A key component of the Citrix Workspace vision, Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops has years of market leadership to ensure the best possible experience for employees and IT alike.
As a virtualization leader for more than 30 years, Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops is unlike any other solution on the market today.
Compare Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops to VMware Horizon.
| Feature | Citrix | VMware |
| Experience | ||
|---|---|---|
| Remote protocol with an HD experience over any connection | Limited | |
| Optimization for unified communication solutions (e.g. Microsoft Teams, Skype for Business) | Limited | |
| Consistent user experience on any device | Limited | |
| Supported optimization tools for the best user experience | - | |
| Security | ||
| End-to-end fully-secure perimeter for next-gen user and IP protection | - | |
| Single enterprise-ready access point for all services | Limited | |
| Advanced compliance and monitoring tools | - | |
| Fine-grained context-aware policy controls | Limited | |
| Choice | ||
| Choice of any cloud platform and hypervisor | - | |
| Extensive partner ecosystem | |
- |
| Workspace environment management tools to optimize resources for user workloads | - | |
| Robust application and image management | Limited | |
REPORT
IDC VCC report – Worldwide Virtual Client Computing Software Market Shares 2019: Space Widens between Virtualization and Workspace Focused Vendors
VMware technology could not deliver what we needed. Citrix offered a virtual desktop solution that could replace what we were doing with VMware Horizon.
Lisa Pratt
Enterprise Architect Team Lead
The University of Vermont Medical Center