We performed a comparison between Microsoft Remote Desktop Services and VMware Horizon View based on our users’ reviews in five categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Microsoft Remote Desktop Services has an easier deployment then VMware Horizon View and a better experience with technical support. However, VMware Horizon View users report a positive ROI where Microsoft users do not.
"It is a stable product."
"The most valuable features of Microsoft Remote Desktop Services are unification, central management, and accessibility."
"The installation of Microsoft Remote Desktop Services was easy."
"The solution has very smooth connectivity and is very user friendly."
"The technical support is good."
"It's built into the operating system and has a command line interface capability to insert credentials, IDs, a password, et cetera."
"The most valuable features of the solution are ease of use and the simple environment."
"I like that it works. In most cases, it's predictable. You know what you get."
"VMware Horizon View is easily scalable. Its onboarding is easy and comes with flash provisioning features."
"VMware's technical support is good."
"The solution's most valuable feature is low bandwidth consumption. It helps to improve user experience."
"The most valuable features of VMware Horizon View technology is easier to use and is user-friendly with the customers."
"It is a very stable solution...It is a very scalable solution."
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"The ease of customizing the terminal, including the ability to add or decrease memory."
"This product works quickly and is reliable."
"We are searching for a product with better remote access and remote sessions."
"Microsoft should be more compatible with other operating system."
"I would like to be able to leverage it on other operating systems."
"There could be some improvement in the integration of the solution."
"The biggest reason we don't use the solution for our company's clients is the solution's prices."
"It could offer better security for enterprises."
"Teams component can be a bit cumbersome to use. It takes some time to get it working as expected."
"We find the services are not as transparent as we would like for our integration with Citrix."
"Technical support is only average and can be improved."
"In VMware Horizon View, app volume is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"The solution is very expensive."
"The customer service and support team could be better."
"Horizon View could be more stable."
"Reporting could be improved, we currently have to export manually."
"VMware Horizon View has worked a lot to improve the solutions. There are some issues in the delivery of the applications, such as network problems. You can lose your connection at times."
"The standard license does not include certain features."
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Microsoft Remote Desktop Services is ranked 1st in Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) with 76 reviews while VMware Horizon View is ranked 4th in Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) with 67 reviews. Microsoft Remote Desktop Services is rated 8.0, while VMware Horizon View is rated 8.0. 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 View writes "User-friendly, reasonably priced, and simple to install". Microsoft Remote Desktop Services is most compared with TeamViewer, VMware Horizon, Citrix Workspace, VMware Workstation and Devolutions Remote Desktop Manager, whereas VMware Horizon View is most compared with VMware Horizon, Citrix DaaS (formerly Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops service), Citrix Workspace, VMware Workstation and VMware Fusion. See our Microsoft Remote Desktop Services vs. VMware Horizon View report.
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