Citrix DaaS (formerly Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops service) vs Microsoft App-V comparison

"The service dash and Workspace Environment Manager service are good features."

"The product is simple to set up, and its deep integration with Microsoft is also a valuable feature."

"Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops is a stable solution."

"The most valuable feature of Citrix Workspace is its security."

"I can access it from anywhere."

"It is a stable solution. We don't usually have problems with the platform...It is a very scalable solution."

"The most valuable feature is the seamless application edition with the low-level network bandwidth because we have between 10 and 15 sites in France with a low level of communication needs. We need to deploy our main application, the ERP system, and we needed an efficient solution to provide a solution to the remote sites, with very small links between the data center and the remote site."

"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."

"It is easy to scale. You can quickly deploy additional instances. Rollbacks are easy because there is an automatic backup every hour. Deploying the application is straightforward and efficient."

"The most interesting and powerful feature for us is the fact that we can upgrade any kind of app instantly."

"We can deploy applications incredibly fast."

"It is very easy to use from an administration point of view."

"I heard that Citrix found some loopholes in the product, and they have yet to be covered up."

"I have to re-enter my user password when I am not using the tool for some time around ten minutes. I want to also improve the need to download other Citrix apps."

"The product has some bugs, making it an area of concern where improvements are required."

"It is slow. When everybody is logged in, it does have a tendency to slow down. You can tell the connectivity slows down a little bit, but it's still a good product."

"The solution's cost has almost doubled this year, and it could be made cheaper."

"The initial setup has room for improvement."

"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."

"My only issue with Citrix is that they frequently rebrand their products. I'm using the app and everything is fine but after a couple of years, it's entirely different. There were an enormous number of Citrix tools readily available. My immediate concern was selecting the correct ones."

"The downside is that Microsoft bought this product and they are going to discontinue it in 2026. This is worrisome for us."

"The process was streamlined but didn't make our work simple. We encountered an issue with the person responsible for designing the website."

"If it were possible to integrate App-V with a cybersecurity solution then we could implement a documentation registry, which would be useful."

"The reporting features could be improved."

"The licensing, in general, is expensive. A lot of customers battle to pay the amount. It's very difficult to ensure that your solution provides the business value that the customer is after."

"We have more than a million seats under management so we get the best price."

"As for the cost, it is neither cheap nor expensive. Personally, I find it quite expensive, especially if you want to add more features. The security features we use include App Protect and Endpoint Protection."

"I suggest using the concurrent user licensing scheme."

"In the past, the prices of the product were great. With the acquisition of Citrix by your company, the prices have drastically increased. For my company, it has become a bit of a problem to sell products from Citrix."

"The cost of the Citrix software reflects what I would expect a product of that nature, in that market, to be. Understanding the licensing is quite a bit more complicated, because one of the things about Citrix is that you can buy licensing at different levels... Yet I still like the idea because it means that if all you need is a basic load balancing solution, then you don't need to buy an advanced or premium license."

"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."

"You have to do some hard work in order to get the suitable licenses."

"The pricing of this product is competitive."

"Clients do not pay licensing fees."