Compare Citrix DaaS and RealVNC 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (58.0% of reviews)
Small-Business (55.4% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
$8.25 1 Concurrent Session Per Month
Citrix DaaS
Star Rating
(545)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (58.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Citrix DaaSRealVNC
Star Rating
(438)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (55.4% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$8.25 1 Concurrent Session Per Month
Browse all 4 pricing plansCitrix DaaS vs RealVNC
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found RealVNC easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with RealVNC overall.
- Reviewers felt that RealVNC meets the needs of their business better than Citrix DaaS.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that RealVNC is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of RealVNC over Citrix DaaS.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Citrix DaaS
No pricing availableRealVNC
Essentials
$8.25
1 Concurrent Session Per Month
For individuals needing access to a handful of devices.
- Includes 3 managed devices
- 1 licensed user only
- Unlimited concurrent connections (to managed devices)
Free Trial
Citrix DaaS
No trial information availableRealVNC
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.8
421
9.3
371
Ease of Use
8.5
424
9.3
374
Ease of Setup
8.2
123
9.0
245
Ease of Admin
8.2
119
9.2
241
Quality of Support
8.2
363
9.1
282
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.6
121
9.3
233
Product Direction (% positive)
7.7
404
8.7
369
Features by Category
Login Options
9.4
18
Not enough data
8.4
16
Not enough data
Productivity
8.4
15
Not enough data
8.9
15
Not enough data
8.3
17
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.6
14
Not enough data
Customization
8.7
17
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.0
17
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Unified Workspaces
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
9.2
17
Not enough data
8.5
17
Not enough data
6.9
12
Not enough data
8.9
18
Not enough data
8.7
13
Not enough data
8.4
18
Maintenance
Not enough data
8.9
16
Not enough data
8.8
14
Communication
Not enough data
8.3
15
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Security
Not enough data
8.6
17
Not enough data
7.9
14
Device Support
Not enough data
8.5
12
Not enough data
8.7
15
Not enough data
8.9
15
Performance
Not enough data
6.7
13
Functionality
9.3
63
Not enough data
9.2
63
Not enough data
Desktop Management
9.2
64
Not enough data
9.2
61
Not enough data
8.8
59
Not enough data
Support
8.9
56
Not enough data
Security
9.1
62
Not enough data
9.1
57
Not enough data
8.9
58
Not enough data
9.0
61
Not enough data
Functionality
9.0
71
Not enough data
8.5
59
Not enough data
8.5
57
Not enough data
Management
8.6
58
Not enough data
8.4
58
Not enough data
8.6
60
Not enough data
8.8
56
Not enough data
Administration
8.6
29
8.8
144
8.8
30
8.4
117
8.3
28
8.3
114
8.9
27
7.8
55
8.6
29
Feature Not Available
8.3
27
9.1
150
8.3
30
8.7
145
Platform
8.9
29
9.3
155
Feature Not Available
9.2
95
9.0
31
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
9.5
180
Security
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Citrix DaaS and RealVNC are categorized as Remote Desktop
Unique Categories
Citrix DaaS is categorized as Desktop as a Service (DaaS), Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI), and Unified Workspaces
RealVNC is categorized as Remote Support
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Citrix DaaS
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
RealVNC
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
15.5%
Hospital & Health Care
12.4%
Financial Services
6.0%
Higher Education
3.9%
Computer Software
3.5%
Other
58.8%
Information Technology and Services
12.3%
Computer Software
6.3%
Hospital & Health Care
3.4%
Accounting
2.9%
Marketing and Advertising
2.7%
Other
72.5%
Alternatives
Discussions
What is Citrix virtual apps and desktops?
2 Comments
NA
Citrix Virtual Apps is application virtualization software that delivers centrally-hosted Windows applications to local devices without the necessity of...Read more
How do I install Citrix virtual apps and desktops?
2 Comments
HS
Component prerequisites are installed automatically See the Citrix StoreFront and the Citrix License Server documentation for their supported platforms and...Read more
Whether Citrix will bring offerings similar to AVD?
1 Comment
SD
Are they even thinking that way? doubt that.... they are currently going through the acquisition and mostly going to take a stand for public cloud with all...Read more
Is there an easy way to transfer files between server and viewer computers. currently i use email.
3 Comments
PS
This functionality is built into the software. From the toolbar, click on the "Double Arrows" which is for File Transfers. Note that file transfer isn’t...Read more
How can I automatically start VNC Server on a Mac to enable remote login after restart?
3 Comments
JR
This has been driving me crazy since around when you posted this question originally. In case you never figured it out, or others find this post (it was the...Read more
Is either an iPhone or Android OS version available? Can I show clients my screen?
2 Comments
JM
There is a VNC client available on iPhone and Android. Although it works only one direction. You can control a computer running VNC Server, but you cannot...Read more
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