The market for traditional PC X servers, primarily on a LAN using non-persistent XDMCP, REXEC or SSH connections, is dominated by two products: StarNet's X-Win32 and OpenText's Exceed (Formerly Hummingbird Exceed).
Both X-Win32 and the X11 emulation component of Exceed make them best of breed PC X servers, offering a broad range of X server features and capabilities as the cost and feature comparison shows. Clearly, X-Win32 offers a tremendous value for customers looking for a top of the line PC X server.
| StarNet's X-Win32 | OpenText's Exceed 14 | |
|---|---|---|
| Commercial List Price | $245.00* | $545.00* |
| SSH | Included | Requires OpenText Secure Shell ($65.00*) |
| OpenGL Support | Included | Requires Exceed 3D ($195.00*) |
| Licensing | Node locked, named user or concurrent users | Per user |
| Annual Support & Maintenance | $50 | 18% on purchased components |
| Languages Supported | English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese Spanish, Afrikaans, Arabic, Chinese-simplified, Chinese-traditional, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Italian, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Russian, Slovak, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukranian, Vietnamese | English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Japanese |
| Push Deployment | Yes | Yes |
| Required Disk Space | 62 MB | 474 MB (excludes add-ons) |
| Citrix/WTS Support | Yes | Yes |
| Prompt on Connect | Yes | Yes |
| XAuth | Yes | Yes |
| Kerberos Support | Microsoft LDAP + MIT | Microsoft LDAP |
| FIPS-140 Compliance | Yes | Yes |
| Backing Store | Yes | Yes |
| X11 Version | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Direct 2D Support | Yes | Yes |
| Boot from Flash Drive | Yes | No |
| 3D Graphics (OpenGL-GLX) | Included | Requires 3D Module ($195.00*) |
| Auto-Configuration for sessions behind a NAT | Yes | Yes |
| Composite Extension | Yes | Yes |
| Multiple X Displays | Yes | Yes |
| Dynamic Window Resizing | Yes | Yes |
| Multiple Monitors | Yes | Yes |
| Render Extension | Yes | Yes |
| Auto Keyboard Selection | Yes | Yes |
| Screen Capture Tool | Yes | No |
| Configuration Tool | Yes (X-Config) | Yes (X-Config) |
| Application Start-Up Tool | Yes (X-Config) | Yes (Xstart) |
| Session Start-Up Tool | Yes (X-Config) | Yes (Xsession) |
| Shortcut Creation | Yes | Yes |
| Middle Wheel Support | Yes | Yes |
| Overlay UNIX and Windows Window Manager | Yes | Yes |
With regards to information about OpenText products, the comparative information is based on data available on the OpenText website, other documentation originated by OpenText and the OpenText products themselves.
*OpenText does not sell Exceed as a stand alone PC X server, it comes bundled with IBM 3270 and other Terminal Emulation and an FTP client.