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 most valuable features of the solution are ease of use and the simple environment."
"Microsoft is very reasonable in its approach to cost."
"The solution is really fast."
"The solution has very smooth connectivity and is very user friendly."
"I like that it works. In most cases, it's predictable. You know what you get."
"The most valuable feature is ease of use."
"It's simple and easy to use."
"The most valuable feature is that it gives me full accessibility to my servers."
"It is a very stable solution...It is a very scalable solution."
"The solution is seamless and easy to use."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the clone variant. We have been using the linked clone for the past five years, but I am willing to support and take on the function of the instant cloud."
"Great sorting feature to create UI on demand."
"The product helped us deploy complex applications."
"The solution's most valuable feature is low bandwidth consumption. It helps to improve user experience."
"The most valuable features are that it is easy to use and easy to manage."
"The support from VMware is very good and they have amazing experts."
"In the past, my company had faced some issues related to the stability of the product. The product's stability can be improved."
"The initial setup of Microsoft Remote Desktop Services is not the easiest. You need to have a certain understanding of how Microsoft is provisioning the solution to be able to set it up and use it."
"Microsoft Remote Desktop Services could improve by having graphical acceleration."
"The solution should introduce a chat feature for end users."
"The stability could be improved."
"I would like to be able to leverage it on other operating systems."
"Microsoft Desktop Services is stable but it takes up a lot of resources in the CPU. It's a bit heavier than some solutions."
"Microsoft should be more compatible with other operating system."
"The system integration also needs some improvement."
"In the future, I would like to see better support for application virtualization."
"The installation is complex and could be easier. The full installation with testing took a couple of weeks to complete."
"The integration could be improved."
"The customer service and support team could be better."
"VMware Horizon View needs to improve orchestration and integrate additional images. I would also like to see its statistics."
"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."
"The initial setup is a little complicated."
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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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