Compare Microsoft Remote Desktop Services vs. Userful
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Pricing and Cost Advice | |
"The solution has a perpetual license and it is purchased upfront." "It will probably cost about $500 USD to get the resources set up in the cloud." "Although not an expensive product, pricing is always something that can be improved." "It's not an expensive solution." "It's not an expensive product." More Microsoft Remote Desktop Services Pricing and Cost Advice » | Information Not Available |
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Questions from the Community | |
Top Answer: The most valuable feature is the remote application access. Top Answer: It will probably cost about $500 USD to get the resources set up in the cloud. Top Answer: There are problems with using Microsoft Teams within a virtual desktop on a mobile device. Specifically, if you are using Teams and conferencing, then there is no microphone capability. To be clear… more » | Ask a question Earn 20 points |
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Views 15,810 Comparisons 13,006 Reviews 11 Average Words per Review 363 Rating 7.8 | Views 365 Comparisons 195 Reviews 0 Average Words per Review 0 Rating N/A |
Popular Comparisons | |
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Also Known As | |
| Remote Desktop Services | |
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| Microsoft | Userful |
Overview | |
| Remote Desktop Services is a server role in Windows Server that provides technologies that enable users to access session-based desktops, virtual machine-based desktops, or applications in the data center from both within a corporate network and from the Internet. Remote Desktop Services enables a rich-fidelity desktop or application experience, and helps to securely connect remote users from managed or unmanaged devices. | Userful, a virtual desktop software, delivers a choice of customized Microsoft Windows, Linux and a free, integrated cloud desktop simultaneously to multiple displays within a local area network. With a reduction of hardware, software and electricity requirements, Userful Multiplatform enables anyone to save money and still enhance computing power. |
Offer | |
Learn more about Microsoft Remote Desktop Services | Learn more about Userful |
Sample Customers | |
| Bank Alfalah Ltd. | Manuel Gonzšlez Prada School, Lakeside School, Warsaw Public Library, La Salle Latacunga School, Autopartes Fraga, Birchwood Art Gallery, The Valle Real Americano School, Government of Veracruz, Superior Education Specialized Institute for Health Professionals of El Salvador, San Calixto School |
Top Industries | |
Financial Services Firm43% Manufacturing Company14% Healthcare Company14% Government14% Comms Service Provider24% Computer Software Company24% Government7% Educational Organization6% | No Data Available |
Company Size | |
Small Business33% Midsize Enterprise29% Large Enterprise38% | No Data Available |
Find out what your peers are saying about Citrix, Microsoft, VMware and others in Virtual Desktop. Updated: January 2021.
456,719 professionals have used our research since 2012.
Microsoft Remote Desktop Services is ranked 2nd in Virtual Desktop with 10 reviews while Userful is ranked 20th in Virtual Desktop. Microsoft Remote Desktop Services is rated 7.8, while Userful is rated 0.0. The top reviewer of Microsoft Remote Desktop Services writes "It's predictable but they need to develop better support for remote desktops for alternative platforms". On the other hand, Microsoft Remote Desktop Services is most compared with TeamViewer, VMware Horizon View, Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops, Parallels Remote Application Server (RAS) and VMware Workspace ONE, whereas Userful is most compared with NComputing vSpace.
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