We performed a comparison between Check Point Remote Access VPN and Microsoft Remote Desktop Services based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Remote Access solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Technical support has been excellent."
"Access is browser-based only and requires no additional client installation."
"It keeps us safe when browsing the internet and when sharing confidential information with our colleagues."
"It is stable most of the time."
"The product's initial setup phase was easy."
"Setting policies allow, block, and limit users' access."
"For a basic setup, implementation is quite easy."
"We use it to connect our sites. We have a couple of sites that need to interconnect."
"The most valuable feature of Microsoft Remote Desktop Services is that it scales well."
"It's largely stable."
"The solution is really fast."
"Microsoft Remote Desktop Services is scalable."
"What I found most valuable in Microsoft Remote Desktop Services is accessibility because the solution lets you take control of your computer remotely."
"The most valuable feature is the remote application access."
"It is a stable product."
"The product is stable."
"The VPN remote Access blade could be improved."
"We'd like to integrate Check Point into the Remote Access VPN solution and have the ability to integrate multiple devices as access points through the solution."
"In my organization, there aren't Linux users, however, I know it has difficulties offering secure access for customers who use this operating system."
"Check Point Remote Access VPN handles up to a hundred megabytes for clients, but I want it to be able to handle up to one gigabyte."
"The non-standard setup is quite complex as you have to do changes via GUI and CLI."
"Price category and smooth renewal of agreement should be considered for flawless and quick onboarding of clients and partners."
"The cost of maintenance is high compared to most products in the market."
"A characteristic to improve is the communication service under the SMTP scheme."
"The stability must be improved."
"We've had issues with security breaches."
"Microsoft Remote Desktop Services could improve by allowing the sharing of the office application. For example, the ability to replace a PC when something is wrong."
"Microsoft still has some really bad remote desktop appliance for Mac."
"Updates sometimes impact the application and we have system crashes."
"The training profiles could be better."
"The performance depends on connectivity."
"Microsoft Remote Desktop Services is only available for the professional version of the Windows operating system. This restricts a lot of users. The feature should be available for all versions."
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Check Point Remote Access VPN is ranked 5th in Remote Access with 61 reviews while Microsoft Remote Desktop Services is ranked 2nd in Remote Access with 76 reviews. Check Point Remote Access VPN is rated 8.8, while Microsoft Remote Desktop Services is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Check Point Remote Access VPN writes "Is easy to use and has a nice interface, but the scalability needs to improve". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Microsoft Remote Desktop Services writes "Easy to set up and reliable, but needs an additional control panel". Check Point Remote Access VPN is most compared with OpenVPN Access Server, Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client, Check Point Harmony Mobile, Fortinet FortiClient and F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM), whereas Microsoft Remote Desktop Services is most compared with TeamViewer, VMware Horizon, Citrix Workspace, VMware Workstation and Parallels Access. See our Check Point Remote Access VPN vs. Microsoft Remote Desktop Services report.
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