Compare Microsoft Remote Desktop Services vs. VMware Horizon Cloud
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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
"It's almost an out of the box function once you have installed the other components."
"I like that it works. In most cases, it's predictable. You know what you get."
"The most valuable features are availability and security."
"The most valuable feature is that it gives me full accessibility to my servers."
"The most valuable features are the desktop session and desktop virtualization."
"In terms of the valuable features, I like the profile, the new version is really good."
"The most valuable feature is the remote application access."
"The most valuable feature is the ease of use."
"I honestly liked the application itself because it was just like using a desktop. You could copy and paste, inside and outside, and you could use multiple monitors. You could access it anytime, anywhere, no matter whether you were in the office or out of the office. I could leave the office, go somewhere, go back in, and everything would be there. I could just leave it up and running. I absolutely love this feature in VMware Horizon Cloud."
Cons
"In the next release, I would like to see better performance over slower networks, and integration with Linux, but this is something that we're going to get out of Microsoft in terms of a unified solution."
"Microsoft still has some really bad remote desktop appliance for Mac."
"We are searching for a product with better remote access and remote sessions."
"Security in the connection between us and our clients' servers is something that can be improved."
"My customers are worried that the RDP protocol can be easily compromised and would like the option to use an alternative like Blast."
"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 are problems with using Microsoft Teams within a virtual desktop on a mobile device."
"I would like to be able to access the remote desktop using a web-based interface, rather than having to use the client."
"It is very expensive. Its price needs to be improved. They can do a better job with external resources such as a USB or a hard drive. When I tried to connect using these external resources, it failed a lot of times. I had to do a shared connection with a local laptop and then connect from a network standpoint, rather than through VMware Horizon point. They definitely have weaknesses with external connections. A lot of companies probably don't let people use external connections because it defeats the purpose of having a cloud solution and keeping the data in a secure area. You can copy to an external device, and you can lose the data. A lot of companies may not focus on this feature, but if you are providing it, you should make it work."
"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."
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"It is too expensive as compared to other solutions because of which we don't use it that much. We tend to go more for Hyper-V or Azure just because VMware licensing is quite up there. We sway people away from VMware Horizon Cloud. We have some clients who already have it. They stay on it for a little while, and then most of them end up moving off when we provide them a better solution that isn't as license heavy cost-wise."
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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 »
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Remote Desktop Services
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.
The VMware Horizon Cloud Service delivers feature-rich virtual desktops and applications using a purpose-built cloud platform that is scalable across multiple deployment options, including fully managed infrastructure from VMware, public cloud infrastructure from Microsoft Azure, or on-premises hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI). The service supports a cloud-scale architecture that makes it easy to deliver virtualized Windows desktops and applications to any device, anytime. And, with a flexible subscription model and turnkey solutions, organizations can easily get up and running and scale quickly.
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Financial Services Firm30%
Healthcare Company20%
Manufacturing Company10%
Government10%
Comms Service Provider26%
Computer Software Company22%
Government7%
Educational Organization5%
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Manufacturing Company7%
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Find out what your peers are saying about Citrix, Microsoft, VMware and others in Virtual Desktop. Updated: February 2021.
463,678 professionals have used our research since 2012.
Microsoft Remote Desktop Services is ranked 2nd in Virtual Desktop with 11 reviews while VMware Horizon Cloud is ranked 9th in Virtual Desktop with 1 review. Microsoft Remote Desktop Services is rated 7.8, while VMware Horizon Cloud is rated 7.0. 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, the top reviewer of VMware Horizon Cloud writes "Just like using a desktop and makes it easier to bring everything up, but very expensive". Microsoft Remote Desktop Services is most compared with TeamViewer, VMware Horizon View, Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops, Parallels Remote Application Server (RAS) and VMware Horizon 7, whereas VMware Horizon Cloud is most compared with Citrix Workspace, VMware Horizon 7, Oracle VDI, Sangfor aDesk VDI and VMware App Volumes.
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