We performed a comparison between F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) and Microsoft Remote Desktop Services based on real PeerSpot user reviews in five categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Microsoft Remote Desktop Services is the more user-friendly and cost-effective option compared to F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM), which is noted for its stability and scalability but considered complex and expensive. Microsoft Remote Desktop Services offers good centralized security features, low bandwidth usage, and good value for money. It is also easier to set up and has fewer reported issues.
"The solution is stable and reliable."
"In my opinion, the GUI is perfect with the configuration options provided. F5 BIG-IP has given customization options and policy configuration tools in the GUI. It's good and good enough to work."
"Stickiness is the most valuable feature of the product."
"F5 BIG-IP APM is relatively easy to use."
"We have seen a return on investment from F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager. It provided access at a time when we didn't have it."
"The performance of the solution is valuable."
"This is a product that is easy to install and integrate, and it is simple to use."
"The product allows us to create customized portals for your users."
"We have scaled the solution and find this easy to do."
"It is a stable product."
"The most valuable feature of Microsoft Remote Desktop Services is the ability to remote into a system that is not on-premises."
"It's pretty stable."
"The solution is user-friendly and has a good user experience."
"The product is stable."
"It's simple and easy to use."
"I like the way it can assess our system."
"F5 BIG-IP APM disconnects when you leave it for long enough, but that is natural for IT solutions to do. That's a little bit frustrating."
"The solution is quite costly."
"In my opinion, the GUI side needs some improvement based on my usage. Sometimes, it doesn't work as efficiently as the CLI side."
"The initial setup was complex."
"The price of this product can be improved."
"F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager has room for improvement in integration with other products."
"We do not have knowledgeable support teams locally."
"The solution’s GUI looks very old."
"The price is too high."
"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."
"For Microsoft, maybe bandwidth optimization is one of the areas that need improvement."
"Security in the connection between us and our clients' servers is something that can be improved."
"In the next release, I would like to see better performance over slower networks, and integration with Linux, but this is something that we're going to get out of Microsoft in terms of a unified solution."
"We find the services are not as transparent as we would like for our integration with Citrix."
"Remote Desktop Services doesn't scale well."
"Microsoft Remote Desktop Services needs to improve its security."
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F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) is ranked 12th in Remote Access with 13 reviews while Microsoft Remote Desktop Services is ranked 2nd in Remote Access with 75 reviews. F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) is rated 8.2, while Microsoft Remote Desktop Services is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) writes " Facilitates packet inspection, modification, and offloading and offers visibility and troubleshooting capabilities, allowing for pre-production server testing". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Microsoft Remote Desktop Services writes "Easy to set up and reliable, but needs an additional control panel". F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) is most compared with Citrix Gateway, CyberArk Privileged Access Manager, Cisco ISE (Identity Services Engine), Ivanti Connect Secure and Microsoft Entra ID, whereas Microsoft Remote Desktop Services is most compared with TeamViewer, VMware Horizon, VMware Workstation, Citrix Workspace and Parallels Access. See our F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) vs. Microsoft Remote Desktop Services report.
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