Citrix DaaS (formerly Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops service) vs VMware ThinApp [EOL] comparison

Citrix and VMware are both solutions in the Application Virtualization category. Additionally, 91% of Citrix users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of VMware users who would recommend it.

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91% willing to recommend

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100% willing to recommend

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Categories and Ranking

Citrix DaaS (formerly Citri...

Average Rating

8.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Application Virtualization (1st), Remote Access (5th), Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) (6th), Desktop as a Service (DaaS) (1st)

VMware ThinApp [EOL]

Average Rating

9.0

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Featured Reviews

DeepakJhaveri

Owner at Agreem

Aug 30, 2024

Supports remote work, allowing users to access apps and data from anywhere

I have found that Citrix DaaS is still a complex product, especially on the desktop side, which affects scalability. Although it works well on the apps side, the desktop aspect still has room for improvement in scalability. Managing multiple OSs centrally doesn't reduce many problems, and the product remains almost on par with its competitors like VMware Vue. The tool was once the leader in this market, and while it still offers competitive functionality, it could have enhanced security features and third-party integrations. For example, OneDrive can't be fully integrated, and Outlook's email indexing often has issues, leading to search problems for end users.

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it_user769638

Associate Operations at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees

Jun 1, 2018

Streamlines checking our app after pushing an update, which helps cut costs

In the past we used multiple servers to load-balance the application and when we pushed updates to the application we would need to check it on all servers. But when it comes to VMware ThinApp we can do it on a file server or Isilon share and this helps cut costs and create a healthy environment. If we publish an application in Citrix through a server we should have more capacity. On multiple occasions, some applications need updates so at that point we need to disable the servers. But in this case there is no need for disabling user sessions, they can use it and we can do just gpupdate to update all servers in a row.

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"I don't quite remember the specifics of what we had. I believe we had a 25-user license, and I don't recall it being overly expensive."

"It is a bit costly, but enterprise class features come with a cost."

"The solution is expensive and I give the cost a four out of ten."

"The licenses are affordable, but the support is a bit expensive, though worth the value."

"The product, XenServer, is free to use, and XenApp has a one month free license."

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

"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."

"If you look at cost, then you must look at the number of users that you are covering. If you are only using it for some users, then it is very expensive. However, if you have a massive amount of users, then it begins to be interesting to use Citrix. Because once you are managing thousands of servers with one guy, your maintenance costs decrease per user."

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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company

15%

Financial Services Firm

12%

Government

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Computer Software Company

15%

Financial Services Firm

11%

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops?

My focus has primarily been on publishing virtual applications.

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I rate the product’s pricing a seven out of ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive.

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Also Known As

Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops, XenDesktop, XenApp (Citrix Virtual Apps)

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Overview

Enable secure, flexible work with the leader in virtual apps and desktops

Deliver desktop as a service (DaaS) from any cloud or datacenter

Get started with Citrix DaaS (formerly Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops service) in minutes to provide a familiar, high-performance digital workspace experience to your users. We’ll manage the infrastructure and security. You focus on your business.

VMware ThinApp accelerates application deployment and simplifies application migration with agentless application virtualization. Deploy ThinApp packages on "locked-down" PCs and allow end users to run their favorite applications without compromising security. ThinApp eliminate application conflicts by isolating applications from each other and the underlying OS into a single executable file that can be easily deployed to many endpoints.

Sample Customers

Exelon, Aeronamic, AIDS Healthcare Foundation, Alameda County Medical Center, Alaska Department of Fish & Game, Aloysius Stichting, Amarchand Mangaldas, AmBev, Amnet Technology Solutions, Arval

Delhi International Airport, Telus Communications Company, Mansfield District Council, St Edmunds College, Sydney Adventist Hospital, ITSAM, Hertz International, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd. , ASVZ, Appenzell Ausserrhoden Informatik, MTF, Stadt Hattingen, €sterreichisches Verkehrsbªro AG, DER Reisebªro GmbH & Co OHG, Thomas-Krenn.AG, BFI Wien, Metal One Pipe & Tubular Products Inc., NTT Neomeit

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