Avica Remote Desktop vs. Remote Desktop Services

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Avica Remote Desktop
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
Avica delivers remote desktop solutions for collaboration and connectivity. The software aims to provide access to devices worldwide with strong uptime, ultra-low latency, and lag-free performance. Avica uses enterprise-grade 256-bit AES encryption to safeguard data and prevent breaches during remote access. Users can share screens, transfer files, annotate documents, and chat in real-time to enable efficient teamwork unhindered by location. IT can also centrally monitor, control, and…
$9
per month per user
Remote Desktop Services
Score 7.8 out of 10
N/A
Remote Desktop Services from Microsoft is virtual desktop and remote user session technology.N/A
Pricing
Avica Remote DesktopRemote Desktop Services
Editions & Modules
Pro
$9
per month per user
Premium
$15
per month per user
Pro
$59
per year per user
Premium
$99
per year per user
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Avica Remote DesktopRemote Desktop Services
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Features
Avica Remote DesktopRemote Desktop Services
Remote Administration
Comparison of Remote Administration features of Product A and Product B
Avica Remote Desktop
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Ratings
Remote Desktop Services
4.7
5 Ratings
51% below category average
Screen sharing00 Ratings7.85 Ratings
File transfer00 Ratings4.65 Ratings
Instant message00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
Secure remote access with Smart Card authentication00 Ratings6.22 Ratings
Access to sleeping/powered-off computers00 Ratings1.52 Ratings
Over-the-Internet remote session00 Ratings6.05 Ratings
Initiate remote control from mobile00 Ratings3.64 Ratings
Remote management of servers & workstations00 Ratings7.74 Ratings
Remote Active Directory® management00 Ratings8.14 Ratings
Centralized management dashboard00 Ratings3.03 Ratings
Session record00 Ratings3.13 Ratings
Monitoring and Alerts00 Ratings3.73 Ratings
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User Ratings
Avica Remote DesktopRemote Desktop Services
Likelihood to Recommend
-
(0 ratings)
7.7
(19 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
6.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
7.0
(4 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
Avica Remote DesktopRemote Desktop Services
Likelihood to Recommend
RAYWING PTE. LTD.
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Microsoft
This is well-suited if you need to log in to a remote machine on occasion to make updates or change configurations. It is also good for a production environment or for environments where people need to log in to use common applications, so you don't need to install the application on each individual client.
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Pros
RAYWING PTE. LTD.
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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.
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Cons
RAYWING PTE. LTD.
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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.
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Usability
RAYWING PTE. LTD.
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.
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Performance
RAYWING PTE. LTD.
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Microsoft
There are some third party tools available that allow you to manage multiple connections.
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Support Rating
RAYWING PTE. LTD.
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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
RAYWING PTE. LTD.
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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
RAYWING PTE. LTD.
No answers on this topic
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
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