I use it to deliver applications and desktops over the Internet and secure data.
Delivery Head - Major Incident at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Enables secure delivery of applications and data, features exceptional stability over the Internet and handles demanding tasks like video playback, AutoCAD, and 3D image rendering smoothly
Pros and Cons
- "There are many features that I like, but the stability over the Internet is exceptional. Even if there's bandwidth fluctuation or network jitter, it performs well, offering a seamless experience to end-users without noticeable disruptions."
- "I would like to see simplification in the management of the on-prem infrastructure component of Citrix DaaS, particularly in the studio tool used to manage the DaaS infrastructure."
What is our primary use case?
How has it helped my organization?
The main benefits include:
- enhanced security,
- return on investment since we're only delivering applications,
- flexible work hours for remote employees, and
- ensuring data and applications are always accessible and
- availability of the systems.
The challenge is that people don't want to take their data or applications from the data center. When I need to deliver an application or data securely to a laptop connected to the Internet, or to someone working from home who may not be able to have the application installed due to GDPR or compliance issues, or because the laptop or desktop lacks the power to run those applications or process that data, in this situation, Citrix DaaS allows for secure delivery over the Internet without exposing it to the rest of the world, keeping it within the data center.
To integrate Citrix DaaS with other infrastructure components, such as Active Directory, which is an integral part, and other applications like SaaS or the printing system, these need to be locally installed or packaged and delivered to our Citrix infrastructure.
The integration depends on various factors:
- type of applications,
- connectivity, and
- actual business use case driving that integration.
So, it's quite subjective, but it largely depends on these factors.
What is most valuable?
There are many features that I like, but the stability over the Internet is exceptional. Even if there's bandwidth fluctuation or network jitter, it performs well, offering a seamless experience to end-users without noticeable disruptions.
From the productivity perspective, the seamless end-user experience is key for productivity and user experience. This is managed through the HDX technology, which ensures a smooth and efficient workflow.
The experience with HDX technology has been amazing, especially for organizations dealing with videos, AutoCAD, and 3D image rendering.
Unlike competitors like VMware or AVD, Citrix DaaS handles these tasks smoothly without the choppiness, providing excellent video playback and stable collaboration tool calls, like Teams, Zoom, or Webex, by efficiently compressing voice data to utilize minimum bandwidth without distorting the original quality.
What needs improvement?
I would like to see simplification in the management of the on-prem infrastructure component of Citrix DaaS, particularly in the studio tool used to manage the DaaS infrastructure.
This simplification should make it easier for admins to understand and execute their tasks, possibly through an overview of operations and the availability of helpful articles or resources.
Making the studio tool more user-friendly would not only ease the administration of the Citrix infrastructure but also ensure it is configured correctly.
I'm also interested in a feature that would allow end users to hide their screens. For instance, when launching a Citrix VDI on my laptop, as soon as I start sharing my screen, the VDI should lock out, preventing the person I'm sharing my screen with from seeing anything on that VDI.
However, there are scenarios where an end user might want to share the VDI screen as well. Currently, whether this is possible or not is not controlled by the end user. Introducing a feature that provides end users the ability to share their screen along with the VDI would be beneficial.
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Citrix DaaS (formerly Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops service)
May 2025

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For how long have I used the solution?
I've been working with it for nearly 12 years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
In my 12 years of customer-facing experience and managing over 80+ accounts, the environment, once stabilized, remains stable for a good amount of time unless it's tampered with.
I manage around 80+ accounts for Citrix virtualization across the entire virtualization stack, involving approximately 1.4 million users.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Both scalability and reliability are really good. If supporting components like Active Directory, networking, and storage are functioning well, then Citrix DaaS proves to be highly reliable.
Scalability is easy too, thanks to Citrix's image management system, which allows for quick expansion, scaling thousands of machines in hours, a feat not possible with physical infrastructure.
How are customer service and support?
The technical support is neutral, indicating there is room for improvement.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Neutral
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I also handle accounts for VMware Horizon, Azure Virtual Desktop, and AWS Workspace, among others.
The main challenge with Citrix is its pricing. However, it offers a robust feature list, great stability, and the best audio and video experience over the Internet.
How was the initial setup?
I would classify the initial setup as medium complex. It's not extremely complex, but due to the involvement of various technologies and the need for advanced configuration—such as coordination with the Active Directory team, understanding storage, and networking—it's not straightforward either.
