We performed a comparison between Microsoft Virtual Server and Parallels Remote Application Server (RAS) based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Application Virtualization solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The product helps us secure VMs from vulnerabilities in our systems like Sentinel. It indicates the threat via email notification."
"It is an expensive platform. I rate its pricing an eight out of ten."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to share folders and run Active Directory."
"The solution's performance is good."
"The dashboard is valuable to us."
"The solution is good at allowing end users to connect anytime and anywhere."
"The greatest aspect of the solution is its capability to be available from anywhere."
"The product provides flexibility."
"We can provision the servers without the need for another third-party solution."
"The stability is ok - once I finished the setup, the system was quite stable."
"Client compatibility with many systems makes it very versatile. The reporting that is included is awesome."
"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."
"Its price and ease of use are the most valuable. It is simple and has good performance."
"The connection is compressed so we don't need a lot of resources to run it."
"It provides flexible access to Windows applications from many types of devices."
"The management capability from the RAS portal provides greater control than using pure MS inbuilt into RDS capabilities."
"Microsoft Virtual Server needs to improve its stability."
"The bandwidth to Singapore could be scaled better."
"While I am generally satisfied with the solution, it could slightly improve its stability."
"The platform could provide more integration and stability."
"They should introduce a way to localize the currency for product pricing."
"It would be good if the tool's integration improved."
"The tool must provide updates less frequently."
"As certain medium-level complexities are involved in the product's setup process, the product's setup phase can be considered for improvement."
"If the solution crashes, then all the customers connected through that agent, lose their session."
"A web-based management interface for administration and reporting would be nice, instead of needing to log into a remote server."
"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."
"Opening a ticket should be available from the actual RAS console. It is cumbersome to go to a portal, hunt around for five minutes for a link to open a ticket, answer questions meant to direct you towards FAQs instead of live support, then fill out information (license #, version #, etc.) which could more easily be supplied by sending a ticket straight from the console with all of that information automatically specified."
"Parallels Remote Application Server (RAS) is an expensive solution, and its pricing could be improved."
"It needs Windows scaling on Android/iOS devices. At present, the concept of delivering apps to Android and iOS devices is appealing, but the reality is the screen size on these devices is so small that, unless there is some scaling option, it is not really usable."
"We would like the ability to provide a popup message, such as a maintenance notification. That same notification on the Parallels client would be awesome."
"The main issue we have with all of our users is printing. Randomly, a printer will disconnect or someone won't connect to it and I will have to reset the print service and then nobody can print. That's the big headache we've had over the course of the five years."
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Microsoft Virtual Server is ranked 3rd in Application Virtualization with 31 reviews while Parallels Remote Application Server (RAS) is ranked 5th in Application Virtualization with 24 reviews. Microsoft Virtual Server is rated 8.2, while Parallels Remote Application Server (RAS) is rated 8.8. The top reviewer of Microsoft Virtual Server writes "Has a good interface but needs to improve in areas like pricing and scalability". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Parallels Remote Application Server (RAS) writes "Provides good scalability and a secure environment". Microsoft Virtual Server is most compared with , whereas Parallels Remote Application Server (RAS) is most compared with Microsoft Remote Desktop Services, Citrix DaaS (formerly Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops service), Citrix Workspace, VMware Workstation and Parallels Desktop. See our Microsoft Virtual Server vs. Parallels Remote Application Server (RAS) report.
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