We performed a comparison between Microsoft Remote Desktop Services and VNC Connect based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about TeamViewer, Microsoft, Citrix and others in Remote Access."It's largely stable."
"You can scale the product."
"The solution is now stable."
"The solution has very smooth connectivity and is very user friendly."
"What I found most valuable in Microsoft Remote Desktop Services is accessibility because the solution lets you take control of your computer remotely."
"The most valuable feature is performance."
"The most valuable features of the solution are ease of use and the simple environment."
"The most valuable features are availability and security."
"The most valuable features are that it is consistently low profile and consistently works without hiccups or headaches."
"We encounter challenges with portability, especially for users of iOS devices."
"We've had issues with security breaches."
"The only issue I experienced was with the initialization of the session, which affected the stability of the solution."
"From the perspective of an IT professional, Microsoft Remote Desktop is very easy to use. However, it could be made easier to use for the end user, especially when it comes to activating it."
"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 Remote Desktop Services could improve by having graphical acceleration."
"Sometimes difficult to set up without the requirement for login credentials each time."
"I would like to be able to access the remote desktop using a web-based interface, rather than having to use the client."
"We occasionally have issues with the graphic software of the interface."
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Microsoft Remote Desktop Services is ranked 2nd in Remote Access with 69 reviews while VNC Connect is ranked 16th in Remote Access. Microsoft Remote Desktop Services is rated 8.2, while VNC Connect 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 VNC Connect writes "Reliable and trustworthy remote access software, with responsive technical support ". Microsoft Remote Desktop Services is most compared with TeamViewer, VMware Horizon, VMware Workstation, Citrix Workspace and Parallels Access, whereas VNC Connect is most compared with OpenText Exceed TurboX, Apache Guacamole, Citrix DaaS (formerly Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops service), Dameware Remote Support and LogMeIn Rescue.
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