For someone familiar with these technologies, the setup process might be seen as straightforward.
I work with both on-premises and cloud versions.
What about the implementation team?
The implementation strategy is always very simple, though people often confuse deployment strategy with mere installation.
Before deployment, it's crucial to understand the business use case for deploying Citrix infrastructure. This involves assessing what type of users are involved, whether they're suitable for VDI, and if there are any within this user base who cannot use VDI and instead need physical laptops.
This assessment covers their profile needs, required bandwidth, and resources. After this assessment, a testing phase, followed by a pilot, should be undertaken before a full rollout. This thorough approach is essential; without it, many customers face issues.
Therefore, the timeframe truly depends on several factors, such as the type of applications, the number of servers, and the number of users involved. So, it really varies.
On average, it might take around eight weeks. A lot of resources would not be needed if you have the right resource or a team with the right skill set. They would be able to deploy and scale it very easily.
Citrix itself doesn't require much maintenance, but it's important to have people with the necessary skill set to identify issues related to other components like networking or storage.
What was our ROI?
Implementing Citrix DaaS with thin clients, rather than physical laptops, has resulted in savings of 27% to 29%.
Additionally, moving 1,000 users from physical laptops to thin clients and VDI solutions can save around 40,000 kilograms of carbon emissions, benefiting both the environment and the company's economy, provided thin clients are used.
What other advice do I have?
Anyone looking to deploy Citrix DaaS needs to first understand their business use case and determine why they want to offer Citrix DaaS as either an application or desktop version to their end users.
It's crucial to assess whether their end users truly need this solution. If so, they should understand the profile requirements and how applications will behave when virtualized or moved to the cloud.
After this assessment, proceed with testing, then a pilot, and finally, roll out to production.
Overall, I would rate the solution an eight out of ten.
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.

Group IT Manager at a manufacturing company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Consumes less bandwidth, saves time and money, and supports a large variety of devices
Pros and Cons
- "First of all, the manageability of the applications for publishing is valuable. Second, it is about being able to run the applications on all main platforms. Third, its licensing is valuable. You can either switch to the cloud and keep on-prem. You can work with this hybrid scenario."
- "Licensing service installation and configuration was the biggest challenge for all Citrix solutions, but now they have fixed a lot of issues."
What is our primary use case?
We use application virtualization capabilities and on-premise desktop virtualization. In one of the companies, we are using remote PC access or remote access to physical desktops. We used cloud-hosted desktop virtualization for a PoC.
Our organization has over 15 companies all over the eastern region. We are in manufacturing, distribution, technology, and many more things.
How has it helped my organization?
It provides the flexibility of being used on any device. It is good in terms of user experience. Generally, if you want to run an application over the internet on your virtual desktop, you need to have many things working well to have the same experience that you will have if you were are working on your own laptop. It provides a good user experience in terms of working even with not-so-high bandwidth.
There is end-to-end security not only for the application itself but also for the users. We need to ensure that the applications are always protected and the connection between the user and the application is also protected.
Integration with the cloud provides a seamless experience. You can publish applications over the cloud, and you can access the workspace and your application on your computer, your laptop, your tab or iPad, or on mobile devices. It works well with your Apple, Android, or Windows devices. It works with everything. There is also a system where you can remotely assist any person who is running any specific application.
There is good integration between Citrix and Microsoft applications. You can also optimize the user experience with certain configurations. Security plays a very important role in working with Citrix in terms of dealing with group policies, legal policies, and application policies. You can apply the required policies. For example, you can have a clipboard policy where people cannot copy or screenshot stuff.
It is very easy when it comes to the deployment and management of hybrid cloud apps and desktops. You are working only in one console, and it is straightforward. You can see everything there. You can see the policies, rules, profiles, and whether you want to have it on the cloud or on-prem.
When it comes to the security and protection of critical business applications and desktops,
there are certain business applications that some companies prefer not to publish or not to have on virtual desktops in the cloud. However, when we're talking on-premises solution, it can integrate with any published application. If you're working on certain projects or certain versions, you will not have any issues in terms of the version because the configuration is based on the server and not on the client PC. For example, some Oracle application or ERP application needs certain plugins to be available, and users didn't have those on their laptops. In spite of not having them, they were able to work on these applications through a virtual desktop.
