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."It is a scalable solution...I followed some online tutorials, because of which I did not face any technical issues or the need to contact the solution's technical support."
"It is stable and easy to use."
"The most valuable feature is the tool's cheap cost."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to share folders and run Active Directory."
"The dashboard is valuable to us."
"Microsoft Virtual Server is a stable and easy-to-use solution."
"Security, integration, and interface are the best features of Microsoft Virtual Server."
"The product helps us secure VMs from vulnerabilities in our systems like Sentinel. It indicates the threat via email notification."
"The most valuable feature is the ease with which you can publish applications to different groups of users, by integrating with Windows Active Directory."
"Its price and ease of use are the most valuable. It is simple and has good performance."
"It permits us to control the applications that our users are able to get to, in a seamless manner. We're able to distribute applications to users' desktops, just like those applications are on each user's computer, but they're not."
"You have the opportunity to virtualize applications in different locations. Everything is in one pane or one window, which is quite good."
"We can provision the servers without the need for another third-party solution."
"We use Cloudpaging to package and deploy the vast majority of our applications to our standard Windows 10 desktops. With the use of Parallels integration into Software2 AppsAnywhere hub, this means we can use the same packages to deliver Windows applications to almost any device - Windows, mac OS, iOS, Android, Linux, Xbox One, PS4 - just by ticking a box."
"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."
"It is a stable solution."
"The pricing and scalability are areas of the product with shortcomings where improvements are required."
"The platform’s dashboard features could be better."
"The product must provide easier rollouts."
"The platform could provide more integration and stability."
"In the future release, I would like to see more automation. Moreover, improvements related to recovery could be beneficial."
"Microsoft Virtual Server needs to improve its stability."
"It would be good if the tool's integration improved."
"The security performance and cost."
"We would like to be able to re-label the OTP (One Time Password) popup so our users can easily recognize that they are to put in their DUO code on that line. Most users see OTP and ask what that is."
"A web-based management interface for administration and reporting would be nice, instead of needing to log into a remote server."
"Since I've been here less than a year, I have had to upgrade the system three times. The first time was the major upgrade but they have upgraded twice since, and I think that's too many times in that time span."
"It would be great if there were more sophisticated GPO templates/options."
"The product does not utilize SQL for reporting purposes. Also, it does not support some hypervisors similar to Citrix. These particular areas need improvement."
"We have had significant, ongoing issues with printing. It would be great to have a best practice for dealing with printing that we can offer to our customers."
"The solution's application virtualization feature needs improvement."
"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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