We performed a comparison between Microsoft Remote Desktop Services and OpenText Exceed TurboX based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Remote Access solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The most valuable feature of this solution at the moment is the HTML5 web client. You get a browser experience, not just the terminal sort of client, and the integration with Azure multi-factor application."
"The product's initial setup phase was easy."
"Microsoft Remote Desktop Services is highly stable."
"I like that it works. In most cases, it's predictable. You know what you get."
"The most valuable feature of Microsoft Remote Desktop Services is managing the remote desktop end user or remote server."
"Microsoft is very reasonable in its approach to cost."
"The most valuable features are availability and security."
"The most valuable features are the desktop session and desktop virtualization."
"The solution is perfect for Linux users."
"The most helpful feature of OpenText Exceed TurboX (ETX) is that it allows you to consume heavy applications that usually have a lot of latency. I also like that the solution is fast and has a friendly UI."
"I want to connect easily from an external network even when I'm not in my enterprise or company. It should be easy to connect or integrate Microsoft Teams, for example, with Microsoft Remote Desktop Services."
"The price is too high."
"Sometimes the server stops working, and we don’t know why. Occasionally we’ll get a message to the effect of "There is no remote license.""
"In a future release, they could improve by providing more advanced technology and better buffering for if the connection is degraded or lost."
"There are problems with using Microsoft Teams within a virtual desktop on a mobile device."
"The pricing could be better."
"The only issue I experienced was with the initialization of the session, which affected the stability of the solution."
"My customers are worried that the RDP protocol can be easily compromised and would like the option to use an alternative like Blast."
"The performance of the graphical interface needs improvement. They should add some CPU to speed graphic acceleration."
"An area for improvement in OpenText Exceed TurboX (ETX) is the installation process because you need some technical knowledge to install it. What's lacking in OpenText Exceed TurboX (ETX) is a help portal for users to ask questions and seek assistance."
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Microsoft Remote Desktop Services is ranked 2nd in Remote Access with 76 reviews while OpenText Exceed TurboX is ranked 11th in Remote Access with 2 reviews. Microsoft Remote Desktop Services is rated 8.0, while OpenText Exceed TurboX 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 OpenText Exceed TurboX writes "Fast and has a friendly UI; allows you to consume heavy applications". Microsoft Remote Desktop Services is most compared with TeamViewer, VMware Horizon, Citrix Workspace, VMware Workstation and ConnectWise ScreenConnect, whereas OpenText Exceed TurboX is most compared with VNC Connect, Citrix Workspace, VMware Horizon, Citrix DaaS (formerly Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops service) and VMware Workstation. See our Microsoft Remote Desktop Services vs. OpenText Exceed TurboX report.
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