We performed a comparison between Citrix DaaS (formerly Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops service) and Microsoft App-V based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Application Virtualization solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The most valuable feature is the gateway to a remote connection, to a physical or a virtual PC. Compared to a normal VPN client and connection, the connection via Citrix is more stable and does not consume as much network bandwidth."
"The remote desktop feature allows employees to work from home."
"It has improved delivering applications to remote locations with its lower bandwidth utilization."
"For our company's customers, I feel that the product is stable."
"Citrix has had the top remote display for the last 20 years, and there is a huge technological gap between Citrix and its competitors."
"Among the most valuable features is the Citrix Workspace, which allows us to drive that thin-client connection and the remote control/remote access capabilities. Those things have allowed us to connect an awful lot of people quickly from home and that's obviously helped during the pandemic."
"Citrix offers a range of products that can be used straight out of the box."
"The most valuable feature of Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops is the security and it is easy to work with."
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"The most interesting and powerful feature for us is the fact that we can upgrade any kind of app instantly."
"It is very easy to use from an administration point of view."
"We can deploy applications incredibly fast."
"There have been many issues with stability."
"Templating the deployment process could use improvement. When you start, there are a large number of details that are quite client-specific, although they do share common themes. To get somebody up and running in a day is very difficult to do. They should streamline by use case."
"Pricing and technical support need improvement."
"The initial setup has room for improvement."
"They need to adapt more quickly to the latest additions to the Microsoft operating system. If Windows 10 comes out with a new version, there are compatibility issues and it takes them a lot of time to release an update."
"In the bank, a major part of all our applications is Microsoft App-V. If App-V is at end of life, then we need a new technology to replace it. As of today, I haven't seen in Citrix Studio that there is a new technology embedded directly in it to replace App-V."
"The product’s customization feature needs improvement."
"There are a lot of shortfalls with supporting printing over XenApp."
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"If it were possible to integrate App-V with a cybersecurity solution then we could implement a documentation registry, which would be useful."
"The downside is that Microsoft bought this product and they are going to discontinue it in 2026. This is worrisome for us."
"The reporting features could be improved."
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Citrix DaaS (formerly Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops service) is ranked 1st in Application Virtualization with 92 reviews while Microsoft App-V is ranked 2nd in Application Virtualization with 3 reviews. Citrix DaaS (formerly Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops service) is rated 8.4, while Microsoft App-V is rated 9.6. The top reviewer of Citrix DaaS (formerly Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops service) writes "Flexible Deployment, reliable performance, and fast transmission speeds". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Microsoft App-V writes "Enables organizations to deploy applications incredibly fast and reduces delivery time". Citrix DaaS (formerly Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops service) is most compared with Amazon Appstream, VMware Horizon View, Amazon WorkSpaces, Citrix Workspace and TeamViewer, whereas Microsoft App-V is most compared with VMware ThinApp, Numecent, Parallels Remote Application Server (RAS) and Systancia Workplace. See our Citrix DaaS (formerly Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops service) vs. Microsoft App-V report.
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