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Amazon WorkSpaces

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4.1 out of 5 stars

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Time to Implement

3 months

Return on Investment

21 months

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Sr. Data Architect Team, Manager
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"WOrkspaces"
What do you like best about Amazon WorkSpaces?

Seems to act just like a personal computer. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Amazon WorkSpaces?

We have had trouble determinng apporpriate sizeing of the workspace for perforemance. different team members have different software that are heavy consumers Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

ST
Enterprise Architect
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Low overhead"
What do you like best about Amazon WorkSpaces?

low cost, flexible solution for providing our end users systems that are accessible from anywhere, anytime Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Amazon WorkSpaces?

somewhat limited flexibility in the architecture design, but getting better as new features are announced Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Consumer Goods
EC
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Enable external partners secure, managed access to internal applications"
What do you like best about Amazon WorkSpaces?

Centralized management, no need to manage individual PCs remotely, secure access to managed desktops, quick rollout and implementation, easy user enrollment, works from any device and endpoint Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Amazon WorkSpaces?

No pooled pricing option, need to recompose all workspaces when have to increase the size of subnets, needing separate AD connectors for each user group Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Management Consulting
AM
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
Business partner of the seller or seller's competitor, not included in G2 scores.
"Good for admins, some issues for devs/power options"
What do you like best about Amazon WorkSpaces?

web based log in option, ease of setup, ease of user from the user perspective. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Amazon WorkSpaces?

issues with searching/indexing (known issue), sometimes experience crashes/freeze ups despite using power level workspaces. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Higher Education
AH
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Excellent Less-on-Prem hardware solution"
What do you like best about Amazon WorkSpaces?

Elasticity. Procurement of more/less powerful machines takes minutes instead of months. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Amazon WorkSpaces?

Nothing significant so far. Very minor latency; some administration tools. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Non-Profit Organization Management
AN
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Workspaces enables remote users to stay connected"
What do you like best about Amazon WorkSpaces?

The ability to quickly stand up new desktops for remote users Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Amazon WorkSpaces?

No self service password change, and no forcing a user to change password on login when their password.expires in AD Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Computer Software
UC
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"seemless access to remote machines"
What do you like best about Amazon WorkSpaces?

I love seemless access to remote machines that are hosted on amazon workspaces. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Amazon WorkSpaces?

there is nothing to disclike about amazon workspaces. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Financial Services
AF
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Limited Exposure but I like what I seeq"
What do you like best about Amazon WorkSpaces?

Secure and work on multiple clients, conviently and easily Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Amazon WorkSpaces?

still working on this one, probably delivering the legal documents to our legal department and how long it takes to review them Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Higher Education
UH
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Handy when it works"
What do you like best about Amazon WorkSpaces?

Once set up correctly, it provides consistent environments for all of our developers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Amazon WorkSpaces?

We had difficulties setting it up initially, but working with AWS it is getting better. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Motion Pictures and Film
AM
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Easy to use - easy to deliver"
What do you like best about Amazon WorkSpaces?

No need to deploy VMs. Easily supports custom apps. Gives users power to their desktop. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Amazon WorkSpaces?

I don't like the fat client. The web client is easier to use but doesn't always work for all VMs Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Pricing Insights

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Time to Implement

3 months

Return on Investment

21 months

Average Discount

5%

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