Quicker to deploy, less cost, remote support included - Ericom PowerTerm WebConnect
Are your versions of Citrix Metaframe and Presentation Server nearing end of life? Looking to scale up an existing Citrix installation? To replace Citrix or an alternative to Citrix? Please compare Ericom and Citrix.
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Certified by Microsoft for Windows 2008 and Windows 2008 R2
Ericom PowerTerm WebConnect is the ideal solution for customers who want a simpler, cost-effective alternative to Citrix® XenApp /Citrix XenDesktop. Ericom provides the same key security, reliability, performance, and usability benefits that Citrix offers “ at a price more organizations can afford.
- All the features you need”minus the complexity and overhead
- Easier and faster deployments - in hours vs. days for typical installations
- Support up to 25% more sessions per Terminal Server than Citrix; reducing licensing, hardware and maintenance costs
- A compelling price point that's ideal for enterprise-wide Terminal Services / Server Based Computing (SBC) deployments
- Multiple application publishing is a breeze
- Built-in remote support, at no additional cost
- Deliver centrally managed access to applications / desktops, on any combination of Windows Terminal Servers, Virtual Desktops, and Blade PCs
- Support for Windows, Linux, Mac and thin clients
- Uses Microsoft's RDP client - the de facto standard remote desktop protocol client in FIPS 140-2 compliant WinXP SP3 and Win 2003 software, and higher.
Comparison Ericom vs Citrix
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| Enterprise-wide access solution |
- PowerTerm WebConnect is a single product, with a single license pool for managing access in Windows Server, VDI and Blade PC environments
- Supports Microsoft Hyper-V with / without SCVMM
- Supports VMware ESXi with / without vCenter
- Supports Parallels Virtuozzo
- PowerTerm WebConnect utilizes and enhances industry standard Microsoft RDP, and supports hardware-based PCoIP (for high-end graphics)
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- Citrix requires two products having separate license pools - one for a Windows Server ( XenApp) environment and another product (XenDesktop) for a VDI
- Supports Microsoft Hyper-V Requires SCVMM
- Supports VMware ESXi Requires vCenter
- Does not support Parallels Virtuozzo
- XenDesktop supports only the proprietary Citrix HDX/ICA protocol
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| Simplicity and ease of use |
- Requires only a small (2MB) agent on every Terminal Server
- Complete product installation and configuration in hours
- Does not change system files or modify the logon process
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- Requires complete product (250MB) to be installed on every Terminal Server
- Lengthy & complex installation and configuration
- Changes system files; replaces Windows system files, and modifies the logon process, which can jeopardize Windows OS and security updates
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| Application Publishing |
- Simultaneously publishes several Windows applications
- Applications can be installed in different locations on each TS; still they will be automatically located when run
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- Publishes applications one at a time
- If an application is installed in a different location without specifically configuring this in Citrix, the application will not run
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| Performance and User Experience |
- Enhances user-experience for industry-standard Microsoft RDP users
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- Addresses user-experience through a proprietary HDX/ICA protocol
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| Remote Desktop Support |
- Ericom SupportView is a secure, built-in, on-premises solution, provided at no additional cost
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- GoToAssist is an external Web-based service, provided at an additional cost.
- Many organizations' firewall / proxy configurations or policies prohibit the use of such Web-based services.
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| Mixed Farm Support |
- PowerTerm WebConnect supports mixed farm environments containing Windows Server 2003, 2008 and 2008 R2
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- XenApp 6 does not support mixed farm environments.
- XenApp 6 supports only Windows Server 2008 R2
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| On-demand infrastructure |
- Clients automatically provisioned to end-user devices on-demand Automatic client update even for restricted users
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- On-demand access only using limited Java client.
- Users usually need to download and manually install ICA client (or add-on software is required to install the client automatically)
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