We performed a comparison between Microsoft Remote Desktop Service and Vmware Workspace ONE based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison of Results: Based on these parameters, Microsoft Remote Desktop Service seems to be the superior solution. Vmware Workspace ONE’s inability to integrate with Microsoft solutions and high cost seem to make Microsoft Remote Desktop Service a better choice.
"The initial setup is not that difficult. I have gone through the RDS initialization steps, which only seem easy."
"The most valuable feature of Microsoft Remote Desktop Services is its security and simple configuration."
"In terms of the valuable features, I like the profile, the new version is really good."
"The solution is easy to use."
"Since the tool has a graphical user interface, it's easier for us to access the server."
"We have scaled the solution and find this easy to do."
"The most valuable feature of Microsoft Remote Desktop Services is the ability to remote into a system that is not on-premises."
"Microsoft Remote Desktop Services is stable and reliable."
"The most valuable features of VMware Workspace ONE are security and having support for all the latest features that are coming out from Apple. They're pretty fast at adopting new features. This is one of the most vital aspects of mobile device management systems."
"The most valuable feature of VMware Workspace ONE is its reliability."
"I found the initial setup to be easy."
"A very easy to use solution."
"The solution can scale."
"The product enables us to access our internal applications from anywhere in the world."
"It's all about centralizing your data and making sure that your data is centralized and secure."
"The most valuable feature of VMware Workspace ONE is it provides the ability to find out the location of devices and manage end-point solutions when they are deployed, and keep them secure."
"I would say it's expensive as there similar products available for free."
"There could be some improvement in the integration of the solution."
"It could be made simpler from a management perspective."
"Sometimes the server stops working, and we don’t know why. Occasionally we’ll get a message to the effect of "There is no remote license.""
"I would like to see a web-based interface, instead of client installation to refresh the UI through HTML."
"The most valuable feature of Microsoft Remote Desktop Services is its security and simple configuration."
"The price is too high."
"The performance of Remote Desktop Services could be better."
"Windows 10 management is there, but VMware only recently developed that part, and it's not fully mature. Patch management and other integrations are there as well as the application-pushing part, command line, mandatory commands, etc. Some out-of-the-box solutions should be available to better integrate a broader range of applications and handle application push. That's the roadmap we should look at."
"The solution is too complicated. A lot of end customers don't know how to start when they go into the console."
"From an improvement perspective, there is a need for discounts to be offered by the solution since it is something that any organization can expect from the product."
"Setup is not too complex."
"Patching, fixing, and training for VMware Workspace ONE are areas that need to be improved."
"Lacks a modern enterprise mobility management platform."
"The app installer is something that they should really change. It creates a lot of confusion for the user."
"There are some bugs that our team needs to work around. It required some API integration required because visitor integration was not there. For example, we are currently working on a tunnel issue, and VMware doesn't have this solution."
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Microsoft Remote Desktop Services is ranked 2nd in Remote Access with 76 reviews while VMware Workspace ONE is ranked 2nd in Unified Endpoint Management (UEM) with 82 reviews. Microsoft Remote Desktop Services is rated 8.0, while VMware Workspace ONE is rated 8.2. 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 Workspace ONE writes "The solution is stable, scalable, and offers single sign-on". Microsoft Remote Desktop Services is most compared with TeamViewer, VMware Horizon, Citrix Workspace, VMware Workstation and Parallels Access, whereas VMware Workspace ONE is most compared with Microsoft Intune, VMware Horizon, Jamf Pro, SOTI MobiControl and Citrix Endpoint Management.
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