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."It's largely stable."
"It works fine, and it is largely issue-free."
"The solution is stable."
"You can scale the product."
"The most valuable features are it is fast and cost-effective."
"It's built into the operating system and has a command line interface capability to insert credentials, IDs, a password, et cetera."
"The solution is easy to use."
"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 solution is good for providing dedicated resources for dedicated users."
"The solution has proven to be very stable."
"Teams component can be a bit cumbersome to use. It takes some time to get it working as expected."
"The solution is unsuitable for direct external internet connections. You must set up a VPN and password handling to use it."
"It could offer better security for enterprises."
"From the perspective of an IT professional, Microsoft Remote Desktop is very easy to use. However, it could be made easier to use for the end user, especially when it comes to activating it."
"We find the services are not as transparent as we would like for our integration with Citrix."
"There are problems with using Microsoft Teams within a virtual desktop on a mobile device."
"Microsoft Desktop Services is stable but it takes up a lot of resources in the CPU. It's a bit heavier than some solutions."
"Microsoft still has some really bad remote desktop appliance for Mac."
"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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