We performed a comparison between Microsoft Intune and Microsoft Remote Desktop Services 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 ability to block and erase remote devices is valuable to us, especially when those devices are lost."
"I can reach devices or computers over the internet. I don't need to worry about the network connectivity between the offices. I can manage any device. That is the most important part."
"The policy and compliance monitoring of devices and the software deployment are most valuable."
"Technical support, in general, has been quite helpful."
"It's easy to manage."
"The conditional access policies that we set up are very useful."
"The performance of Microsoft Intune is good."
"One of the biggest advantages of Microsoft Intune is that it brings the management of Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, and even Linux under a single pane of glass."
"I like the way it can assess our system."
"The solution is scalable."
"The most valuable feature is performance."
"The solution is easy to deploy and there are many features available that you can turn on or off depending on your budget."
"It's simple and easy to use."
"Microsoft is very reasonable in its approach to cost."
"Good screen draw feature and ability to use two monitors."
"The solution now includes a multi-screen feature which is great."
"They need to integrate more with security options."
"Intune lags all of its competitors in terms of report generation."
"They should make it easier to order it, however, that's generally true for everything from Microsoft."
"Lacks the ability to deploy more ways of management, managing devices and processing the policies."
"Additional application deployment options e.g. MSI deployment with more complex parameters or additional side-by-side files, and non-MSI deployment options."
"The product needs to upgrade itself when the server is overloaded."
"I'm still playing around with it and haven't had any issues with the product yet, but support can definitely be improved."
"There can be delays in the deployment of new policies."
"We'd like, in the future, if it would work with Linux or Unix-based operating systems or even Mac."
"Sometimes, the updates break the system."
"We encounter challenges with portability, especially for users of iOS devices."
"We are searching for a product with better remote access and remote sessions."
"The price is too high."
"It could offer better security for enterprises."
"The biggest reason we don't use the solution for our company's clients is the solution's prices."
"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."
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Microsoft Intune is ranked 4th in Remote Access with 165 reviews while Microsoft Remote Desktop Services is ranked 2nd in Remote Access with 76 reviews. Microsoft Intune is rated 8.0, while Microsoft Remote Desktop Services is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Microsoft Intune writes "We can manage all aspects of our devices from a single console, easy to scale, and quick to deploy". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Microsoft Remote Desktop Services writes "Easy to set up and reliable, but needs an additional control panel". Microsoft Intune is most compared with Jamf Pro, VMware Workspace ONE, ManageEngine Endpoint Central, Microsoft Entra ID and SOTI MobiControl, whereas Microsoft Remote Desktop Services is most compared with TeamViewer, VMware Horizon, Citrix Workspace, VMware Workstation and Parallels Access. See our Microsoft Intune vs. Microsoft Remote Desktop Services report.
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