We performed a comparison between Microsoft Remote Desktop Services and Transmit Security based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about TeamViewer, Microsoft, Citrix and others in Remote Access."The product saves time."
"What I found most valuable in Microsoft Remote Desktop Services is accessibility because the solution lets you take control of your computer remotely."
"The installation of Microsoft Remote Desktop Services was easy."
"The solution is stable."
"The solution works well as a remote desktop."
"The performance is one of the main features of this solution."
"It's largely stable."
"Microsoft is very reasonable in its approach to cost."
"Transmit interface is flexible and user-friendly, which is important for our workload. Switching from one authentication code to multiple exposure or two-factor authentication (MFA) is seamless."
"Security in the connection between us and our clients' servers is something that can be improved."
"There is a limitation on the number of concurrent users."
"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."
"The only issue I experienced was with the initialization of the session, which affected the stability of the solution."
"Microsoft Desktop Services is stable but it takes up a lot of resources in the CPU. It's a bit heavier than some solutions."
"Users have to re-enter their ID and password every time they log on, which is tedious and repetitive."
"I would like to be able to access the remote desktop using a web-based interface, rather than having to use the client."
"The solution should have better security."
"Pricing is an area where Transmit Security could improve. The pricing needs to be more competitive."
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Microsoft Remote Desktop Services is ranked 2nd in Remote Access with 75 reviews while Transmit Security is ranked 43rd in Remote Access with 1 review. Microsoft Remote Desktop Services is rated 8.0, while Transmit Security is rated 9.0. 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 Transmit Security writes "Good in terms of customization and security, offers flexible deployment, and easy to use". Microsoft Remote Desktop Services is most compared with TeamViewer, VMware Horizon, VMware Workstation, Citrix Workspace and Parallels Access, whereas Transmit Security is most compared with Microsoft Identity Manager, ProofID IGA and HYPR.
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