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Cisco VXI vs Horizon 8 comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Cisco VXI
Ranking in Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI)
22nd
Average Rating
7.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Horizon 8
Ranking in Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI)
1st
Average Rating
8.2
Number of Reviews
111
Ranking in other categories
User Virtualization (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2024, in the Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) category, the mindshare of Cisco VXI is 0.3%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Horizon 8 is 11.3%, down from 14.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI)
 

Featured Reviews

Sina Ghozati - PeerSpot reviewer
Apr 10, 2022
Straightforward implementation, scalable, but performance could improve
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. There's always room for improvement with these virtual environments because you're not dealing with the actual equipment, you're dealing with a virtual version of it that you have to install in a virtual environment. The performance of Cisco VXI could improve. It requires a lot of hardware and even if you install it on a server it is heavy on resources.
Carlos Ortiz - PeerSpot reviewer
Jan 19, 2024
With a great user experience, the tool also offers good scalability features
I use VMware Horizon as a VDI software since I use a workstation where access is needed for the virtual desktop The benefits of the product stem from the fact that it is cheaper for a company when a user accesses the workstation with the help of Linux. It is possible to set up a workstation with…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The initial setup of Cisco VXI is straightforward."
"Ability to log in from anywhere and from a variety of devices."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is secure remote access to resources."
"I like that it updates quickly and allows users to have virtual desktops."
"It's centralized management, and you have access gateway to enter the the VMs from outside."
"The support from VMware is very good and they have amazing experts."
"The embedded features of the solution are valuable."
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"We have found the link loans for desktops most valuable."
 

Cons

"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."
"Lacks sufficiently robust audio redirections."
"The customer service and support team could be better."
"There should be a function where one can connect and work; whenever not required, one can deprovision it."
"In the future, I would like to see better support for application virtualization."
"VMware has purchased by Dell, they started to remove a lot of their support for non-Intel hardware and that's a bit of a problem. They dropped a lot of support for hardware that people commonly use and it just so happened that this hardware is not Intel. It makes it difficult to get assistance."
"We should be able to use the tool on different platforms."
"The tool is not future-proof anymore."
"My deployment is complex and I hope it will only take a month."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is an expensive solution when there are bugs. I'm always ready to give money for a complete solution where there are no bugs in it, but you will never find it."
"I don't know about the price. I know there are different tiers with the license, but I'm not sure exactly what it costs anymore."
"We have a three-year contract, for which we pay about ten euros per user per month."
"VMware Horizon can be considered to be slightly expensive"
"The license for this product is paid on a monthly basis."
"The license could be cheaper."
"We pay for the solution annually at a cost of approximately 10,000 HKD."
"There is a monthly subscription for the use of this solution and it is expensive."
"Horizon 7 is cheaper than some competitors, like Citrix, because it includes solutions for the server side, the VDI side, and the hypervisor side."
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Computer Software Company
12%
Government
11%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

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Also Known As

VXI
VMware Horizon, VMware Horizon View, Mware Dynamic Environment Manager
 

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