It simplifies adherence to industry regulations for data protection and compliance with all kinds of security policies.
It benefits the overall business operation and reduces the total time of managing big applications. The applications are available at any time of the day. Previously, if anyone lost his computer or had his computer damaged or something like that, we had to take that computer and reinstall everything for a staff member to be able to access the application, whereas now, the staff member can access the application through his phone or another computer. His information is there on the service from any place. So, it impacts the availability of applications, and it saves a lot of time to replace a damaged PC. In certain cases, it also saves a lot of cost of buying new Windows or new hardware for the applications, so we can use old laptops to run these applications. It saves time and money.
It saves the cost of buying new PCs and the maintenance. It saves 50% to 60% of the total cost of a new device that needs to be bought for any new employee or for a specific service. It saves a lot of money and reduces wastage.
It provides security of our intellectual property and data when remote employees are using the solution. The main thing is that you can create your own policies and you can specify what applications users can run based on the locations. For example, if they are working in Dubai, they don't need to access all data in Lebanon. We can create profiles and policies for them. In the group configuration, you can just integrate it with Active Directory or another security platform so that the configuration can be applied to the region.
It is very efficient to work with a thin client. There are no problems with integration with various devices.
We're running it on-prem. We are working with Hyper-V and vSphere, and we don't have any problem with that. We can run any server and storage. It can work with any hypervisor. There are no restrictions.
What is most valuable?
First of all, the manageability of the applications for publishing is valuable. Second, it is about being able to run the applications on all main platforms. Third, its licensing is valuable. You can either switch to the cloud and keep on-prem. You can work with this hybrid scenario.
As an admin, for managing the devices, the interface is very user-friendly. There is no problem, and it is very good.
What needs improvement?
Licensing service installation and configuration was the biggest challenge for all Citrix solutions, but now they have fixed a lot of issues.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using this solution since 2013.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
We have companies that have around 500 users, 100 users, and 50 users. The biggest company has around 1,000 users. This company is all across the region.
We will increase its usage depending on the business and the requirements.
How are customer service and support?
They were excellent from a project management standpoint. They helped us with issues related to licensing.
If we need any online support, they are able to provide that. Their support is fine.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I used to work with VMware Horizon.
How was the initial setup?
It didn't take a lot of time. Within a week of entering into an agreement with Citrix to use their service, I was able to administer and work with it.
We had everything that we need, and their support team in Lebanon was very helpful. In less than a week, we were able to administer and install applications. At the initial stage, we also had to develop our own profiles and policies, but it was very straightforward. There was no complexity. It took around two hours for installing the Citrix and the license service, and it took around two days to configure the profiles. We had three people for deployment.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
You can buy an on-cloud or on-prem license. You can switch between on-cloud users and on-prem users.
Its licensing is cheap. It is from $8 to $15 per user. It is not that expensive when you compare the cost of buying new hardware with the cost of the license. For example, at $15 per user, it costs around $180 for a year, which is cheaper than buying a $600 PC that at a certain stage, you will again have to change because its hardware is not supported. It may also get damaged or stolen. So, you can compare the cost of the actual hardware that you have to buy and the time spent in supporting the clients with the cost of its license.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
I evaluated other solutions such as VMware Horizon and Microsoft Remote Desktop Services. Citrix works seamlessly on different platforms, and its bandwidth consumption is very low. Desktop profiles, integrations, and remote assistance were also the main factors for going for Citrix.
What other advice do I have?
To get the benefit of the return on investment, you need to plan well in advance when to change all of the laptops, and you also need to train the users to cope with the new environment or new structure.
I would rate this solution a nine out of 10.
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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Citrix DaaS (formerly Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops service)
May 2025

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Sr. Architect at LTI - Larsen & Toubro Infotech
Integrates various tools and features into a single platform
Pros and Cons
- "Remote work has been enhanced"
- "Citrix has undergone significant changes, primarily due to its acquisition. This acquisition impacted Citrix's value because of increased licensing costs under the new model. As a result, many customers are now considering alternatives to Citrix."
How has it helped my organization?
We were used to working on different proposals and implementations from Citrix through the GSI partnership.
It integrates various tools and features into a single platform. It offers enhanced user experience, productivity tools, VDI, and virtualized applications. This unified platform provides a single pane of glass, allowing management and control.
