We performed a comparison between Microsoft Remote Desktop Services and VMware Horizon Air based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The solution is easy to use."
"The most valuable feature of Microsoft Remote Desktop Services is the ability to remote into a system that is not on-premises."
"It's built into the operating system and has a command line interface capability to insert credentials, IDs, a password, et cetera."
"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."
"The most valuable feature is that it gives me full accessibility to my servers."
"The solution is stable and reliable."
"The solution works well as a remote desktop."
"The product is stable."
"The solution has proven to be very stable."
"The solution is good for providing dedicated resources for dedicated users."
"The only issue I experienced was with the initialization of the session, which affected the stability of the solution."
"Microsoft Remote Desktop Services could improve by having graphical acceleration."
"I would like to be able to access the remote desktop using a web-based interface, rather than having to use the client."
"It could offer better security for enterprises."
"The stability could be improved."
"It could be made simpler from a management perspective."
"Updates sometimes impact the application and we have system crashes."
"There are times I get disconnected from the service and when one or two attempts to establish a remote connection. Microsoft should show where the problem is, I have to find it by myself."
"We have experienced some connectivity issues."
"It's a costly product. It would help if they could offer it at a discount."
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Microsoft Remote Desktop Services is ranked 1st in Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) with 76 reviews while VMware Horizon Air is ranked 27th in Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI). Microsoft Remote Desktop Services is rated 8.0, while VMware Horizon Air 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 VMware Horizon Air writes "VMware Horizon Air vs. Citrix Workspace Cloud". Microsoft Remote Desktop Services is most compared with TeamViewer, VMware Horizon, Citrix Workspace, VMware Workstation and Parallels Access, whereas VMware Horizon Air is most compared with VMware Workspace ONE and VMware Horizon View. See our Microsoft Remote Desktop Services vs. VMware Horizon Air report.
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