We performed a comparison between Microsoft Remote Desktop Services and Parallels Remote Application Server (RAS) 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 is stable."
"It works fine, and it is largely issue-free."
"The most valuable features of Microsoft Remote Desktop Services are unification, central management, and accessibility."
"It's simple and easy to use."
"The installation of Microsoft Remote Desktop Services was easy."
"The solution is really fast."
"I've had good experiences with Microsoft customer support."
"The solution is stable and reliable."
"Ease of use in publishing apps and installing the agent. The Interface is fairly intuitive after some tinkering. Although I inherited the app only two-thirds deployed, I was able to complete the deployment and service it over the last year without referring to any documentation."
"Simplicity of the interface is a valuable feature."
"Setup was straightforward. Our particular use case involved an Active Directory forest involving two data centers and three domains. User authentication against Active Directory was the easiest to set up and validate of any application installed in the last three years."
"We can publish apps and desktops on Terminal Servers and seamlessly share printers. We also combine Parallels with Deepnet Security to get two-factor authentication."
"Allows us to publish applications accessible by current-generation HTML5 browser or OS-specific client (Windows, Android, iOS), and it supports popular single sign-on and multi-factor authentication protocols."
"The connection is compressed so we don't need a lot of resources to run it."
"The management capability from the RAS portal provides greater control than using pure MS inbuilt into RDS capabilities."
"Valuable features include the ability to set up security groups for accessing certain apps, and the ability to add apps easily and centrally without touching the servers they’re hosted on."
"There are problems with using Microsoft Teams within a virtual desktop on a mobile device."
"The biggest reason we don't use the solution for our company's clients is the solution's prices."
"There could be some improvement in the integration of the solution."
"The pricing could be better."
"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 performance depends on connectivity."
"Updates sometimes impact the application and we have system crashes."
"Microsoft Remote Desktop Services could improve by having graphical acceleration."
"We would like to be able to re-label the OTP (One Time Password) popup so our users can easily recognize that they are to put in their DUO code on that line. Most users see OTP and ask what that is."
"Parallels Remote Application Server (RAS) is an expensive solution, and its pricing could be improved."
"A web-based management interface for administration and reporting would be nice, instead of needing to log into a remote server."
"It needs Windows scaling on Android/iOS devices. At present, the concept of delivering apps to Android and iOS devices is appealing, but the reality is the screen size on these devices is so small that, unless there is some scaling option, it is not really usable."
"It would be great if there were more sophisticated GPO templates/options."
"The solution's application virtualization feature needs improvement."
"HALB is not stable in our environment. When running two HALBs we have stability problems, so we use an active one and a passive for backup. Also, it would be nice to implement an upgrade of the environment without having to stop the servers. As it is, this must be done during off-hours."
"Improvement is needed in performance monitoring of the client's endpoint, and automatic re-connection of the client in the event of circuit disruptions (this works well generally but can present challenges)."
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Microsoft Remote Desktop Services is ranked 1st in Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) with 38 reviews while Parallels Remote Application Server (RAS) is ranked 12th in Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) with 3 reviews. Microsoft Remote Desktop Services is rated 8.2, while Parallels Remote Application Server (RAS) is rated 8.8. The top reviewer of Microsoft Remote Desktop Services writes "Light, built into the operating system, and requires no implementation". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Parallels Remote Application Server (RAS) writes "Provides good scalability and a secure environment". Microsoft Remote Desktop Services is most compared with TeamViewer, VMware Horizon, VMware Workstation, Citrix Workspace and Splashtop Remote Support, whereas Parallels Remote Application Server (RAS) is most compared with Citrix DaaS (formerly Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops service), Citrix Workspace, NVIDIA GRID, VMware Workstation and VMware Horizon View. See our Microsoft Remote Desktop Services vs. Parallels Remote Application Server (RAS) report.
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