What is most valuable?
Remote work has been enhanced. Citrix Workspace and Virtual Desktops offer various features, including persistent and non-persistent environments, allowing different user personas to access their work environment efficiently. These solutions enhance the user experience, especially for remote work, which significantly improved during the COVID-19 pandemic. Additionally, Citrix has integrated many enhancements into its products. Applications can be provisioned through published or streamed apps via Citrix Virtual Desktops.
What needs improvement?
Recently, Citrix has undergone significant changes, primarily due to its acquisition. This acquisition impacted Citrix's value because of increased licensing costs under the new model. As a result, many customers are now considering alternatives to Citrix. This shift has created numerous opportunities for migration from Citrix or VMware to Microsoft and other platforms.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Citrix Workspace as a partner for two years.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
We recommend Citrix Workspace primarily to BFSI customers, followed by financial institutions, media and entertainment organizations, and oil and gas corporations. Virtualized infrastructure is already in place for most of the verticals we work with.
How are customer service and support?
Our company has Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 support teams, which can provide the necessary support for Citrix Workspace.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Citrix had its licensing model, which also worked with Microsoft user licenses. This collaboration between Microsoft and Citrix created a consortium that handled the licensing. However, Citrix has changed its licensing model due to a recent merger. Comparing the earlier Citrix days to the current situation post-merger, there is a significant difference in Citrix's licensing prices.
What other advice do I have?
Citrix Workspace is a suite of solutions. With a single pane of glass, administrators can monitor the Citrix environment to identify and resolve any issues or bottlenecks. This setup enhances user experience through Citrix Analytics dashboards, which provide insights into the Zen desktop environment. These dashboards allow you to pinpoint real-time issues that may affect users or applications. Citrix Workspace functions as a unified solution, though you can also opt for Citrix Workspace apps and desktops separately. By choosing Citrix Workspace, you benefit from administration, management, and user experience.
Citrix Workspace can be recommended for remote work requirements. However, given the current market conditions and the various options available, it is important to consider cost-effectiveness and suitability. There are also some cheaper options.
If they can make it comparative, then it's a perfect solution.
We usually recommend Microsoft AVD solutions based on customer suitability. Everything is there with AVD because of the combination of Azure, the robust security, and everything borrowed from Microsoft. When integrated with Microsoft, Citrix Workspace complements Microsoft's zero-trust security model by enhancing authentication and authorization processes. Historically, Microsoft and Citrix have collaborated to provide comprehensive solutions to customers, combining their strengths to deliver robust security and efficient management.
We recommend Microsoft AVD. The majority of our customers also use Citrix. There are some VMware Horizon View customers, but their numbers are currently very low due to recent acquisitions. As a result of these acquisitions, many customers are considering moving away from VMware.
I rate the solution an eight out of ten.
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Reseller
Head of Corporate Strategic Alliance and Partnership at LG Uplus
Security features protect user data but there are latency issues
Pros and Cons
- "Before we adopted a VDI storage solution, our customers' personal information was leaked. This happened a lot. But since we adopted a VDI solution, these kinds of issues have happened rarely."
- "Latency is also a major problem when adopting Citrix for video editing software or 3D editing software, especially editing 4K video or large file size. The Citrix virtualized solution becomes too slow, so we cannot use the VDI."
What is our primary use case?
LG Uplus is using Citrix for internal groupware. Every employee here uses Citrix to access the VDI to make some Word documents or PowerPoint presentations. We are not allowed to use our local PC resources at all.
The second use for my team's project is that we are reviewing the potential for a virtualization solution for our customers, who are mainly video editors. We offer them a low-price alternative. Instead of buying our high-end desktops or workstations, they can save money by virtualizing some application solutions.
This is deployed in LG CNS, which is a subsidiary of the LG group. Most LF subsidiary companies are a part of the LG CNS solution. LG CNS solution is combined with Citrix, which means that if you work with LG CNS, you have no choice but to use Citrix.
How has it helped my organization?
First, since we adopted the Citrix VDI, we are no longer dealing with the problem of leaking the customer's personal information. Second, we aren't investing a lot of money in buying new personal laptops. With the VDI, we aren't relying on a high-core CPU or memory in each employee's laptop. Because the functions that require a lot of memory and CPU are happening in the cloud, we can just give the employee a basic Pentium CPU laptop.
