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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Remote Desktop Services

    Score8.8 out of 10
    N/ARemote Desktop Services from Microsoft is virtual desktop and remote user session technology.N/A

    NinjaOne

    Score9 out of 10
    N/ANinjaOne automates the hardest parts of IT, delivering visibility, security, and control over endpoints. The NinjaOne endpoint management platform increases productivity for IT teams and managed service providers, and comes with unlimited onboarding, training, and support.N/A
    Pricing
    Remote Desktop ServicesNinjaOne
    Editions & Modules
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    Pricing Offerings
    Remote Desktop ServicesNinjaOne
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—NinjaOne is a subscription service with a charge rate per month. For more detailed pricing information, contact NinjaOne directly to request a demo or to start 14-days free trial.
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    Remote Desktop ServicesNinjaOne
    Considered Both Products
    Microsoft
    Chose Remote Desktop Services
    Because it is a built-in, free solution for a small set of managed computers. No extra licenses required. No budget. Setup and configuration is instanteneous.
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    NinjaOne
    Chose NinjaOne
    NinjaRMM is much better than other competitors we've used before called Kaseya. Usually those competitors only provide device monitoring features without a way to defend against virus attacks. NinjaRMM comes with antivirus protection called Vipre. Vipre provides protection …
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    5 Answers
    97%
    Would buy again
    38 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    5 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    36 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
    97%
    Happy with the feature set
    38 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    5 Answers
    94%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    33 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    80%
    Implementation went as expected
    4 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    35 Answers
    Features
    Remote Desktop ServicesNinjaOne
    Remote Administration
    Comparison of Remote Administration features of Remote Desktop Services and NinjaOne
    Feature
    Remote Desktop Services
    8.9
    3 Ratings
    9% above category average
    NinjaOne
    -
    Ratings
    Screen sharing9.33 Ratings00 Ratings
    File transfer9.33 Ratings00 Ratings
    Secure remote access with Smart Card authentication8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Access to sleeping/powered-off computers8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Over-the-Internet remote session8.63 Ratings00 Ratings
    Initiate remote control from mobile10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Remote management of servers & workstations9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Remote Active Directory® management9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Centralized management dashboard9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Session record9.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Monitoring and Alerts8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Monitoring Tasks
    Comparison of Monitoring Tasks features of Remote Desktop Services and NinjaOne
    Feature
    Remote Desktop Services
    -
    Ratings
    NinjaOne
    8.9
    41 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Remote monitoring00 Ratings8.838 Ratings
    Network device monitoring00 Ratings7.536 Ratings
    Activity Monitoring00 Ratings8.424 Ratings
    Management Tasks
    Comparison of Management Tasks features of Remote Desktop Services and NinjaOne
    Feature
    Remote Desktop Services
    -
    Ratings
    NinjaOne
    8.6
    40 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Patch Management00 Ratings8.939 Ratings
    Policy-based automation00 Ratings8.840 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Remote Desktop ServicesNinjaOne
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.3
    (17 ratings)
    9.4
    (47 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.9
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    6.6
    (2 ratings)
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    Performance
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    3.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (5 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Remote Desktop ServicesNinjaOne
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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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    NinjaOne
    I think it is appropriate to use NinjaOne for Medium sized businesses. We feel like it can handle our environment of 300 machines. The ticketing system integrating with devices and monitoring is a plus for us since we don't need another third party integration to connect the two. NinjaOne patching could use improvement but they have built up a lot of other pieces of their infrastructure.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    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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    NinjaOne
    • Remote connections: the NinjaRemote client is spectacular and very easy to use and navigate. It quickly connects to customer systems so my engineers are able to work. As a bonus, they also offer a really good mobile app to connect to client systems.
    • Antivirus: Bitdefender Endpoint Protection is built directly into the NinjaOne portal. This makes deploying and maintaining AV very easy.
    • OS Patching: NinjaOne makes it very easy to handle patching across multiple clients and locations. It is very easy to use and doesn't take long to set up.
    • Support: NinjaOne support is always very prompt and helpful.
    • Documentation: the NinjaOne Dojo is a one-stop shop for all of your FAQs, guides, and forum needs. You can find almost anything here to help you deploy and maintain NinjaOne.
    • Automation Library: NinjaOne comes preloaded with a large number of ready-to-go automations. They also provide you with a scripting module to create your own.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    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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    NinjaOne
    • NinjaOne does support Mac, however I would like to have more options for automation and scheduled task on Mac devices.
    • I would like it if NinjaOne also provided an MDM solution.
    • It would be nice is NinjaOne could integrate a PAM solution as well.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    NinjaOne
    We already did. After evaluating many platforms, we found the cybersecurity of the company, its development direction, and the performance of the platform to be far superior at its price point.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    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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    NinjaOne
    Ninja's interface is clean and simple. Overall usability from an interface perspective is good. Some items, policies and scripting for instance, are a bit cumbersome and it's really not clear how to implement with a best practice mind-site. Ninja RMM got the job done for us but as we pushed our needs more into automation and efficiency we felt it wasn't keeping up with our speed of growth. There is definitely usability in the product, and it will get the job done, but there are other RMM's out there that fit better in our business.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    NinjaOne
    Availability is very good
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    Performance
    Microsoft
    There are some third party tools available that allow you to manage multiple connections.
    Incentivized
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    NinjaOne
    The software loads quickly for the most part
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    Support Rating
    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.
    Incentivized
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    NinjaOne
    Support has been very responsive and my account rep Brian K. has communicated with me continuously making sure we had everything we need. Not like other MDMs where they sign you up and that's the last you hear from them. NinjaOne makes sure you use the product to its best application and you are successful and continue as the product features grow.
    Incentivized
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    In-Person Training
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    NinjaOne
    Easy to learn and all of the functions and features were easy to learn. Once I started learning all of the features and functions, it made my everyday tasks much easier and more productive. The user interface is very easy to use. If I did have any questions, the Ninja Dojo was a big help.
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    Online Training
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    NinjaOne
    It was nice and self paced learning. The sections were easy to understand and the functionality was very worthwhile. The online training was very easy to learn and intuitive. I did not feel the need to ask for any clarification or assistance with any of the sections. I am still learning a lot of the functions but fined it very easy to use.
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    Implementation Rating
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    NinjaOne
    Use of Organizations and locations
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    Alternatives Considered
    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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    NinjaOne
    NinjaOne's user friendly interface was immediately appealing to a team that that needs to be able to pickup a tool and know how to run with it at first exposure. From the moment we started using it, we would often be able to navigate the platform with a common sense approach and be able to navigate to exactly what we were looking for without requiring documentation or guidance. Customer representatives that we have worked with have all been outstanding, and have not been pushy like some other vendors teams tend to be when you are initially debating between multiple offers.
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    Scalability
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    NinjaOne
    Overall the software is very reliable
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    Return on Investment
    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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    NinjaOne
    • Windows patching as we cannot get employees to do it themselve so that alone is making an impact
    • having data about our pcs all the time which we did not have before
    • remote access to pcs in a variety of ways vs hoping remote desktop would work
    Incentivized
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