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AppSense [EOL] vs Horizon 8 comparison

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Categories and Ranking

AppSense [EOL]
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Horizon 8
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
113
Ranking in other categories
Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) (2nd), User Virtualization (1st)
 

Featured Reviews

Gaurav Chandola - PeerSpot reviewer
It has customization features, lets you do network redirects via the DNS, and is stable and scalable
An area for improvement in AppSense is pricing because it's much higher than Citrix and VMware solutions. It's one of the virtualization software that allows user profile virtualization, but you can also find that capability in the lower-priced VMware and Citrix software. AppSense has many features but is more expensive, so it would be better if it had a reduced cost or the solution had more enhanced capabilities. For example, in group policies, you can maintain the redirections and registry settings through the group policy via PolicyPak, another third-party product for managing the group policy. If AppSense could have a configuration similar to what PolicyPak has, then that would make AppSense better. AppSense is OS-based, so when my company purchased it in the past, it could run on Windows 7. Eventually, Ivanti told my company that it no longer supported Windows 7, so my company had to purchase AppSense for Windows 10. In the future, the new version of AppSense should work on different Windows versions.
Tim  Abboud - PeerSpot reviewer
User-friendly, reasonably priced, and simple to install
It can be challenging to assess the stability of Horizon because it relies heavily on the underlying infrastructure, including vCenter, network, and storage performance. It is important to pay attention to these factors when evaluating the stability of the system. We rely on vCenter, network, and storage performance, and any weakness in these areas will affect the performance of Horizon. When discussing this with customers, I always emphasize the importance of these factors. If the foundation is solid, Horizon should not experience any performance issues. If the fundamentals are weak, we will encounter issues with Horizon on a regular basis. However, the product itself, VMware Horizon, is highly stable. While the Horizon product itself is very stable, it is important to be well-informed about any potential side effects from using other related products.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"I like the customization features of AppSense. It also allows you to push DNS settings, so if you want to redirect a network using the DNS, you can do that from AppSense, which I find beneficial."
"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."
"The solution has data leak prevention features that ensure data is not copied from the base machine to VDI, and API copyright capabilities."
"The most valuable features are the ability to manage a great number of desktops at once and the remote access for users who are working from outside of the office or from a different office in the country."
"Great sorting feature to create UI on demand."
"VMware has a lot of experience in virtualization — they are the pioneers in virtualization."
"The embedded features of the solution are valuable."
"VMware Horizon View is easily scalable. Its onboarding is easy and comes with flash provisioning features."
"The initial setup is very simple."
 

Cons

"An area for improvement in AppSense is pricing because it's much higher than Citrix and VMware solutions. In the future, the new version of AppSense should work on different Windows versions."
"The system is not designed to allow the client to log in easily."
"Reporting could be improved, we currently have to export manually."
"The customer service and support team could be better."
"There is room for improvement in security features."
"I would love to see so they can actually allow the use of Linux, from a hosting environment as well as from a VDI client environment."
"My deployment is complex and I hope it will only take a month."
"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."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I would rate AppSense pricing as six out of ten because it's an expensive product, and the organization won't buy if it only requires limited configuration."
"The solution's pricing depends on certain factors. It would be best if you know which components you are looking for, as you may have other hardware costs. It is recommended if users want to use the VMware HPE as the hypervisor."
"VMware Horizon can be considered to be slightly expensive"
"VMware Horizon only has one license, which is a license to run desktops."
"I rate the product cost a six on a scale of one to ten, where one is high price, and ten is low price."
"The solution is more expensive in comparison to Citrix but when comparing the technicalities VMware Horizon, is worth the money."
"I cannot provide a detailed comment on the pricing; however, I can say that it is quite expensive."
"VMware Horizon is expensive and I would rate it an eight out of ten."
"The pricing is quite reasonable."
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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company
25%
Financial Services Firm
21%
Healthcare Company
16%
Government
7%
Computer Software Company
12%
Government
10%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Manufacturing Company
9%
 

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VMware Horizon, VMware Horizon View, Mware Dynamic Environment Manager
 

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Alstom, Auto Trader, Banner Bank, Baylor Scott & White Health Central Texas, Bolton NHS Foundation Trust, British Columbia School District 67, British Energy, Catholic Church Insurance, Accountants International
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