What is most valuable?
The Virtual Desktop Interface is very important because we have many departments for customer service. For example, we have operational storage and also we have a customer call center. Most of the customers are calling about a security problem.
Before we adopted a VDI storage solution, our customers' personal information was leaked. This happened a lot. But since we adopted a VDI solution, these kinds of issues have happened rarely. Of course, we banned each user from installing or sharing software, like peer-to-peer sharing software. There is no chance that a single user could leak personal information by mistake through unauthorized access.
Virtualized solutions are very important. Because of the high-speed internet service here, I think the virtualization application solution can be adopted in a B2C market for customer service.
What needs improvement?
We've tested a lot of cases with the Citrix solution and found that it's okay when the Citrix virtualized solution is adopted over the laptop or desktop. But it has some latency issues—a lag between the input device and screen—when we test it with a smartphone or tablet. The reason that users use the virtualized desktop is they want to access a Windows 10 application, but they need their keyboard and mouse. Every employee complains about the performance or quality of their VDI. After we adopted the security solution, I think the performance is quite better. But employees are still complaining about the speed of the VDI.
Latency is also a major problem when adopting Citrix for video editing software or 3D editing software, especially editing 4K video or large file size. The Citrix virtualized solution becomes too slow, so we cannot use the VDI. For the streaming, Citrix needs to improve its screen resolution problems because this is a market trend. We produce and use a lot of high-density videos. If Citrix cannot improve these kinds of issues, then we might not be able to use VDI anymore two or three years from now.
Citrix doesn't offer any solutions for the virtualization of macOS, either. I think we could use that kind of service.
For how long have I used the solution?
It's been around 10 years or so.
How are customer service and technical support?
I would rate it very low actually. Because here in Korea, most of them are for sales, not technical assistance. For developing some applications, we have to choose or test virtualized applications. But call up Citrix agencies—sales agencies—they say they cannot solve the technical issues. We have to find some technical references through the internet or through developers who have some experience with Citrix.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
Internally, the IT department uses Citrix. For developing customer service for my team's product, I use Hyper-V's client solution instead of Citrix, because the price of the Citrix virtualized application solution is too high. Citrix only provides the B2B license here, so they don't have any B2C license. I use Hyper-V-based applications and virtualized solutions because of the price issues.
How was the initial setup?
I think it was very complex. It was difficult to install Citrix by ourselves, but we have an IT department and a PC maintenance department. The initial setup required around three people. But after the initial deployment, most employees don't have any trouble with installing Citrix solutions. For each user, it takes around half an hour. For example, I broke my laptop and had to get a new laptop. I personally asked the IT and PC maintenance departments to install the systems again. It took them around 30 minutes.
What about the implementation team?
We have a dedicated IT department. They have a contract with Citrix and they're employed here.
What was our ROI?
It's tough to say whether we've really seen any cost savings. Many people don't believe the Citrix solution lowered the total cost of the whole system. But I think if we adopt an application virtualizing service, then we can reduce costs a little bit more.
Currently, everyone here is using the same public cloud server resources for every software. but if we adopt a virtualized application solution, then the IT department can choose which software needs a lot of resources and which can adopt lower-tier public cloud resources. That way, we can save a lot of infrastructure costs.
It's my understanding that the solution license fee for each user is around $300 US. If we buy a personal laptop for each employee every five years, then the total cost is five times $300 US, or $1,500 USD. So we could buy 100 personal laptops instead of the Citrix solution. If we compare the cost of a high-performance laptop and the price of the Citrix solution, the total cost savings is very small. But we can improve the security issue.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
I think the speed and latency of Hyper-V are quite good, but one thing I worry about is the security issues. Our internally developed client for the Hyper-V solution doesn't have as many security solutions as Citrix does. As I recall, LG CNS has its own VDI solution. At this moment, there are some solutions that can replace Citrix, like FreeVDI, an open-source VDI, for example. We have tried using those kinds of service solutions in some departments, but they didn't quite meet our expectations.
What other advice do I have?
I would rate Citrix seven out of 10.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Hybrid Cloud
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Solution Architect at Kimberly-Clark
Simple to set up and has deep integration with Microsoft
Pros and Cons
- "The product is simple to set up, and its deep integration with Microsoft is also a valuable feature."
