Horizon Cloud Service Reviews, Competitors and Pricing

reviewer2052039

ICT Specialist System Management at a financial services firm with 51-200 employees

Jan 26, 2023

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Overall useful features, secure, and highly scalable

Pros and Cons

"The most valuable feature of VMware Horizon Cloud is all of its capabilities together."

"Logging into VMware Horizon Cloud could be made easier. Additionally, the VMs could be better in their performance."

What is our primary use case?

We use VMware Horizon Cloud for virtual machines where everyone can log in and do their work in a safe environment.

How has it helped my organization?

VMware Horizon Cloud has benefited my company because it is centered and secure.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable feature of VMware Horizon Cloud is all of its capabilities together.

What needs improvement?

Logging into VMware Horizon Cloud could be made easier. Additionally, the VMs could be better in their performance.

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For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using VMware Horizon Cloud for approximately six years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

We had some stability performance issues regarding the VMs.

I rate the scalability of VMware Horizon Cloud an eight out of ten.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The solution is highly scalable.

We have approximately 150 users using this solution.

I rate the scalability of VMware Horizon Cloud a nine out of ten.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We previously used an on-premise solution.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup of VMware Horizon Cloud is simple. We use this solution for all of our clients.

I rate the setup of VMware Horizon Cloud an eight out of ten.

What about the implementation team?

We used a third party for the implementation of the solution.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

VMware Horizon Cloud is an expensive solution. This solution is approximately 30 percent more than Microsoft Azure Cloud. There can be extra costs.

What other advice do I have?

It's better to use Azure Cloud than VMware Horizon Cloud.

I rate VMware Horizon Cloud an eight out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud

Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer:

reviewer1672230

End User Compute Architect at a tech services company with 1-10 employees

Sep 18, 2021

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Reliable, effective remote access, and high volume desktop management

Pros and Cons

"The most valuable feature of VMware Horizon Cloud is the ability to manage a great number of desktops at once and the remote access for users that are working from outside of the office or from different offices in the country."

"The application remoting features have some room for improvement."

What is our primary use case?

We use VMware Horizon Cloud to allow our employees to work remotely.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable feature of VMware Horizon Cloud is the ability to manage a great number of desktops at once and the remote access for users that are working from outside of the office or from different offices in the country.

What needs improvement?

The application remoting features have some room for improvement.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using VMware Horizon Cloud for approximately six months.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The stability of this solution is great.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

VMware Horizon Cloud is highly scalable.

How are customer service and technical support?

The technical I have experienced was good. Over the last little while, the quality level of support has diminished a bit and could improve.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup of VMware Horizon Cloud is fairly straightforward for the infrastructure. However, getting the use cases for each desktop pool can be a challenge.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

There is a license required for the use of this solution and there are different tier levels available.

What other advice do I have?

My advice to others would be for them to define their use case before they start.

I rate VMware Horizon Cloud an eight out of ten.

Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Partner