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.
"The most valuable feature of Microsoft Remote Desktop Services is its security and simple configuration."
"The solution now includes a multi-screen feature which is great."
"I've had good experiences with Microsoft customer support."
"The solution is really fast."
"We have scaled the solution and find this easy to do."
"Things can be made easier if someone is not with us or at a long distance since we can connect easily with those people. So, it's easy for us to use such features."
"Installing Microsoft Desktop Services is straightforward."
"The solution is scalable."
"The solution is secure."
"We have found the link loans for desktops most valuable."
"The local hardware pass-throughs are valuable. I like being able to have access to local hardware."
"The support from VMware is very good and they have amazing experts."
"VMware has a lot of experience in virtualization — they are the pioneers in virtualization."
"The solution's most valuable feature is low bandwidth consumption. It helps to improve user experience."
"The most valuable feature is that VMware Horizon is easy to setup."
"Horizon View's best features are that it gives you more control over the PCs on your infrastructure, and it's specialized for banking environments."
"Remote Desktop Services doesn't scale well."
"There is a limitation on the number of concurrent users."
"There could be some improvement in the integration 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."
"The only problems that you're going to have with the remote desktop are going to be firewall ports, security, and NLA, which is a net network level access control, or TLS transfer layer security or some other SSL-type of security."
"In a future release, they could improve by providing more advanced technology and better buffering for if the connection is degraded or lost."
"The solution is unsuitable for direct external internet connections. You must set up a VPN and password handling to use it."
"There have been some network issues in the solution. So, when we used to connect it, the solution suddenly got disconnected. So the network part needs to be improved."
"The solution is quite expensive. They should work to lower the costs if possible."
"The solution must be faster and smoother."
"Horizon View's pricing is high."
"In VMware Horizon View, app volume is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"Deployment and configuration could be simplified."
"Horizon View could be more stable."
"The initial setup is a little complicated."
"The tool is not future-proof anymore."
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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 DaaS (formerly Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops service), Citrix Workspace, VMware Workstation and VMware Fusion. See our Microsoft Remote Desktop Services vs. VMware Horizon View report.
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