- "Their customer support can be improved a lot as it lacks a lot of knowledgeable help."
What is our primary use case?
The main use case for me is the solution’s ability to provide remote users access to enterprise LAN over thin Internet-connected devices securely and efficiently.
What is most valuable?
I have found the NetScaler or ADC devices by Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops valuable. The product is simple to set up, and its deep integration with Microsoft is also a valuable feature.
What needs improvement?
Their customer support can be improved a lot as it lacks a lot of knowledgeable help.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops for the past 14 years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It is a stable solution. It is a fire-and-forget solution. Once you set it up, things keep happening, and you don't even have to monitor it until you want to get some statistics.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The solution is scalable. Approximately 10,000 users use the solution in my company. We often use Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops in our company, but it all depends on the use cases. If we find the solution convenient for our projects, we will definitely use it. However, we'd only do it on a case-to-case basis. Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops is our go-to solution for any server-based computing.
How are customer service and support?
The customer support for Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops should be more knowledgeable.
How was the initial setup?
The setup is pretty simple and easy. We keep deploying it very often based on our requirements, but the complete setup can be done in three days or less than three days for a 1000 people user base. It's more of a fire-and-forget solution. It will take three days if you have the entire idea. If you want to chart out from the beginning, that could take around two months. However, if you know what you're doing, it can be done in three days.
What about the implementation team?
Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops is a decade-old technology. We don't need any consultants to set it up. Any candidate with five to six years of experience should be able to set it up. We analyze the applications, the customers, and the users. We also consider the type of user base and the type of applications, and then we plan our infrastructure to meet their requirements and do a POC before deploying the solution. Considering Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops is a 24/7 uptime solution, we need at least six technical staff for its deployment and maintenance.
What was our ROI?
We do have an ROI using this solution.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops is an expensive solution.
What other advice do I have?
I use the latest LTSR version of Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops.
Someone who needs an enterprise solution with a stable working environment should go for Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops. If there is no 24/7 requirement, and they can manage a few hours of outage, people should look at alternatives for Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops. This solution is for critical users who cannot do without it. Banking and finance customers should adopt the cloud version of this solution and not the enterprise version.
Overall, I rate Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops an eight out of ten.
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Information Technology Division Director at Ethiopian Roads Administration
Full SSL solution and integration is smooth and offers good support
Pros and Cons
- "The tech support is fast, knowledgeable, and customer-friendly."
- "It would be great if they included VPN features and improved connectivity."
What is our primary use case?
I use it for VDI; it's a virtual desktop community.
How has it helped my organization?
What is most valuable?
It's a full SSL solution, so no additional VPN or security features can be added. The solution itself provides SSL connectivity. It's a good solution.
What needs improvement?
It would be great if they included VPN features and improved connectivity.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using it for four years now.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It is stable once configured.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It is a scalable solution. There are around a thousand end users.
It is regularly used. We plan to expand its usage in the future.
How are customer service and support?
We have vendor support. Because it's a new solution for us, we wanted support directly from the vendor until we build internal capacity.
The tech support is fast, knowledgeable, and customer-friendly.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup's complexity depends on your expertise. It should be done by an expert. For our team, we have an expert who handles installation and deployment.
So, it was straightforward for us.
It integrates smoothly with our existing infrastructure without needing additional resources. It's straightforward.
What about the implementation team?
We have seven experts who manage everything from the Citrix side. It depends on the client's interests and requirements.
What was our ROI?
It is good in ROI aspect for our case.
What other advice do I have?
Overall, I would rate it a nine out of ten. I would recommend it if anyone with VDI connectivity use case wants to use it.
If a client wants remote connectivity and resource sharing, I recommend Citrix. VMware Horizon is another option with similar features. It depends on the requirements.
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Sr. Architect at Philips
Good remote desktop connectivity and easy to expand but needs more automation
Pros and Cons
- "The product is stable."
- "It is not easy to set up."
What is our primary use case?
We are using Citrix for remote connectivity. We have multiple types that are deployed in different clients. Some are desktops as services, some as workspaces, et cetera.
Our company is procuring the license for it; the customer is using it.
It's for engineers to remotely connect to the console or desktop of the client or the customer side for debugging or resolving issues. That's where we use it primarily.
What is most valuable?
