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    Overview
    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

    Radmin Remote Administrator

    Score7.9 out of 10
    N/ARadmin is remote control software for secure access to remote computer via Internet or LAN in multiple modes: view remote desktop, control remote PC's keyboard and mouse, file transfer, telnet, remote turn on/off, text and voice chat.

    $49

    one-time fee

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    Remote Desktop ServicesRadmin Remote Administrator
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Remote Desktop ServicesRadmin Remote Administrator
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Remote Desktop ServicesRadmin Remote Administrator
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    Microsoft
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    Famatech Corp.
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
    80%
    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Remote Desktop ServicesRadmin Remote Administrator
    Remote Administration
    Comparison of Remote Administration features of Remote Desktop Services and Radmin Remote Administrator
    Feature
    Remote Desktop Services
    8.9
    3 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Radmin Remote Administrator
    8.6
    3 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Screen sharing9.33 Ratings8.53 Ratings
    File transfer9.33 Ratings5.53 Ratings
    Secure remote access with Smart Card authentication8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Access to sleeping/powered-off computers8.01 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Over-the-Internet remote session8.63 Ratings8.53 Ratings
    Initiate remote control from mobile10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Remote management of servers & workstations9.02 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Remote Active Directory® management9.02 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Centralized management dashboard9.02 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Session record9.52 Ratings5.02 Ratings
    Monitoring and Alerts8.02 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Instant message00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Annotations00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Multi-platform remote control00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    User Ratings
    Remote Desktop ServicesRadmin Remote Administrator
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.3
    (17 ratings)
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    6.6
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    3.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Remote Desktop ServicesRadmin Remote Administrator
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Microsoft
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    Famatech Corp.
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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.
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    Famatech Corp.
    • Easy list of clients
    • Easy to use for end users
    • No external VPN connection required
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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.
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    Famatech Corp.
    • Slow or intermittent connectivity if there is no good communication link between connected equipment
    • They could add functionality so that the user of the tool can take full control of the equipment when changing users
    • Provide more detailed information about the user that makes the remote connection to the computer
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    Usability
    Microsoft
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    Famatech Corp.
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    Performance
    Microsoft
    There are some third party tools available that allow you to manage multiple connections.
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    Famatech Corp.
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    Support Rating
    Microsoft
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    Famatech Corp.
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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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    Famatech Corp.
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    Return on Investment
    Microsoft
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    Famatech Corp.
    • Easy remote work troubleshooting
    • Easy staff training
    • it is not possible to connect to Radmin with smartphone apps
    Incentivized
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