We performed a comparison between Microsoft Remote Desktop Services and OpenText Exceed TurboX 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."Good screen draw feature and ability to use two monitors."
"Everything is really good and it works well."
"Microsoft Remote Desktop Services is scalable."
"The performance is one of the main features of this solution."
"The solution is user-friendly and has a good user experience."
"The product is stable."
"We use cloud remote support because we need to assist our customers. It allows them to connect from the web. I"
"The solution now includes a multi-screen feature which is great."
"The solution is perfect for Linux users."
"The most helpful feature of OpenText Exceed TurboX (ETX) is that it allows you to consume heavy applications that usually have a lot of latency. I also like that the solution is fast and has a friendly UI."
"My customers are worried that the RDP protocol can be easily compromised and would like the option to use an alternative like Blast."
"The solution should introduce a chat feature for end users."
"We had some instability during the implementation process. This has since been resolved."
"The performance depends on connectivity."
"Microsoft still has some really bad remote desktop appliance for Mac."
"Microsoft Remote Desktop Services could improve by having graphical acceleration."
"The solution is unsuitable for direct external internet connections. You must set up a VPN and password handling to use it."
"For Microsoft, maybe bandwidth optimization is one of the areas that need improvement."
"An area for improvement in OpenText Exceed TurboX (ETX) is the installation process because you need some technical knowledge to install it. What's lacking in OpenText Exceed TurboX (ETX) is a help portal for users to ask questions and seek assistance."
"The performance of the graphical interface needs improvement. They should add some CPU to speed graphic acceleration."
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Microsoft Remote Desktop Services is ranked 2nd in Remote Access with 76 reviews while OpenText Exceed TurboX is ranked 11th in Remote Access with 2 reviews. Microsoft Remote Desktop Services is rated 8.0, while OpenText Exceed TurboX 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 OpenText Exceed TurboX writes "Fast and has a friendly UI; allows you to consume heavy applications". Microsoft Remote Desktop Services is most compared with TeamViewer, VMware Horizon, Citrix Workspace, VMware Workstation and ConnectWise ScreenConnect, whereas OpenText Exceed TurboX is most compared with VNC Connect, Citrix Workspace, VMware Horizon, Citrix DaaS (formerly Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops service) and VMware Workstation. See our Microsoft Remote Desktop Services vs. OpenText Exceed TurboX report.
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