We performed a comparison between Microsoft Remote Desktop Services and VMware Horizon View based on our users’ reviews in five categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Microsoft Remote Desktop Services has an easier deployment then VMware Horizon View and a better experience with technical support. However, VMware Horizon View users report a positive ROI where Microsoft users do not.
"It's simple and easy to use."
"The performance is one of the main features of this solution."
"The most valuable feature of Microsoft Remote Desktop Services is that it scales well."
"It is a stable product."
"The technical support is good."
"The most valuable feature of this solution at the moment is the HTML5 web client. You get a browser experience, not just the terminal sort of client, and the integration with Azure multi-factor application."
"The product is stable."
"Microsoft Remote Desktop Services is scalable."
"The most valuable features are that it is easy to use and easy to manage."
"The most valuable features are Instant Clones and AppStacks."
"The embedded features of the solution are valuable."
"The solution has a lot of Visual Desktop's persistent and non-persistent desktops which publish the applications."
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"It is a very stable product."
"The solution includes good user profiles and policies."
"The initial setup is very simple."
"The initial setup of Microsoft Remote Desktop Services is not the easiest. You need to have a certain understanding of how Microsoft is provisioning the solution to be able to set it up and use it."
"Microsoft should be more compatible with other operating system."
"I would like to see a web-based interface, instead of client installation to refresh the UI through HTML."
"I would like to see the hard drives work without locking up and integrate the local drives in the next release."
"I would say it's expensive as there similar products available for free."
"Its look and feel could be updated. In Azure Remote Desktop Services (RDS), which is a VDI solution, we would like to see linked clones. It is a Hyper-V solution, and it doesn't support linked clones and uses a lot of storage. That's why we don't use it. VMware has a similar solution that supports linked clones for the master image."
"The reliability of the solution could improve."
"The pricing could be better."
"In the next release, the performance, the speed, and the price need to be improved."
"The solution isn't quite mature yet. It needs more time to mature and to get more market recognition."
"The solution’s stability and initial setup could be improved."
"The installation is complex and could be easier. The full installation with testing took a couple of weeks to complete."
"The initial setup was complex, and you need system experience to walk through it."
"The tool is not future-proof anymore."
"The standard license does not include certain features."
"VMware Horizon View needs to improve orchestration and integrate additional images. I would also like to see its statistics."
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Microsoft Remote Desktop Services is ranked 1st in Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) with 76 reviews while VMware Horizon View is ranked 4th in Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) with 67 reviews. Microsoft Remote Desktop Services is rated 8.0, while VMware Horizon View is rated 8.0. 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 VMware Horizon View writes "User-friendly, reasonably priced, and simple to install". Microsoft Remote Desktop Services is most compared with TeamViewer, VMware Horizon, Citrix Workspace, VMware Workstation and Devolutions Remote Desktop Manager, whereas VMware Horizon View is most compared with VMware Horizon, Citrix Workspace, Citrix DaaS (formerly Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops service), VMware Workstation and VMware Fusion. See our Microsoft Remote Desktop Services vs. VMware Horizon View report.
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