We performed a comparison between Microsoft Remote Desktop Services and VMware Horizon Air 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."
"We have scaled the solution and find this easy to do."
"The initial setup is not that difficult. I have gone through the RDS initialization steps, which only seem easy."
"It's simple to set up."
"I like the way it can assess our system."
"The solution works well as a remote desktop."
"It's simple and easy to use."
"The most valuable feature is performance."
"The solution is good for providing dedicated resources for dedicated users."
"The solution has proven to be very stable."
"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."
"The biggest reason we don't use the solution for our company's clients is the solution's prices."
"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."
"It could be more user-friendly."
"Remote Desktop Services doesn't scale well."
"The pricing could be better."
"Users have to re-enter their ID and password every time they log on, which is tedious and repetitive."
"The only issue I experienced was with the initialization of the session, which affected the stability of the solution."
"It's a costly product. It would help if they could offer it at a discount."
"We have experienced some connectivity issues."
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Microsoft Remote Desktop Services is ranked 1st in Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) with 69 reviews while VMware Horizon Air is ranked 27th in Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI). Microsoft Remote Desktop Services is rated 8.0, while VMware Horizon Air is rated 8.6. 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 VMware Horizon Air writes "VMware Horizon Air vs. Citrix Workspace Cloud". Microsoft Remote Desktop Services is most compared with TeamViewer, VMware Horizon, VMware Workstation, Citrix Workspace and Parallels Access, whereas VMware Horizon Air is most compared with VMware Workspace ONE and VMware Horizon View.
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