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.
"I like the way it can assess our system."
"The most valuable features are it is fast and cost-effective."
"The most valuable feature is that it gives me full accessibility to my servers."
"Good screen draw feature and ability to use two monitors."
"It's largely stable."
"It's built into the operating system and has a command line interface capability to insert credentials, IDs, a password, et cetera."
"The performance is one of the main features of this solution."
"The product's initial setup phase was easy."
"I use the solution in my company for the area of VDI, consisting of multiple applications and allowing users the flexibility to use the applications on mobile devices."
"Users can log in from anywhere and from a variety of devices."
"Great sorting feature to create UI on demand."
"Users can log in from anywhere and from a variety of devices."
"It is easy to maintain."
"We have found the link loans for desktops most valuable."
"The most valuable features are Instant Clones and AppStacks."
"The app virtualizing is a great feature."
"Its look and feel could be updated. In Azure Remote Desktop Services (RDS), which is a VDI solution, we would like to see linked clones. It is a Hyper-V solution, and it doesn't support linked clones and uses a lot of storage. That's why we don't use it. VMware has a similar solution that supports linked clones for the master image."
"The product is not very scalable."
"I would like to see the hard drives work without locking up and integrate the local drives in the next release."
"The solution is unsuitable for direct external internet connections. You must set up a VPN and password handling to use it."
"It could be made simpler from a management perspective."
"Microsoft Desktop Services is stable but it takes up a lot of resources in the CPU. It's a bit heavier than some solutions."
"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 biggest reason we don't use the solution for our company's clients is the solution's prices."
"There should be a function where one can connect and work; whenever not required, one can deprovision it."
"User profiles are something that needs to be improved."
"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."
"VMware Horizon View can improve by making it easier to use for first-time users. You should learn the whole concept of VMware to be able to use it."
"There is room for improvement in security features."
"The product has to improve its performance and connectivity."
"VMware Horizon View needs to improve orchestration and integrate additional images. I would also like to see its statistics."
"The integration could be improved."
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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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