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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Remote Desktop Manager

    Score9.6 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    Remote Desktop Manager (RDM) from Canadian software company Devolutions is a remote administration and credential management tool for securely centralizing multiple remote connections and sensitive data.

    $20

    per month per user

    Microsoft Intune

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft Intune (formerly Microsoft Endpoint Manager), combining the capabilities of the former Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager, SCCM or ConfigMgr, is presented as a unified endpoint management option. Microsoft Intune is an endpoint management solution for mobile devices, an MDM solution that allows the user to securely manage iOS, Android, Windows, and macOS devices with a single endpoint management solution. The component Endpoint Configuration Manager (the…

    $5

    per user/per month

    Pricing
    Remote Desktop ManagerMicrosoft Intune
    Editions & Modules
    Team Remote Access Management
    $20
    per month per user
    Starter
    $25
    per month per user, up to 5 users
    Team Remote Connection Management
    $30
    per month per user
    Team Privileged Access Management
    $50
    per month per user
    Enterprise
    Contact Sales
    Unlimited Users, Multiple Sites, Worldwide
    Platinum
    Contact Sales
    Unlimited Users, Multiple Sites, Worldwide
    Microsoft 365 Business Basic
    $5
    per user/per month
    Microsoft 365 For Individuals
    $6.99
    per month
    Microsoft 365 Apps
    $8.25
    per user/per month
    Microsoft 365 For Families
    $9.99
    per month
    Microsoft 365 Business Standard
    $12.50
    per user/per month
    Microsoft 365 Business Premium
    $15
    per user/per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Remote Desktop ManagerMicrosoft Intune
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Remote Desktop ManagerMicrosoft Intune
    Considered Both Products
    Devolutions
    Chose Remote Desktop Manager
    Skype for Business takes a bit more work from the end user in terms of cooperation to see the screen quickly. SCCM is very quick to connect and I don't have to wait for approval before connecting. RDM is good when the other two are not working for one reason or another.
    Incentivized
    Microsoft
    Chose Microsoft Intune
    I have not had the opportunity to use other systems. I am sure they all have their ups and downs. We are a very heavy Microsoft company so it seems like this is probably going to be our best bet in our situation as far as a company. Would like to review other options down the …
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    96%
    Would buy again
    24 Answers
    100%
    Would buy again
    23 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    96%
    Delivers good value for the price
    23 Answers
    91%
    Delivers good value for the price
    20 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    96%
    Happy with the feature set
    24 Answers
    96%
    Happy with the feature set
    22 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    88%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    15 Answers
    95%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    18 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    95%
    Implementation went as expected
    21 Answers
    95%
    Implementation went as expected
    19 Answers
    Features
    Remote Desktop ManagerMicrosoft Intune
    Remote Administration
    Comparison of Remote Administration features of Remote Desktop Manager and Microsoft Intune
    Feature
    Remote Desktop Manager
    9.1
    54 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Microsoft Intune
    -
    Ratings
    Screen sharing10.026 Ratings00 Ratings
    File transfer9.836 Ratings00 Ratings
    Instant message9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Secure remote access with Smart Card authentication7.819 Ratings00 Ratings
    Access to sleeping/powered-off computers8.75 Ratings00 Ratings
    Over-the-Internet remote session9.246 Ratings00 Ratings
    Initiate remote control from mobile7.427 Ratings00 Ratings
    Remote management of servers & workstations10.051 Ratings00 Ratings
    Remote Active Directory® management8.324 Ratings00 Ratings
    Centralized management dashboard9.843 Ratings00 Ratings
    Session record9.323 Ratings00 Ratings
    Annotations10.026 Ratings00 Ratings
    Monitoring and Alerts8.018 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-platform remote control9.843 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Remote Desktop ManagerMicrosoft Intune
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.6
    (54 ratings)
    8.7
    (53 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    9.9
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    9.7
    (12 ratings)
    8.4
    (12 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.9
    (14 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (7 ratings)
    10.0
    (10 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    8.9
    (2 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.6
    (14 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Remote Desktop ManagerMicrosoft Intune
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Devolutions
    If you have lots of servers to manage, lots of credentials, different protocols, documents, other files, and need a single tool to manage it, this is the tool. Active Directory integrated, user and groups permissions, audit everything, keep data in encrypted files or in a database, customize everything, even the installer,
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    Microsoft
    Microsoft Intune is well suited for the larger end of the small business segment to the enterprise. The ability to configure and remotely deploy computer configurations, control mobile devices, and fine tune security controls of each device or device group is a major win for this product. Smaller and mid-sized businesses may balk at having to increase their license level to unlock the better updating features.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Devolutions
    • Customer service delivery, whereby you can connect to clients to assist and resolve an incident.
    • Working from home logging onto office based machine.
    • It helps to attend to a problem more quickly, thereby saving the cost of relocation and commuting to distant places.
    • Speed and cost elements are critical here.
    Incentivized
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    Microsoft
    • [Microsoft Endpoint Manager (Microsoft Intune + SCCM)] helps to speed up the deployment of patches/software throughout our environment. I can easily build a package and then deploy across all endpoints.
    • The ability to supercede software is also quite handy. This automates the removal of old versions and replacing them with newer versions.
    • The Intune Autopilot option is very useful if you want to deploy software to devices straight out of the box. You can configure them to download software when a user opens a new PC and turns it on for the first time.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Devolutions
