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    Remote Desktop Services

    Score7.7 out of 10
    N/ARemote Desktop Services from Microsoft is virtual desktop and remote user session technology.N/A

    FixMe.IT by Techinline

    Score4.4 out of 10
    N/ATechinline Remote Desktop is a remote support application that is designed to enable instant, secure, and trouble-free connections between remote computers anywhere in the world. The vendor's value proposition is that with Techinline Remote Desktop, support teams can quickly and securely view, diagnose, and resolve technical issues on a remote computer without pre-installing software.

    $39

    per month per seat

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    Remote Desktop ServicesFixMe.IT by Techinline
    Editions & Modules
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    Monthly subscription
    $39
    per month per seat
    Yearly subscription
    $390
    per year per seat
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    Remote Desktop ServicesFixMe.IT by Techinline
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Remote Desktop ServicesFixMe.IT by Techinline
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    Microsoft
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    Techinline
    Chose FixMe.IT by Techinline
    • Faster and better over the internet access.
    • Also not domain dependent like DameWare is in our current configuration.
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    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    88%
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Remote Desktop ServicesFixMe.IT by Techinline
    Remote Administration
    Comparison of Remote Administration features of Remote Desktop Services and FixMe.IT by Techinline
    Feature
    Remote Desktop Services
    4.7
    5 Ratings
    51% below category average
    FixMe.IT by Techinline
    6.7
    6 Ratings
    16% below category average
    Screen sharing8.45 Ratings9.06 Ratings
    File transfer4.85 Ratings7.06 Ratings
    Instant message1.01 Ratings7.05 Ratings
    Secure remote access with Smart Card authentication6.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Access to sleeping/powered-off computers1.12 Ratings2.93 Ratings
    Over-the-Internet remote session7.25 Ratings9.06 Ratings
    Initiate remote control from mobile3.84 Ratings00 Ratings
    Remote management of servers & workstations8.44 Ratings9.04 Ratings
    Remote Active Directory® management8.74 Ratings00 Ratings
    Centralized management dashboard2.13 Ratings00 Ratings
    Session record2.23 Ratings6.02 Ratings
    Monitoring and Alerts3.13 Ratings00 Ratings
    Annotations00 Ratings4.03 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Remote Desktop ServicesFixMe.IT by Techinline
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.8
    (20 ratings)
    9.0
    (6 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    8.5
    (5 ratings)
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    Performance
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
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    Support Rating
    3.0
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    9.0
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    Ease of integration
    5.0
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    User Testimonials
    Remote Desktop ServicesFixMe.IT by Techinline
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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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    Techinline
    FixMe.IT is an absolute price-performer. Far less expensive than many of its competitors, it offers all the major features small outfits like mine need. While not nearly as robust as other offerings such as TeamViewer and GoToAssist, its price point simply can't be beat. Thus, small consulting firms that primarily deal with Windows-based PCs will see a huge cost benefit. Larger MSPs are probably better off with a more expensive but flexible solution.
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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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    Techinline
    • Unattended access always works
    • Deployment through MSI to all PCs in the company
    • Stable and dependable. The app never has issues.
    • Option to follow users' mouse if they have more than one screen but you are only using one screen to display their computer. It allows them to show you things without fighting for the mouse or having our view of their screen be too small.
    • Lightweight. The app for on-demand remote controll, unattended access, and even the expert are all very small and not resource intentsive
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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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    Techinline
    • Not sure if we are able to display multiple screens at the same time. For example the server and some workstations. I know we can click back and forth easily, but not sure if we can display them at the same time.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Techinline
    Great product for the price. I would buy it again. We now have 6 licenses of it and it's completely worth the investment.
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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.
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    Techinline
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    Performance
    Microsoft
    There are some third party tools available that allow you to manage multiple connections.
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    Techinline
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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.
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    Techinline
    It is all just done through email so there is no tracking of tickets but there is not much need since they will respond multiple times a day if needed. I never have any issue with them though. They are very well trained.
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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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    Techinline
    TeamViewer I use for Mac clients, I like fixme.it better because of ease of client to get me a client id
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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
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    Techinline
    • During COVID, we simply would not have been able to work without it.
    • Integration with our website and customized branding gives clients a good sense of security of who they're letting in.
    • After 11 years, I see no reason to switch.
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