We performed a comparison between Microsoft Remote Desktop Services and Parallels Access 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 solution is easy to deploy and there are many features available that you can turn on or off depending on your budget."
"The solution is user-friendly and has a good user experience."
"The performance is one of the main features of this solution."
"In terms of the valuable features, I like the profile, the new version is really good."
"The most valuable feature is the ease of use."
"Since the tool has a graphical user interface, it's easier for us to access the server."
"The most valuable feature is ease of use."
"The solution is stable and reliable."
"It's great that the total deployment can happen completely remotely."
"It's got a very easy-to-use interface."
"We don't have problems with stability. Everything is good."
"Parallels Access gives me full access and control of the computer, and I can do anything I want remotely."
"Parallels Access has flexible licensing policies, which is beneficial for customers who have intermittent usage or users who are on and off the system."
"The user interface needs improvement."
"The solution should have better security."
"The solution is unsuitable for direct external internet connections. You must set up a VPN and password handling to use it."
"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."
"I would like to be able to leverage it on other operating systems."
"It could be more user-friendly."
"Microsoft Remote Desktop Services is only available for the professional version of the Windows operating system. This restricts a lot of users. The feature should be available for all versions."
"We'd like to see more integration with other vendors."
"They could improve the reporting."
"One challenge we do notice is that the application is limited to Windows servers only. If a customer has a Linux server, things get complicated. They should open it up a bit to be more compatible with different types of servers."
"The solution may not scale well for enterprises."
"When you want to transfer a file from your iPad or remote device to the computer, the copy-and-paste feature doesn't always work."
"There is room for improvement in the pricing policy. The price point is pretty aggressive."
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Microsoft Remote Desktop Services is ranked 2nd in Remote Access with 76 reviews while Parallels Access is ranked 12th in Remote Access with 5 reviews. Microsoft Remote Desktop Services is rated 8.0, while Parallels Access is rated 8.8. 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 Parallels Access writes "Allows users to access and operate their computers remotely". Microsoft Remote Desktop Services is most compared with TeamViewer, VMware Horizon, Citrix Workspace, VMware Workstation and Apache Guacamole, whereas Parallels Access is most compared with TeamViewer, Splashtop Remote Support, VNC Connect, LogMeIn Pro and TeamViewer Tensor. See our Microsoft Remote Desktop Services vs. Parallels Access report.
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