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    AppsAnywhere

    Score9.8 out of 10
    Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
    AppsAnywhere is a software delivery platform that gives students and staff access to the software they need to get their work done wherever they are, both on and off campus. Boasting more than 2 million students at over 200 universities and colleges worldwide, the vendor states AppsAnywhere improves student outcomes by making software available on any device, including BYOD, thanks to their unique approach to virtualization. Used by higher ed institutions, including University…N/A

    Citrix DaaS

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/ACitrix DaaS (formerly Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops, or XenDesktop) is a virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) and application virtualization solution from Citrix.

    $375

    Pricing
    AppsAnywhereCitrix DaaS
    Editions & Modules
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    Virtual Apps
    $375
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    AppsAnywhereCitrix DaaS
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredNo setup fee
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    AppsAnywhereCitrix DaaS
    Considered Both Products
    AppsAnywhere
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    Citrix
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    94%
    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    AppsAnywhereCitrix DaaS
    Application Virtualization
    Comparison of Application Virtualization features of AppsAnywhere and Citrix DaaS
    Feature
    AppsAnywhere
    7.1
    6 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Citrix DaaS
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    Ratings
    Application support7.66 Ratings00 Ratings
    Device support6.66 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ease of deployment7.36 Ratings00 Ratings
    Application packaging6.96 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security6.96 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    AppsAnywhereCitrix DaaS
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.2
    (6 ratings)
    8.0
    (55 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (4 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (7 ratings)
    Availability
    -
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    8.4
    (2 ratings)
    Performance
    -
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    7.4
    (4 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.9
    (8 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
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    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
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    8.3
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
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    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
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    8.4
    (2 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
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    2.4
    (4 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
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    9.2
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
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    5.2
    (2 ratings)
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    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    AppsAnywhereCitrix DaaS
    Likelihood to Recommend
    AppsAnywhere
    I have been monitoring the use of this app for the past year now and it has been incredibly useful in providing my team with easy access to the applications they need. It is well suited to organizations with a large variety of applications and users that need to access them from multiple devices. It has been very easy to deploy, manage and maintain, and I love the fact that users can easily find what they need without having to navigate complex menus. (search can still be abit better). Still a really good pick :)
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    Citrix
    DaaS is ideal in large-scale environments that require centralized, secure management. Remote workforces at large organizations. Highly regulated industries like finance. It allows for easy security and monitoring over one aspect instead of multiple remote machines. DaaS is not ideal for organizations with small budgets due to the pricing and organizations with lousy network connectivity. This would make the end-user experience terrible.
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    Pros
    AppsAnywhere
    • Shows end users a full list of every application that is actually available to them
    • Install a specialist application on any Windows machine on our network
    • launch the application for use
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    Citrix
    • Enables remote access anywhere, to any device which eliminates managing the endpoints how traditional VPN would require.
    • Integrates well with modern applications to offer optimized user experiences similar to native applications which increases user acceptance.
    • Extremely flexible in how policies are applied to different use cases to ensure the appropriate security mitigations are in place with minimal effort.
    • Easy to maintain and expand environments to fit business needs.
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    Cons
    AppsAnywhere
    • They should improve with the reconnection time after internet connection lost.
    • They should improve with customer support team and quick reply.
    • They should work on mobile devices and operating system also.
    • When we launch AppsAnywhere it's take too much time to launch.
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    Citrix
    • A single console to manage the environment.
    • The configuration is a bit complicated and we have hired Citrix administrators. But it's a good solution.
    • User profiles need improvement. They could use more stability and more functionality as well as user profile redirection.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    AppsAnywhere
    No answers on this topic
    Citrix
    Because it has been a mainstay of our business for many years.
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    Usability
    AppsAnywhere
    Almost everyone you tell to use it to access a specialist application can find the software they need and install it. However, surprisingly many have difficulties finding AppsAnywhere under the start menu or on the task bar - it is not a icon or name they recognise, and they really want to lunch the target specialist software (Zbrush or whatever). Once you find it, many people ignore the search function which is probably the fastest method, and browse the long list alphabetically, because the standard filters do not help much. Favouriting is rarely used as it is too burdensome and not an issue for users when they are looking for the applicationt hey need.
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    Citrix
    Getting the environment setup took me three months of off and on work, with 3 complete rebuilds of the environment. Utilizing the WebUI to access the environment had presented so many random issues that we had to require end users to use the Citrix Reciever App. As it was the only stable solution. Aside from that, it hasn't required much admin intervention since the stand-up was completed.
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    Reliability and Availability
    AppsAnywhere
    No answers on this topic
    Citrix
    Xendesktop did a great job with HA of all the components.
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    Performance
    AppsAnywhere
    No answers on this topic
    Citrix
    The performance of XenDesktop is the best in the industry because of the fine-tuned protocol and years of updating. Overall, I don't think there is a better performer on the market. The question is if the added complexity of running XenDesktop is really worth the performance gain. While the latest version of XenDesktop is the easiest to deploy so far, it is still more challenging than the competitors.
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    Support Rating
    AppsAnywhere
    No answers on this topic
    Citrix
    The support is great when you get an engineer that knows what they are doing but getting that individual sometimes takes a while. Overall, they are professional and polite and competent in their knowledge. Sometimes the cases are open for an extended period of time which becomes very frustrating when dealing with critical issues.
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    In-Person Training
    AppsAnywhere
    No answers on this topic
    Citrix
    I was self trained
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    Online Training
    AppsAnywhere
    No answers on this topic
    Citrix
    Easy to understand and learn at my own pace
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    Implementation Rating
    AppsAnywhere
    No answers on this topic
    Citrix
    Take it slow and read the directions each step of the way. If you are not familiar with Citrix products, use a reseller or other experienced engineer to assist you in the setup of your environment
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    Alternatives Considered
    AppsAnywhere
    The AppsAnywhere team is very quick in setting up things and also having everything in a single place. The bundle of the apps can be easily configured as the documentation is also very straightforward while setting up things and also having the team to work accordingly customize as per the needs
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    Citrix
    Citrix Virtual Apps & Desktops is platform agnostic (we can use any underlying hypervisor technology) and really flexible for any use case. Using a golden image and provisioning it (with Machine Creation Services or Provisioning Services) is powerful and really straightforward, compared to the complexity in Microsoft RDS of maintaining a coherent farm, or the limitation of VMware Horizon to run on VMware Products.
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    Scalability
    AppsAnywhere
    No answers on this topic
    Citrix
    Easily scalable
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    Return on Investment
    AppsAnywhere
    • It has been incredibly easy to use, saving us time and money while also streamlining workflow processes.
    • We where able to quickly launch new applications, allowing us to keep up with users needs.
    • The reporting tools have also been very helpful in tracking usage and understanding how our users interact with our applications.
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    Citrix
    • XenApp has allowed us to continue support of legacy applications and all access of those applications to users across the globe with any device.
    • XenApp can also manage software licenses by restricting number of users, number of concurrent sessions, or combination of both to required specification.
    • While initial investment in XenApp can be costly, continuing support and upgrade are very cost effective and product stability is excellent.
    • While there are competing products from Microsoft and VMware, when it comes to remote application access, XenApp is the best of breed.
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    Screenshot of AppsAnywhere brings together all university or college software apps into a single app store platform, on any device.