We performed a comparison between VMware Fusion and VMware Horizon View based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."It is a highly stable solution."
"The product is easy to use and has a simple user interface."
"The whole point of it is to run Windows VMs on a Mac. This is the most valuable feature. There is snapshotting, but we don't really use that. The Pro version allows me to actually attach to the Windows ESXi infrastructure at the backend, and I'm able to create a session that I can attach to the VMware hooks at the backend, so one is running a VM, and the whole operating system is running on the actual Mac. The other one is literally a frontend to the VMs that are running in the infrastructure at the backend. These are the two main features I use."
"The most value that it provides is that it is versatile."
"VMware is very helpful for customized platforms that offer auto-promotion and auto-deprovision."
"The app virtualizing is a great feature."
"VMware Horizon View is a stable solution."
"This product works quickly and is reliable."
"The product helped us deploy complex applications."
"The solution is seamless and easy to use."
"The solution has a lot of Visual Desktop's persistent and non-persistent desktops which publish the applications."
"Ability to log in from anywhere and from a variety of devices."
"The way they handle snapshotting can be improved. One time, I moved a machine from one to another, and I tried to pull it up on the second machine, but it didn't work. This was because I had not cleaned up the snapshot before I deleted it and moved it across. So, when I tried to pull it up, it wouldn't let me bring it up. The backups for the VMs themselves can also be improved. I pretty much have to rely on Windows backups and not something on VMware. That's where it needs improvement. I am able to upload from my Fusion into the ESXi easily. I'm able to spin something up on Fusion and push it into the big arena, but the reverse is not as easy, that is, trying to pull something down from that. I would love to have a functionality where I could pull something from the VMware infrastructure into Fusion, but I'm not sure if I can take something from ESXi and pull it into Fusion."
"VMware Fusion's licensing cost needs improvement."
"I would like to see newer and updated cloud functions."
"Its installation process could be simpler."
"The tool is not future-proof anymore."
"Lacks sufficiently robust audio redirections."
"The product's initial setup process could be easier."
"The installation is complex and could be easier. The full installation with testing took a couple of weeks to complete."
"There should be a function where one can connect and work; whenever not required, one can deprovision it."
"The standard license does not include certain features."
"The system integration also needs some improvement."
"Reporting could be improved, we currently have to export manually."
VMware Fusion is ranked 7th in Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) with 5 reviews while VMware Horizon View is ranked 4th in Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) with 67 reviews. VMware Fusion is rated 9.0, while VMware Horizon View is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of VMware Fusion writes "Robust software with efficient snapshot and cloning features". On the other hand, the top reviewer of VMware Horizon View writes "User-friendly, reasonably priced, and simple to install". VMware Fusion is most compared with Parallels Desktop, VMware Workstation, VMware Player, VMware Horizon and Citrix Workspace, whereas VMware Horizon View is most compared with VMware Horizon, Citrix Workspace, Citrix DaaS (formerly Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops service), Microsoft Remote Desktop Services and Cisco VXI. See our VMware Fusion vs. VMware Horizon View report.
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