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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Goverlan Reach

    Score8 out of 10
    Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
    The Goverlan Remote Administration Suite from Goverlan is remote administration software for IT management.

    $648

    per year

    Remote Desktop Services

    Score8.8 out of 10
    N/ARemote Desktop Services from Microsoft is virtual desktop and remote user session technology.N/A
    Pricing
    Goverlan ReachRemote Desktop Services
    Editions & Modules
    Standard
    $648
    per year
    Professional
    $1,428
    per year
    Enterprise
    $2,772
    per year
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Goverlan ReachRemote Desktop Services
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details* Each operator license allows the remote management and support of an unlimited number of INTERNAL endpoints * Each license includes between 10 to 20 manageable EXTERNAL endpoints (based on edition). Additional external endpoint licence is $5 per node per year (volume discount available) * Operator licenses can be purchased on a perpetual or subscription basis
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    Community Pulse
    Goverlan ReachRemote Desktop Services
    Considered Both Products
    Goverlan Inc.
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    Microsoft
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    100%
    Would buy again
    5 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    5 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    5 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    80%
    Implementation went as expected
    4 Answers
    Features
    Goverlan ReachRemote Desktop Services
    Remote Administration
    Comparison of Remote Administration features of Goverlan Reach and Remote Desktop Services
    Feature
    Goverlan Reach
    8.5
    2 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Remote Desktop Services
    8.9
    3 Ratings
    9% above category average
    File transfer8.02 Ratings9.33 Ratings
    Instant message9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Access to sleeping/powered-off computers3.12 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Over-the-Internet remote session10.01 Ratings8.63 Ratings
    Remote management of servers & workstations10.02 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Remote Active Directory® management10.02 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Centralized management dashboard9.02 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Session record9.01 Ratings9.52 Ratings
    Monitoring and Alerts7.02 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Multi-platform remote control10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Screen sharing00 Ratings9.33 Ratings
    Secure remote access with Smart Card authentication00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Initiate remote control from mobile00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Goverlan ReachRemote Desktop Services
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    9.3
    (17 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.6
    (2 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    3.0
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Goverlan ReachRemote Desktop Services
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Goverlan Inc.
    This product is a must for any help desk that is supporting an active directory based network. Scope action capabilities also make it valuable to systems administrators etc.
    Incentivized
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    Microsoft
    Remote Desktop Services provides access to work environments from any device. This allows us to ensure business continuity in case of disaster. It provides admins more control over access and security. Remote Desktop Services simplifies software updates and compliance management by reducing the need to act on end users devices.
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    Pros
    Goverlan Inc.
    • Good configurable dashboard that can be personalized per audience
    • Built in packages for monitoring standard applications that can be personalized easily
    • Simple, easy to use update deployment configuration.
    Incentivized
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    Microsoft
    • When you connect with RDS, everything looks and feels (and is) exactly like you're sitting at that desktop. This is great for us and for users.
    • You can sign in with RDS and the desktop will be the same as when you left it (if you choose to set it up that way).
    • Although they take some setup, RemoteApps are a very handy way to let users access a program without requiring them to actually connect to a remote desktop on the server.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Goverlan Inc.
    • Machines must be online for actions to be performed, scopes allow you to rerun them against failed objects only but really a much better option would be for client agent to check in at power on for open jobs.
    • Newest version of Reach is glitchy on Windows 10 requiring the occasional restart of the application.
    Incentivized
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    Microsoft
    • Remote Desktop Services currently does not support multiple monitors on the terminal server. Unlike other applications such as Teamviewer, there's no feature to toggle between multiple screens even if they were connected to the terminal server.
    • Remote Desktop Services should provide an option to scale up or down the screen size after a connection is established. Currently you can only adjust the screen size prior to a connection is established. So you'll have to take a best guess at what display screen resolution will fit best on your screen.
    • Remote Desktop Services should offer some kind of menu to send special key strokes like Ctrl+Alt+Del to the terminal server. Currently the substitute for that particular combination is Ctrl+Alt+End. But I have yet to discover a replacement for other combination keystrokes such as Alt+PrintScrn.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Goverlan Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    The initial setup for Remote Desktop Services is complex, and licensing is costly. Each user connects to their virtual desktop hosted by a single server or group of servers, so a change or issue with servers quickly impacts every single user at the same time. Aside from that, users appreciate seeing their same personal desktop from any device or geographical location.
    Incentivized
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    Performance
    Goverlan Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    There are some third party tools available that allow you to manage multiple connections.
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    Goverlan Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    As with any Microsoft Server product, support for Remote Desktop Services requires a paid support package. These are license-based and very costly, on top of the already costly product licensing. Microsoft's licensing is complicated to begin with, so setting up licensing alone essentially requires a licensing expert's counsel. There is community documentation and support available on Microsoft websites, as well as community websites.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Goverlan Inc.
    Not as full featured for Microsoft products but better at cross platform uses. Agent-less option works better in Goverlan.
    Incentivized
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    Microsoft
    We selected Remote Desktop Services based upon price alone. Other solutions on the market are significantly more expensive, but if your company can foot the bill you should seriously consider products that have been on the market for longer. The lack of an ability to easily upgrade farm servers has been a challenge for us - although it is still faster than updating an application on 2000+ machines. The lack of a centralized management console in 2008 R2 is also challenging, but you get by with the tools available to you. If you don't have the money to spend on Citrix or VMWare Horizon, Remote Desktop Services is a decent replacement.
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    Return on Investment
    Goverlan Inc.
    • With a product like this it is entirely possible that you will see large increase in Help Desk efficiency for those who are willing to take the time to fully explore its possibilities.
    • Much more robust that any other remote support product I have used while still extremely cheap compared to competing products. This can bring enterprise level support options to those that may normally not be able to afford it.
    • Reporting features are invaluable to anyone wanting to truly know what is happening on their network.
    Incentivized
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    Microsoft
    • Allowed remote users access from home
    • Shared file access for multipolar users from a centralized location
    • Cost to add additional users when maxed out
    • Purchase multiple licenses for programs to run in virtual machines. Or unable to run on a virtual machine
    Incentivized
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    Screenshot of Real-time user and machine management and supportScreenshot of Global IT Process AutomationScreenshot of Goverlan File Manager