How We Compare
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Our Value-Add
Ivanti User Workspace Management solutions add unparalleled value to our platform partners’ existing solutions.
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MICROSOFT | VMWARE | CITRIX | IVANTI | |
Personalization | Standard Microsoft Roaming Profiles present performance and data corruption challenges and offer no cross-platform support: Microsoft User Environment Virtualization is an improvement but lacks Ivanti’s automated control, performance, , and scalability. | VMware UEM offers a core set of personalization capabilities, but lacks Ivanti personalization’s granularity and deployment flexibility. It relies on Microsoft GPOs, which results in much slower logon times than Ivanti personalization | Citrix Profile Management offers a core set of personalization capabilities, but lacks Ivanti personalization’s granularity and deployment flexibility. As it relies on standard file shares, enterprise scalability is affected | Ivanti sets the industry standard for on-demand desktop and application personalization, with unsurpassed granularity. Utilizing web server technology it’s 100% cloud ready and proven to scale. |
Policy | Standard Microsoft Group Policy Objects are more complex to manage at scale and lack the granularity and context-awareness of Ivanti policies. As they apply in sequence, this can adversely affect logon times too. | VMware offers desktop policy capabilities which are highly dependent on Microsoft Group Policy and thus cannot match Ivanti’s granularity, performance and scalability. | Citrix Workspace Environment Management offers entry-level policy management providing limited flexibility | Ivanti’s policy engine dynamically adapts desktop configuration based on IT-defined policies and user context. It’s unique multi-threaded engine provides the fastest possible logon times. |
Security & Compliance | Windows’ out of the box privilege capabilities are very coarse; either users’ productivity suffers due to strict lockdown or endpoint security is at risk because users have more privileges than they need; AppLocker provides basic application control but is simple to bypass and can affect performance. | VMware does not offer privilege management or application control capabilities. | Citrix Workspace Environment Management provides entry-level blacklisting that can be easily bypassed.
It offers no Windows privilege management capabilities. |
Ivanti gives IT teams highly granular control over privileges and application execution.
Ivanti Trusted OwnershipTM along with optional digital hash whitelisting provides maximum security against Ransomware & Malware, and prevents users from bypassing existing security measures |
Performance | Windows Server does not effectively manage CPU, memory, and disk workloads in Remote Desktop Session environments. | VMware does not offer desktop performance optimization capabilities. | Citrix Workspace Environment Management offers primitive CPU & memory control and lacks the context-aware capabilities of Ivanti. | Ivanti’s patented performance optimization capabilities tightly manage CPU, memory, and disk access to increase user density by 40% or more and give users better overall workspace performance. |
File Access & Migration | Microsoft OneDrive is not a native workspace solution. Users are forced to work from a single folder which alters their workflow and behaviors.
In addition, OneDrive is 100% cloud based and does not provide access to existing on-premises shares. |
VMware AirWatch offers a secure file Content Locker data synchronization product but lacks User Workspace Management integration and the ability to integrate seamlessly with on-premises storage. | Citrix ShareFile is not a native workspace solution. Users are forced to work from a single folder which alters their workflow and behaviors.
ShareFile can provide access to on-premises data, but requires dedicated storage for this. |
Ivanti offers the only file access solution that Integrates with existing on-premises shares and workspaces transparently,, providing a totally native user experience and allowing users to roam seamlessly across physical and virtual environments. |
Analytics | Microsoft’s analytics and reporting capabilities do not provide insight focused on end user computing optimization. | VMware does not offer User Workspace Management reporting and analytics capabilities. | Citrix Director provides a comprehensive view of Citrix workspaces but lacks simplicity in terms of quick access to crucial metrics.
It lacks detailed logon analysis breakdown and provides zero insight into endpoint security |
AppSense captures detailed metrics from User Workspace Management-enabled endpoints and turns them into quick, actionable insights for IT teams. |
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