    • Occasionally there is a UI bug where the sidebar goes missing and you have to delete some files in %localappdata% to bring it back
    • Would be great if it could also connect to serverless SQL instances like Azure SQL
    • If computer sleeps and wakes with Remote Desktop Manager open it will comtimes ask you to re-login for no reason - as when you close and reopen Remote Desktop Manager it works
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    Microsoft
    • Deploying more apps besides Microsoft Edge and Microsoft Office 365 app
    • Microsoft needs to make it easier to deploy exe, pkg, and msi apps without having to go through the manual process of re-packaging these apps using tools from github like intuneapputil
    • Add a feature to push out software updates for 3rd party apps
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Devolutions
    I've been using RDM for about 10 years now. I started with the free version, which I used for a few years, and eventually switched to the Enterprise version. I can never go back now! I use this tool for everything and cannot see doing my job without it! Whenever we have someone new come in or bring in a vendor/contractor, they always ask me what RDP tool I'm using. Once I explain about it's features and all, they're usually instantly sold on it. :)
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    Microsoft
    Mascom Wireless is a Microsoft shop and SCCM has proved to be helpful in keeping our Microsoft products up to date every month without fail. We also have a Microsoft Enterprise Agreement which we renewed for three years ending 2022. The remote access utility works wonders for the organisation and have saved travel bills including subsistance allowance. We have been able to fulfill security audits both internal and external. We have been able to keep a robust inventory of our computer assets and nothing falls of the cracks
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Devolutions
    Due to the way our business works, the use of Remote Desktop Manager is limited to the IT staff. For that reason have given it a rating of 8, but only a limited number of employees benefit from this solution as the bulk of our consultants that support customers can not benefit from this solution due to security mandated separation between internal and external systems
    Incentivized
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    Microsoft
    The console is not intuitive and does not work well often. Due to the complexity of the product, documentation can be confusing. When properly configured, routine tasks like OS deployment, remote control, and software deployment are easy to do. Troubleshooting of System Center Configuration Manager issues is hard, as there are various logs, and their content can be hard to understand.
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    Performance
    Devolutions
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    It's a 'heavy' system, which demands a lot of resources form the datacenter perspective. So, make sure you followed the requirements to avoid frustration in the future. From the 'client' perspective, it's fine. I've never had any issue with that.
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    Support Rating
    Devolutions
    I've never had to use support as I've never had an issue. That said, you can open a support ticket right from the UI. The user forums are active, and there are thousands of threads covering many topics. Very easy to get support if needed. This is an easy ten.
    Incentivized
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    Microsoft
    We have not needed to seek support for this product in the time that we have used it thus far. It's been working really well, and have not had any major issues. Being that it's a Microsoft product, it goes without saying that there will be many support options available if needed. This includes phone, web, forums, KB articles, etc. There is even comprehensive documentation that is available on the web through Microsoft's website for use of the product.
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    Implementation Rating
    Devolutions
    The implementation was completely successful. We had no issues!
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    Microsoft
    Work with a "test group" of users who you have a good relationship with so that when things don't work properly they understand! Work with your partner nicely without forcing things especially timelines as you are bound to make mistakes and create oversights in the project Management can also interfere with the implementation (which can cause delays) if you make too many mistakes which takes me back to having a "test group" where you have good relations
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    Alternatives Considered
    Devolutions
    VisionApp is not in the list. This is the application we used before we got introduced to RDM. VisionApp was great but it did not have the same features as RDM did. Perhaps VisionApp has had some updates but we haven't found any reason to switch applications again
    Incentivized
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    Microsoft
    We did not evaluate or use other products like Microsoft Endpoint Manager (Microsoft Intune + SCCM). The main reason we did not evaluate or use other products is because Microsoft Endpoint Manager (Microsoft Intune + SCCM) integrates seamlessly with Microsoft 365 and Windows PCs. Expenses would have increased as well if we had purchased another similar product.
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    Return on Investment
    Devolutions
    • A common place for storage for all users. Instead of employees using multiple different password management systems, they all use Remote Desktop Manager to store them now.
    • We don't have to buy licenses from multiple vendors when everyone uses Remote Desktop Manager.
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    Microsoft
    • In our current environment, this System Center Configuration Manager had replaced several standalone solutions for patching, imaging, remote assistance, reporting, etc. That saved a lot of time and resulted in money to manage the IT infrastructure.
    • Once SCCM is deployed and fully configured, all agents are deployed and it is easy to automate a lot of processes and just control them from time to time to make sure that everything is working as supposed to be.
    • SCCM + Windows 10: great built-in endpoint protection solution. As a result, there is no need to buy additional software for that purpose.
    • The imaging process is better compared to WDS because you can modify deployment packages and apply patches to a newly imaged machine. This saves tons of time for new employees deployment.
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    ScreenShots

    Remote Desktop Manager Screenshots

    Screenshot of the interface to manage remote connections.Screenshot of where entries can be customized.Screenshot of the interface for password analysis and policy enforcement.Screenshot of a user working with multiple connections at the same time.Screenshot of auditable activity, with customizable reports and logs.