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Compare Citrix DaaS and VMWare Horizon DaaS 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (58.0% of reviews)
Mid-Market (53.8% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
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 DaaSVMWare Horizon DaaS
Star Rating
(26)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (53.8% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about VMWare Horizon DaaSCitrix DaaS vs VMWare Horizon DaaS
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found them equally easy to use. However, Citrix DaaS is easier to set up, and do business with, while VMWare Horizon DaaS is easier to administer.
- Citrix DaaS and VMWare Horizon DaaS both meet the requirements of our reviewers at a comparable rate.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Citrix DaaS is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Citrix DaaS over VMWare Horizon DaaS.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Citrix DaaS
No pricing availableVMWare Horizon DaaS
No pricing availableFree Trial
Citrix DaaS
No trial information availableVMWare Horizon DaaS
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.8
421
8.8
11
Ease of Use
8.5
424
8.5
11
Ease of Setup
8.2
123
7.3
8
Ease of Admin
8.2
119
8.3
7
Quality of Support
8.2
363
7.7
10
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.6
121
6.9
7
Product Direction (% positive)
7.7
404
7.4
9
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
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
9.2
8
8.5
59
7.6
7
8.5
57
7.5
8
Management
8.6
58
7.9
8
8.4
58
8.1
7
8.6
60
8.3
8
8.8
56
8.3
7
Administration
8.6
29
Not enough data
8.8
30
Not enough data
8.3
28
Not enough data
8.9
27
Not enough data
8.6
29
Not enough data
8.3
27
Not enough data
8.3
30
Not enough data
Platform
8.9
29
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.0
31
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Security
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Citrix DaaS and VMWare Horizon DaaS are categorized as Desktop as a Service (DaaS)
Unique Categories
Citrix DaaS is categorized as Remote Desktop, Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI), and Unified Workspaces
VMWare Horizon DaaS has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Citrix DaaS
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
VMWare Horizon DaaS
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%
Insurance
3.5%
Other
58.8%
Computer Software
26.9%
Information Technology and Services
23.1%
Government Administration
7.7%
Banking
7.7%
Telecommunications
3.8%
Other
30.8%
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
VMWare Horizon DaaS has no discussions with answers
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