We performed a comparison between Microsoft Intune 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."The ability to wipe data from and reset devices is one of the most important and valuable features. If a device is reported stolen, we can freeze it or wipe the data from it, preventing data leakage."
"For our office workers who are not based in Norway, when we order the PC, we can do some of the settings for them. These are standardized settings. We can set them up exactly as they are in Norway so that they're the same."
"The device profiling which uses the official Outlook email enabled us to control the screenshot feature and prevent copying outside of the organization's application."
"It is very easy to use. It has a very easy interface."
"It has a useful device management feature."
"We have one MDM that works with Windows, iOS, and Android."
"There has been a noticeable increase in productivity for both my organization and clients."
"A valuable feature is user enrollment, where users can enroll their devices in their organizations themselves."
"Since the tool has a graphical user interface, it's easier for us to access the server."
"The product saves time."
"The solution offers good value for money."
"The solution works well as a remote desktop."
"The most valuable feature is that it gives me full accessibility to my servers."
"It's simple to set up."
"We use it to connect to the legacy system."
"I like the way it can assess our system."
"It would be great if Intune offered better data protection controls for BYOD Windows PCs."
"Intune's areas for improvement revolve around security and certificate management."
"There should be more focus on mobile device security and integration."
"The mobile and tablet-based versions need improvement because they are not completely user-friendly, compared to the web version. Also, data synchronization with our existing asset manager, the synchronization between multiple assets and multiple devices, takes a lot of time due to the security scanning. It should be reduced."
"It needs incorporation of Knox, ZeroTouch, etc."
"In an upcoming release, I would like to see some kind of analytics report."
"There is room for improvement in integration and security as well."
"I have a lot of Apple products in my environment. It would be nice to have an improved integration of Apple products with Microsoft Intune without Jam."
"Microsoft Remote Desktop Services could improve by having a better application for managing multiple sessions. There used to be one but they stopped supporting it."
"We are searching for a product with better remote access and remote sessions."
"The price is too high."
"The biggest reason we don't use the solution for our company's clients is the solution's prices."
"Microsoft Desktop Services is stable but it takes up a lot of resources in the CPU. It's a bit heavier than some solutions."
"Remote Desktop Services doesn't scale well."
"There are times I get disconnected from the service and when one or two attempts to establish a remote connection. Microsoft should show where the problem is, I have to find it by myself."
"The solution isn't as good as the Citrix option."
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Microsoft Intune is ranked 5th in Remote Access with 164 reviews while Microsoft Remote Desktop Services is ranked 2nd in Remote Access with 75 reviews. Microsoft Intune is rated 8.0, while Microsoft Remote Desktop Services is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Microsoft Intune writes "We can manage all aspects of our devices from a single console, easy to scale, and quick to deploy". 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". Microsoft Intune is most compared with Jamf Pro, VMware Workspace ONE, ManageEngine Endpoint Central, SOTI MobiControl and Microsoft Entra ID, whereas Microsoft Remote Desktop Services is most compared with TeamViewer, VMware Horizon, VMware Workstation, Citrix Workspace and Parallels Access. See our Microsoft Intune vs. Microsoft Remote Desktop Services report.
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