We performed a comparison between Microsoft Remote Desktop Services and Parallels Access 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 installation is straightforward."
"The most valuable feature is performance."
"The solution now includes a multi-screen feature which is great."
"The solution works well as a remote desktop."
"The most valuable features are it is fast and cost-effective."
"The solution is really fast."
"The solution is easy to deploy and there are many features available that you can turn on or off depending on your budget."
"The performance is one of the main features of this solution."
"It's great that the total deployment can happen completely remotely."
"It's got a very easy-to-use interface."
"Parallels Access has flexible licensing policies, which is beneficial for customers who have intermittent usage or users who are on and off the system."
"We don't have problems with stability. Everything is good."
"We'd like, in the future, if it would work with Linux or Unix-based operating systems or even Mac."
"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."
"Security in the connection between us and our clients' servers is something that can be improved."
"The solution isn't as good as the Citrix option."
"Sometimes the server stops working, and we don’t know why. Occasionally we’ll get a message to the effect of "There is no remote license.""
"I would like to be able to access the remote desktop using a web-based interface, rather than having to use the client."
"Microsoft still has some really bad remote desktop appliance for Mac."
"The solution should have better security."
"The solution may not scale well for enterprises."
"There is room for improvement in the pricing policy. The price point is pretty aggressive."
"They could improve the reporting."
"One challenge we do notice is that the application is limited to Windows servers only. If a customer has a Linux server, things get complicated. They should open it up a bit to be more compatible with different types of servers."
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Microsoft Remote Desktop Services is ranked 2nd in Remote Access with 69 reviews while Parallels Access is ranked 12th in Remote Access with 4 reviews. Microsoft Remote Desktop Services is rated 8.2, while Parallels Access is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Microsoft Remote Desktop Services writes "Easy to set up and reliable, but needs an additional control panel". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Parallels Access writes "Easy-to-deploy and good for small as well as large setups". Microsoft Remote Desktop Services is most compared with TeamViewer, VMware Horizon, VMware Workstation, Citrix Workspace and Apache Guacamole, whereas Parallels Access is most compared with TeamViewer, Splashtop Remote Support, VNC Connect, TeamViewer Tensor and LogMeIn Pro. See our Microsoft Remote Desktop Services vs. Parallels Access report.
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