TrustRadius Insights for VMware ThinApp (discontinued) are summaries of user sentiment data from TrustRadius reviews and, when necessary, third party data sources.
Business Problems Solved
Users have found ThinApp to be a valuable solution for isolating software from the operating system, allowing for easy application deployment and compatibility with legacy middleware applications. They appreciate the ability to package and virtualize applications with ThinApp, which enables them to grant access to software without including it in the base/parent golden image. This has streamlined their application management process and reduced compatibility issues.
Some customers have chosen ThinApp as their primary application virtualization solution, eliminating the need for additional application layering solutions. They have found that ThinApp is effective in virtualizing applications and their dependencies, providing a lightweight solution for deployment. The integration of Click and Run Apps with Res Workspace Manager ONE makes installation of ThinApp compatible applications easy and efficient.
ThinApp has been effective in virtualizing applications and their dependencies, providing a lightweight solution for deployment. Users have utilized ThinApp to enable the running of web-based applications on different versions of Internet Explorer, ensuring compatibility and smooth operation. Multiple frameworks and runtimes have been successfully packaged and embedded with specific applications using ThinApp, without impacting locally installed apps.
Overall, users have found ThinApp to be a reliable tool for isolating and virtualizing applications, simplifying management processes, improving compatibility, and enabling seamless operation across different environments. It has proven to be a valuable solution for both individual users and organizations seeking an efficient way to deploy and manage applications.
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VMware ThinApp has been used to virtualize and package multiple applications, for isolation purposes and for compatibility issues. We have packaged multiple frameworks and runtimes (like Java or .NET) to embed them with specific applications without impacting locally installed apps. Longer ago, we also used ThinApp to allow Internet Explorer 6 uses on newer operating systems (for older web apps compatibility).
Pros
Secure containers
Easy packaging and capture
Simple publishing
Cons
VMware seems to have abandoned the product (no functionality evolutions, only security patches).
VMware ThinApp is really difficult to buy standalone, it comes packaged with other products.
Likelihood to Recommend
VMware ThinApp is really great for simple packaging projects, standalone apps, or older apps that needs specific runtimes or environment which are not available on target operating systems. Integration with VMware Horizon is simple, and deployment is easy by using shares for storing captured apps, or MSI packages for deploying by group strategies.
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Professional in Information Technology (1001-5000 employees)