Microsoft Remote Desktop Services vs. VMware Horizon 7
Microsoft Remote Desktop Services is ranked 3rd in Virtual Desktop with 5 reviews vs VMware Horizon 7 which is ranked 23rd in Virtual Desktop. The top reviewer of Microsoft Remote Desktop Services writes "The app that they provide works off Mac and Windows". Microsoft Remote Desktop Services is most compared with VMware Horizon View, TeamViewer and Parallels Remote Application Server (RAS). VMware Horizon 7 is most compared with Microsoft Remote Desktop Services, VMware Workstation and VMware Workspace ONE.
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| RANKING | Views 14,758 Comparisons 11,044 Reviews 5 Followers 431 Avg. Rating 8.0 | Views 359 Comparisons 333 Reviews 0 Followers 68 Avg. Rating N/A |
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| Top Comparisons |  Compared 39% of the time.  Compared 30% of the time.  Compared 8% of the time. |  Compared 42% of the time. Compared 17% of the time. Compared 16% of the time. |
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| Also Known As | Remote Desktop Services | |
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| Website/Video | Microsoft | VMware |
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| 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. | Horizon 7 allows IT to deliver virtual or RDSH published desktops and applications through a single platform to end users. These desktop and application services— including RDS hosted apps, packaged apps with VMware ThinApp, SaaS apps, and even virtualized apps from Citrix—can all be accessed from one unified workspace to provide end users with all of the resources they want, at the speed they expect, with the efficiency business demands. |
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| Sample Customers | Bank Alfalah Ltd. | LCMC Health |
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| Top Industries | VISITORS READING REVIEWS 12% 12% 7% 6% | No Data Available |
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| Company Size | REVIEWERS 14% 43% 43% VISITORS READING REVIEWS 14% 27% 58% | No Data Available |
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