We performed a comparison between Microsoft Remote Desktop Services and VMware Horizon View based on our users’ reviews in five categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Microsoft Remote Desktop Services has an easier deployment then VMware Horizon View and a better experience with technical support. However, VMware Horizon View users report a positive ROI where Microsoft users do not.
"The installation of Microsoft Remote Desktop Services was easy."
"The most valuable feature is ease of use."
"The installation is straightforward."
"The most valuable feature of Microsoft Remote Desktop Services is that it scales well."
"The solution has very smooth connectivity and is very user friendly."
"Microsoft Remote Desktop Services is scalable."
"Things can be made easier if someone is not with us or at a long distance since we can connect easily with those people. So, it's easy for us to use such features."
"It's part of the Microsoft Operating system and is free."
"The solution includes good user profiles and policies."
"The most valuable feature of this solution has been security."
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"The solution's most valuable aspect is the VDI - the remote virtual desktop interface."
"I like that it updates quickly and allows users to have virtual desktops."
"Ability to log in from anywhere and from a variety of devices."
"Ability to log in from anywhere and from a variety of devices."
"The most valuable features are that it is easy to use and easy to manage."
"We'd like more granular security control of the desktop services."
"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.""
"The user interface needs improvement."
"The training profiles could be better."
"We face frequent disconnections."
"The DB card needs improvement. I have a lot of experience with other competitors and Citrix is better than VMware and Microsoft. Citrix has more extensive features."
"Lacks a notification feature when internet is down."
"Remote Desktop Services doesn't scale well."
"In the future, I would like to see better support for application virtualization."
"The issue now with VMware is that we don't know the future of the solution. Because if you follow the news, it was acquired by another company, and they are changing the old product line."
"VMware Horizon View can improve by making it easier to use for first-time users. You should learn the whole concept of VMware to be able to use it."
"The standard license does not include certain features."
"The tool is not future-proof anymore."
"The storage expansion in the product is a bit difficult to manage, especially when I have to modify a storage requirement of a particular area since it comes across as a complex job."
"Considering the tool's weaknesses, the product probably has scope for some improvement in the context of how the applications or Linux operating systems are delivered using VMware Horizon View."
"They need to make troubleshooting, diagnostics, and error reporting a little better."
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Microsoft Remote Desktop Services is ranked 1st in Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) with 76 reviews while VMware Horizon View is ranked 4th in Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) with 67 reviews. Microsoft Remote Desktop Services is rated 8.0, while VMware Horizon View is rated 8.0. 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 View writes "User-friendly, reasonably priced, and simple to install". Microsoft Remote Desktop Services is most compared with TeamViewer, VMware Horizon, Citrix Workspace, VMware Workstation and Devolutions Remote Desktop Manager, whereas VMware Horizon View is most compared with VMware Horizon, Citrix DaaS (formerly Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops service), Citrix Workspace, VMware Workstation and VMware Fusion. See our Microsoft Remote Desktop Services vs. VMware Horizon View report.
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