Azure Virtual Network Manager vs. Citrix DaaS

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Azure Virtual Network Manager
Score 0.0 out of 10
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Azure Virtual Network Manager, available on Microsoft's Azure suite of services, is a a central management service for virtual network resources, that enables users to centrally manage virtual networks in Azure from a single pane of glass.N/A
Citrix DaaS
Score 8.6 out of 10
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Citrix DaaS (formerly Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops, or XenDesktop) is a virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) and application virtualization solution from Citrix.
$375
Pricing
Azure Virtual Network ManagerCitrix DaaS
Editions & Modules
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Virtual Apps
$375
Offerings
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Azure Virtual Network ManagerCitrix DaaS
Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
Azure Virtual Network ManagerCitrix DaaS
User Ratings
Azure Virtual Network ManagerCitrix DaaS
Likelihood to Recommend
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8.0
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Likelihood to Renew
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8.2
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Usability
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9.0
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Availability
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8.4
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Performance
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7.4
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Support Rating
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7.9
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In-Person Training
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10.0
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Online Training
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8.3
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Implementation Rating
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9.0
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Configurability
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8.4
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Ease of integration
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2.4
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Product Scalability
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9.2
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Vendor post-sale
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5.2
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Vendor pre-sale
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7.0
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User Testimonials
Azure Virtual Network ManagerCitrix DaaS
Likelihood to Recommend
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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
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  • All Management resources can now be installed on a single server. Reducing the overhead required to maintain a citrix environment.
  • Granularity of the Delivery groups allow you to define allowing a remote user to connect to a random XenDesktop VM or individually assigning VMs to users.
  • HDX RealTime Optimization Pack has stabilized some of the issues of utilizing all of the features of Skype for Business in a ZenDesktop VM.
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Cons
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  • 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
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I would of given it a 10 but Citrix tech support is lacking.
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Usability
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From an end-user perspective, Citrix DaaS is ideal. No matter the device that the user connects with, the end user's experience is always the same. Desktop icons are there, along with the files. As a big name, Citrix allows for SAML authentication or a local account. End users do not need a beefy laptop to have a good experience in DaaS.
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Reliability and Availability
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Next to zero downtime
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Performance
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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
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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
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I was self trained
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Online Training
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Online training isn't bad just an over view more then anything else.
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Implementation Rating
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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
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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
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Easily scalable
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Return on Investment
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  • Being able to easily add new use cases with minimal "re-work" to existing workspace delivered by the solution has been a great ROI value.
  • The Security features that are built-in have made the solution a go-to for any remote access or vendor access requests the business has needed to continue projects and expedite digital initiatives.
  • While the overall environment stability is excellent there is an increase in support team and end user training required which can "steal" time from admin and engineers.
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