizing right to get it working.

The product was implemented by a solution provider along with the server hardware as part of the project.

We implemented the product to check the feasibility and acceptability of VD in our organisation.

The product licensing is competitively priced.

• Reliability
• Security
• User Profiling 
• Administrator's knowledge base

It gives our business departments the ability to be mobile.

As a market leader, they have got excellent product variety, but they should improve the user and administration experiences. 

Also, their support could improve.

If it fits your budget, no doubt you should get it, but keep in mind that there are other products out there that could give you the same for less.

Application publishing through the Citrix. We have been using Citrix XenApp to  deliver the business application to remote locations of our company. We highly  reduce our bandwidth through the XenApp application publishing.

It has improved delivering applications to remote locations with its lower bandwidth utilization. It gives better performance to the user though the lowest bandwidth.

Citrix Xenapp application publishing is a valuable feature that we highly utilize in our organization.

More than five years.

XenApp has helped many of my customers with remote access of applications, access on different platforms.

ICA/HDX optimization policies.

Dependency on server virtualization after v7.x is an issue which I encountered in small environments.

Three to five years.

No issues with stability.

No issues with scalability.

Seven out of 10.

I used different application virtualization solutions, but I found XenApp to be the best of them.

Straightforward for up to version 6. After version 7 it became complex.

It is a bit costly, but enterprise class features come with a cost.

Thinspace, Propalms, VMware horizon, GO-Global.

Plan wisely for sizing, product is stable if sizing is correct. Try to use standard application for virtualization, non-standard application can lead to memory leakage which can hamper your sizing considerations.