We performed a comparison between Microsoft Remote Desktop Services and Parallels Desktop 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."The solution works well as a remote desktop."
"The installation of Microsoft Remote Desktop Services was easy."
"The most valuable feature is ease of use."
"It's simple and easy to use."
"The most valuable features are availability and security."
"We use it to connect to the legacy system."
"We use cloud remote support because we need to assist our customers. It allows them to connect from the web. I"
"The most valuable part of RDS is that it allows you to work from any location and check the server through a VPN connection."
"I like how, with Parallels, you can either boot into Mac or Windows to get better control over the resources of the laptops since you're sharing the resources in dual mode."
"Parallels Desktop integrates seamlessly with macOS. It works better than VMware on Apple operating systems."
"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 biggest reason we don't use the solution for our company's clients is the solution's prices."
"There are times I get disconnected from the service and when one or two attempts to establish a remote connection. Microsoft should show where the problem is, I have to find it by myself."
"The reliability of the solution could improve."
"There could be some improvement in the integration of the solution."
"The performance of Remote Desktop Services could be better."
"The solution should have better security."
"The DB card needs improvement. I have a lot of experience with other competitors and Citrix is better than VMware and Microsoft. Citrix has more extensive features."
"There may have been some issues with device drivers on my Mac. Similarly, there are some issues with transferring data from Parallels to the Mac."
"The biggest challenge is compatibility between VMware and Parallels because the two systems are incompatible. It can be challenging if you are switching between Windows and Mac. I recommend sticking with one product because there isn't good compatibility between the different products."
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Microsoft Remote Desktop Services is ranked 1st in Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) with 76 reviews while Parallels Desktop is ranked 9th in Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) with 2 reviews. Microsoft Remote Desktop Services is rated 8.0, while Parallels Desktop is rated 7.6. 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 Parallels Desktop writes "A great platform to develop interoperable code on". Microsoft Remote Desktop Services is most compared with TeamViewer, VMware Horizon, Citrix Workspace, VMware Workstation and Parallels Access, whereas Parallels Desktop is most compared with VMware Fusion, VMware Workstation, NComputing vSpace, NVIDIA GRID and VMware Player. See our Microsoft Remote Desktop Services vs. Parallels Desktop report.
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