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We've used Citrix and VMware in the past.
View full review »Prior to using Microsoft Remote Desktop, we were using Citrix VDI. We are still using both solutions with different perspectives because on is leveraging on-premise and the other on the cloud.
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reviewer1564452
Head of IT at a engineering company with 10,001+ employees
We previously used VMware and switched to Microsoft Remote Desktop Services because the price was lower.
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We also use Citrix. We've been using both for about the same amount of time.
It's easy when you work together with those technologies, however, the biggest advantage of Citrix is it is a more reliable protocol. Secondly, it's easier to connect devices. Citrix training profiles are also much better.
When we moved to Citrix, we found that the technology needs much lower bandwidth for our internal network. We need fewer people to support our users. It's much easier to scale when we talk about Citrix.
We use Vendor Desktop Infrastructure. We still use Citrix and we used VMware Horizon as well.
View full review »We were using Citrix, which I found to be much better.
View full review »I've used Log Meln previously. It's a lot better, yet it is quite expensive. There's also TeamViewer, which is well known, and we've used it before. Once again, with the things I do, it is expensive. As a company, you need to pay a big fee. It's not ideal for small teams.
View full review »We have used different solutions in the past. We found it was easier to centralize control and maintain better security with it.
View full review »I have not used a similar solution to Microsoft Remote Desktop Services.
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Chun Kit Chow
Senior Manager at Macro Systems Limited
I have previously used other solutions, such as Citrix and VMware. Citrix is the best choice of the ones I have tried.
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reviewer2084424
Head of Infrastructure and Application Support Department at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
I have used Citrix in the past as well. I used it for different use cases. We like Microsoft for its small-scale simplicity. It is not VDI, per se. It's just a remote desktop.
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Nurah Muhamme
Head, Technical Operation at mynic
We are also using TeamViewer. It targets different areas from Remote Desktop. For example, it allows others to access your system - not you. They each serve different purposes.
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reviewer1444884
IT consultant at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
Before this solution, we used Citrix.
View full review »We already had a license with Microsoft, and therefore, it was natural to use this product as well.
View full review »I've also used Citrix. I prefer Citrix to Remote Desktop connections. The management and flow are better.
Hyper-V is also challenging Citrix. However, Citrix has a strong reputation still.
View full review »I'm familiar with TeamViewer and Desktop Anywhere. They are good, however, we are concerned they have issues surrounding security. That's why we prefer this product.
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RafalStas
CEO at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
We used Splashtop solutions, not TeamViewer, and this is also quite a good solution and offers good quality. However, Microsoft's solution offers better support and a more convenient way to optimize support from one administrator to many users. Microsoft's processes are much smoother.
View full review »I have used TeamViewer in the past, however, it's quite different from this product. I used the consumer version, not the enterprise version.
View full review »We previously used Citrix. Microsoft Remote Desktop Services is a more developed version of Citrix.
I would recommend going for VMware.
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Dimitar Kavrakov
CEO at iSolute Ltd
We have used VNC Viewer, UltraVNC, and TeamViewer before.
View full review »We run Citrix alongside this solution for our internet connected clients. Microsoft Remote Desktop Services (RDS) was used primarily over our LAN/WAN.
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reviewer1319745
Senior Software Analyst at a university with 201-500 employees
I previously used GoToMyPC because I used to do upgrades from home at night. We were paying for that solution which wasn't necessary with the free Microsoft option. I used both of them for a short time and realized Remote Desktop really seemed to draw the screen better and also everybody else was using it.
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Ferdi Graupe
Independent Consultant at Business Connexion Namibia
We chose this solution because it's a Microsoft Cloud and end-to-end all solution, Cloud 365. In addition, it's all Microsoft, so it made sense to stay with the same VDI solution.
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reviewer1908987
ICT Manager at a transportation company with 201-500 employees
We have used Citrix previously and it is more stable but it's a more expensive platform.
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Mitja Kelenc
System Organizer at a translation and localization position with 1-10 employees
We chose Microsoft because it was cheaper.
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GiancarloScali
Project Manager at SOLUZIONE SRL
Previously we used VMware but Microsoft is easy to deploy.
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Joe Appelgryn
Implementation Engineer at Border Business Systems
I've worked with VMware Horizon and Citrix before.
VMware Horizon is easier to manage, although the Microsoft product is easier to install than other solutions.
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Ahmed Saad
Tellers at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Previously, I did not use another product. I have only used Microsoft.
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Jan Skola
Solution Architect at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
We are using a mixture of Remote Desktop Services and Citrix solutions. Citrix is more prevalent based on this solution category.
We did not previously use a different solution.
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reviewer1212501
Information Systems Consultant at a aerospace/defense firm with 51-200 employees
Previously we experimented with other products, but for the moment we are staying with Microsoft remote desktops.
There are other products that we are looking for. At the moment we have four different platforms, and maybe having a unified solution might be the key reason to change in the future. We need a cross-platform solution. We have to have remote access, for example, on Linux Solutions as well, and we don't want to be running on different clients.
View full review »We were using a previous solution. However, I needed ways to telecommute to the office and I came across this solution; it seemed like the best bet.
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reviewer1353171
Senior Technical Consultant - Private Sector at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
I have used similar products by different vendors and the difference between Microsoft and the others is the client. Microsoft needs to have the client installed, whereas other vendors use a web-based interface.
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April 2024
Learn what your peers think about Microsoft Remote Desktop Services. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: April 2024.
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