We performed a comparison between Microsoft Remote Desktop Services, Parallels Remote Application Server (RAS), and VMware Player based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Microsoft, VMware, Citrix and others in Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI)."The solution is really fast."
"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 of Microsoft Remote Desktop Services is the ability to remote into a system that is not on-premises."
"It's part of the Microsoft Operating system and is free."
"The initial setup is not that difficult. I have gone through the RDS initialization steps, which only seem easy."
"The product's initial setup phase was easy."
"The product is stable."
"The solution works well as a remote desktop."
"Its price and ease of use are the most valuable. It is simple and has good performance."
"It is robust. We have some 75 users using it and it doesn't lag. It's very speedy."
"We can publish apps and desktops on Terminal Servers and seamlessly share printers. We also combine Parallels with Deepnet Security to get two-factor authentication."
"The management capability from the RAS portal provides greater control than using pure MS inbuilt into RDS capabilities."
"Setup was straightforward. Our particular use case involved an Active Directory forest involving two data centers and three domains. User authentication against Active Directory was the easiest to set up and validate of any application installed in the last three years."
"It has allowed us to centralize the software location so we don't have to update the software client on 70 computers."
"Valuable features include the ability to set up security groups for accessing certain apps, and the ability to add apps easily and centrally without touching the servers they’re hosted on."
"Ease of use in publishing apps and installing the agent. The Interface is fairly intuitive after some tinkering. Although I inherited the app only two-thirds deployed, I was able to complete the deployment and service it over the last year without referring to any documentation."
"The most valuable feature of VMware Player is the ability to snapshot with or without memory."
"VMware Player's best feature is the ability to run different OS's simultaneously."
"The solution's technical support team is excellent."
"VMware Player helps you to virtualize and install Ubuntu or any other operating system, even on a Windows laptop."
"It's really easy to build testing environments with VMware Player."
"My customers are worried that the RDP protocol can be easily compromised and would like the option to use an alternative like Blast."
"Sometimes, the updates break the system."
"We'd like to see more integration with other vendors."
"I would like to be able to access the remote desktop using a web-based interface, rather than having to use the client."
"The reliability of the solution could improve."
"We'd like, in the future, if it would work with Linux or Unix-based operating systems or even Mac."
"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."
"In the past, my company had faced some issues related to the stability of the product. The product's stability can be improved."
"The product does not utilize SQL for reporting purposes. Also, it does not support some hypervisors similar to Citrix. These particular areas need improvement."
"Generally, it is a very good solution. The main thing that I would improve is their presence here in Mexico. They don't have strong local support here in Mexico. They should have a worldwide presence so that we don't have to do everything through the people in the US. The initial setup was a little bit complex because we were migrating from Citrix. For customers who are migrating from another platform like VMware or Citrix, it would be great if they can provide an automated migration solution."
"It would be great if there were more sophisticated GPO templates/options."
"Parallels Remote Application Server (RAS) is an expensive solution, and its pricing could be improved."
"The solution's application virtualization feature needs improvement."
"Improvement is needed in performance monitoring of the client's endpoint, and automatic re-connection of the client in the event of circuit disruptions (this works well generally but can present challenges)."
"The customization of the web interface could possibly use some improvement. Little things, like being able to place a background image instead of just choosing from a palette of colors, would be nice."
"If the solution crashes, then all the customers connected through that agent, lose their session."
"When you go to work on a server, it opens up the whole window, and that causes an error inside VMware Player."
"VMware Player should provide a cloud version with no limitations to hardware resources."
"VMware Player isn't downgradable, so if you have a later set of VMs, you need to upgrade it or figure out a workaround."
"Its networking features need improvement."
"The tool has limited scalability."
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