The remote desktop connectivity is where we have our focus. That's the main use case.
The product is stable.
We've never had scalability issues.
What needs improvement?
We want to reduce costs. They should offer a different pricing model.
Some manual work is required now with Citrix, like installing some client agents, et cetera, which could be automated. We'd really like to see more automation in the future.
It is not easy to set up.
For how long have I used the solution?
It's part of our application, so we've been working with the product for more than a year or so.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
So far, the solution has been quite stable. I would rate it eight out of ten. There aren't bugs or glitches. It doesn't crash or freeze.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
We haven't had any issues with scalability. That said, scaling also depends on how many users are trying to access it at a given time. As we move some of these applications to the cloud, we will face the scalability question. However, those issues will be addressed later.
We currently have hundreds, or even thousands, of users on the solution right now.
How are customer service and support?
Technical support is good. I would rate them eight out of ten.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I've also worked with AWS Workspaces. I also have experience with Microsoft Remote Desktop Services.
I haven't previously worked with any other solution in this company.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is not easy. For example, there are agents that need to be deployed and the agent deployment has some issues when the customer has certain patching or operating systems that are not compatible.
While this solution is mostly on-prem, we are working to move more toward the cloud. We'll have to explore how we can leverage cloud capabilities in the future.
I'm not sure how long the deployment takes precisely.
What was our ROI?
There are a few ways customers may save costs by using this solution.
It's basically to maintain the applications, especially medical devices. Typically, one way the product can save a company money is if a person would traditionally have to go to the site and find the problem. If there is no option for remote connectivity or desktop, then that can be expensive. That will add to the costs.
A second issue is uptime. If you don't have the capability to jump on a machine and start troubleshooting right away, then it'll take more time to get the system up if something happens.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
We'd like the solution to be less expensive and are looking for alternative options. The cost is on the higher side. We pay for the licensing on an annual basis.
The technical support costs depend on the contract. We have separate contracts that are different based on the customer. If the contract covers technical support, that is fine, however, if it's a basic contract, then we have to pay for the technical support.
I cannot speak to the exact amount the company pays at this time.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
We now want to see the other options in the market and make some comparisons. As we go forward with the next application, we will probably look at the whole picture and see the best product, especially from a feature and host perspective.
We need to see what's there in the market and which has less manual work. We want to see how we can reduce costs and also improve the overall CI/CD process of packaging something with the customer.
What other advice do I have?
We're a partner. We are using Citrix both for ourselves and our customers.
Citrix is one of the pioneers in this area and has been around for a long time. The technical support is good. From a usability standpoint, it's also good; however, there are some aspects, like hosting, and especially on-prem deployments, where some manual work is needed. It could be that we are not doing as per the latest guidelines or something, which we need to look at and see what we can improve. That said, overall, it's a good product for remote connectivity and remote desktop applications.
I'd rate the solution seven out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Partner
Virtual Desktop and Applications Offerings Global Offering Manager at a comms service provider with 11-50 employees
Quite scalable with an ubiquity that makes it easy to find answers or troubleshoot
Pros and Cons
- "Because of the solution's ubiquity, it is easier to find answers to problems than with competitive products."
- "The sales team does not focus on client needs but instead focuses on selling higher-priced items."
What is our primary use case?
Our company uses the solution to gather user abstractions from their machines, locations, devices, and work areas. Classic use cases include mergers, acquisitions, and work from home scenarios.
We have a partnership, are resellers, and generally provide services to clients based on their use of the solution.
What is most valuable?
The solution effectively brokers a virtual desktop connection.
Because of the solution's ubiquity, it is easier to find answers to problems than with competitive products. If we have a problem, somebody has blogged it or answered it in a forum. Frequently asked questions and white papers are readily available.
What needs improvement?
The sales team does not focus on client needs but instead focuses on selling higher-priced items.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using the solution for twenty years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The solution is stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The solution is quite scalable.
How are customer service and support?
Support is no better or worse than other vendors.
How was the initial setup?
The setup is straightforward.
What about the implementation team?
We implement the solution for customers.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
I cannot comment on pricing because we have more than a million seats under management so we get the best price.
Our pricing view is very different than most users.
What other advice do I have?
It is important to find an integrator who has experience. Do not try to implement the solution yourself.
I rate the solution a ten out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Other
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Partner

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