Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection Manager (RDCMan)

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
RDCMan	Score 6.9 out of 10	N/A	RDCMan, or Remote Desktop Connection Manager from Microsoft, is a utility for managing multiple remote desktop connections. Once shut down due to a vulnerability in version 2.7, RDCMan is now updated and part of the Sysinternals family of tools. The 2.8 release fixes CVE-2020-0765, the XML parsing vulnerability. As of May, 2025, RDCMan is in version 3.1.	$0

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RDCMan
Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Community Pulse
	Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection Manager (RDCMan)
Considered Both Products	RDCMan Sander de Beus IT Service Coördinator Chose Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection Manager (RDCMan) The Avanti Software needed alot of attention if you are new to such tools. So for that reason we chose Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection Manager because of the more user friendly use of it. Also because it integrades great with windows and the remote servers we have. Thats … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Analyst Chose Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection Manager (RDCMan) While these tools are completely different I think the ease of use and reliability is really reflected well in this case for Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection Manager. I find Adobe to be very unintuitive and difficult to use and there can be a lot of confusion. While … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Team Lead Chose Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection Manager (RDCMan) RDCMan outshines TeamViewer in every possible way. It’s fast, more reliable, and easier to use. I have had frequent crashes and issues when using TeamViewer, while none with RDCMan. Screen responsiveness also seems much better with RDCMan versus TeamViewer. I would often … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Technician Chose Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection Manager (RDCMan) Like with everything IT, we have many tools in the tool box. Sometimes you can use different tools to do the same job. It can often depend on the user and experience of the situation. Many things have it's pro's and cons. But the main thing is that you fix the issue and the … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Supervisor Chose Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection Manager (RDCMan) We haven't needed to test or compare any other Remote Desktop Management solution, as Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection Manager (RDCMan) works so well, and does most everything we need it to do. There is also the benefit that it is both a Microsoft product (which has good … Incentivized Helpful?

Features

Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection Manager (RDCMan)

Remote Administration

Comparison of Remote Administration features of Product A and Product B
	Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection Manager (RDCMan) 6.4 6 Ratings 21% below category average
Screen sharing	7.04 Ratings
File transfer	5.36 Ratings
Instant message	1.02 Ratings
Secure remote access with Smart Card authentication	5.03 Ratings
Access to sleeping/powered-off computers	9.03 Ratings
Over-the-Internet remote session	7.55 Ratings
Initiate remote control from mobile	5.04 Ratings
Remote management of servers & workstations	9.36 Ratings
Remote Active Directory® management	7.34 Ratings
Centralized management dashboard	8.03 Ratings
Session record	5.03 Ratings
Annotations	4.03 Ratings
Monitoring and Alerts	7.74 Ratings
Multi-platform remote control	8.04 Ratings

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User Ratings
	Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection Manager (RDCMan)
Likelihood to Recommend	8.0 (6 ratings)
Usability	7.7 (3 ratings)
Support Rating	8.3 (2 ratings)

User Testimonials
	Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection Manager (RDCMan)
Likelihood to Recommend	Microsoft As a IT specialist we have some servers we need acces to. I like to use Remote Desktop Connection Manager because it feel like you are on the computer. Is feel very trusted. Some colleagues use the Azure remote desktop version but I always recommend the windows integrated option. We also have our primary business application running on a server so they use a remote desktop connection too to log on to the server. Incentivized Sander de Beus IT Service Coördinator Read full review
Pros	Microsoft I can see previews of all the machines working at the same time. Having all password in one place. Organization of devices based on purpose, configuration, etc. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Cons	Microsoft When trying to connect to a server/machine, and it doesn't connect, there is a "Disconnected" message that is displayed in the thumbnail. There is no information beyond this that explains why the server/machine did/could not connect. It would be helpful to the IT Administrator to know this information, even if Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection Manager (RDCMan) kept a log somewhere where this information can be analyzed. There doesn't seem to be an option for connecting to a server that is usually only able to be accessed from a jump server. This will not connect if the server is set up as a server/machine within RDCman. This would be a beneficial feature to have within RDCman. Maybe one of the missing options is to be able to set this in the prospects for the jump server (within the Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection Manager (RDCMan) window). Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Usability	Microsoft As alluded to in previous responses it is a very functional tool. It allows me to do my job quickly and efficiently every single day. There are little to no issues using the connection on a day to day basis. It handles everything you need from a remote connection perspective. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Support Rating	Microsoft Plenty of information and support online, and with many things it's pretty straight forward for the average tech to navigate and work with. But with most things online you're not the only person that's had the issue before, and using a search engine you should be able to figure it out. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Alternatives Considered	Microsoft RDCMan outshines TeamViewer in every possible way. It’s fast, more reliable, and easier to use. I have had frequent crashes and issues when using TeamViewer, while none with RDCMan. Screen responsiveness also seems much better with RDCMan versus TeamViewer. I would often experience lag issues when using TeamViewer. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Return on Investment	Microsoft its less time consuming for IT engineers because they have everything on one please less FTE for the tasks Lack of MFA option Incentivized Sander de Beus IT Service Coördinator Read full review
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