{"id":14729,"date":"2019-12-20T15:37:20","date_gmt":"2019-12-20T15:37:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clouddesktoponline.com\/blog\/?p=14729"},"modified":"2025-12-09T11:33:04","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T11:33:04","slug":"citrix-xendesktop-vs-citrix-xenapp-comparison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.clouddesktoponline.com\/blog\/citrix-xendesktop-vs-citrix-xenapp-comparison\/","title":{"rendered":"Citrix Xendesktop vs Citrix XenApp Comparison & Congruency"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As you know, Citrix brings two cloud-hosted Citrix VDI<\/a> resources to users\u2026Citrix Virtual Desktop aka XenDesktop and virtual applications or Citrix XenApp. Both are formidable products sharing lots of similarities; yet each has its unique features. This blog will help you understand each one of these so that you get a clear understanding of which product would you need, why and when.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s get the products- understanding first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

XenDesktop & XenApp: Insight  <\/h4>\n\n\n\n

What is Citrix XenDesktop VDI<\/a>?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s a multi-session Citrix desktop virtualization software <\/strong>that allows a single user to access and run virtual desktops<\/a>, centralizes desktop management in a data center, reduces cost and brings advanced data security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is Citrix XenApp?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s\nan application virtualization software<\/strong> that allows multiple\nusers access resources from a shared server or a Cloud system (App cloud) from anywhere in\nthe world, using any device. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Note here,\nthough XenApp is an application publishing platform essentially, but you can\nalso publish desktop with XenApp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

XenDesktop vs XenApp: Differences<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s a general belief\nthat if you want to access virtual applications (apps), you need XenApp (XA)\nand for accessing hosted desktops, you use only XenDesktop (XD).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s true that the XenApp has\napplications as fundamental focus, whereas XenDesktop focuses on hosted\ndesktops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But the point to note is, both\nof them can give access to hosted apps and desktop<\/strong> though in a slightly\ndifferent way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 Here are the differences\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Execution environment<\/strong> brings a major\ndifference. XenDesktop will allow you to access hosted resources as a single\nuser <\/strong>on a Windows client machine (e.g. Windows 7,8) when you have the\nentire infrastructure in place. That is, one user can run multiple apps at the\nsame time. Hosting service provider companies (like Apps4Rent) providing XenDesktop\nfurnish Windows server OS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

XenApp<\/strong> gives access to multiple users <\/strong>(from 5 to 200, because it shares resources) on a Windows Server machine <\/strong>(e.g.Windows Server 2008R2 or 2012). Here multi-users share resources (like CPU, GPU, memory, disk) of one machine at the same time.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vis-\u00e0-vis XenDesktop<\/strong>\nusers get their exclusive\/private resources<\/strong>. A single user <\/strong>can\nuse multiple applications<\/strong> at the same time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Differences Summary<\/h4>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
XenApp (XA)<\/strong><\/th>\nXenDesktop (XD)<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n\n
Multiple users<\/td>\nSingle user<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n
Server OS<\/td>\nClient OS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n
Hosted Shared Apps<\/td>\nHosted Private Apps<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n
Hosted Shared Desktop<\/td>\nHosted Private Desktop<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n
Instance on a shared platform<\/td>\nUses a VDI machine<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Put simply, XenApp\nis a shared solution, <\/strong>XenDesktop is a virtual desktop solution\nboth working through the same web interface<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Citrix XenDesktop or\nXenApp \u2013 Relevancy\n<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

XD suits best for large organizations that have dispersed and resource-intensive users. Such businesses usually deploy hundreds of virtual machines justifying the Xendesktop cost<\/a>. Examples could be government, finance, insurance sectors to name a few.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Small to medium-sized businesses that are not resource-intensive, typically use XA wherein they can get easy virtualizations without large expenses. Usually, they have 3-4 servers and able to improvise productivity and performance both along with enhanced security at much-reduced costs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We can offer you Citrix Virtual Desktops at an unbeatable price<\/a>. Talk to us 1-646-506-9354 <\/strong><\/em>any time 24\/7<\/strong> or come for a chat. Let\u2019s take it ahead.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As you know, Citrix brings two cloud-hosted Citrix VDI resources to users\u2026Citrix Virtual Desktop aka XenDesktop and virtual applications or Citrix XenApp. Both are formidable products sharing lots of similarities; yet each has its unique features. This blog will help you understand each one of these so that you get a clear understanding of which […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1166],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14729","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-citrix"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t