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March 30, 2021

Benefits of Parallels

Joe Castle | TrustRadius Reviewer
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Score 9 out of 10
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Parallels is great when you need a secure way to publish resources inside your network (network drives, internal applications).
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August 24, 2020

Parallels RAS addressing epidemic challenges of Covid-19

Waqas Anjum Akram Javid | TrustRadius Reviewer
Waqas Anjum Akram Javid
Score 9 out of 10
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Medical field: Access medical and Windows applications on-demand from any device and location.
Education: Enable teachers and students to access educational resources in any format from any device, and provide staff and students with secure access to their applications and desktops from any location.
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August 21, 2020

Amazordinary

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
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Virtualization of applications and makes them available on multi-platforms.
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April 01, 2020

Parallels RAS made me forget 13 years of XenApp in a heartbeat.

Jorge Acopa Galera | TrustRadius Reviewer
Jorge Acopa Galera
Score 10 out of 10
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Parallels is well suited on deploying server/client applications, we use it to deploy 16 ERP modules and easily control and deploy updates to all RAS users. We publish resources and content on parallels so our users can have access 24/7 in case they need it.
I guess RAS may not be well suited on a completely local user scenario when users only need the work content strictly inside office.
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March 11, 2020

Parallels RAS, simple, powerful, great value

Bret Benziger | TrustRadius Reviewer
Bret Benziger
Score 10 out of 10
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It's affordable, but capable. If you are on a budget and can't afford more expensive options, Parallels is great for hosting windows applications and seamlessly integrating them on any platform.
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February 11, 2020

Almost a decade of Parallels Remote Application Server and still happy

iain Stephen | TrustRadius Reviewer
iain Stephen
Score 8 out of 10
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It is well suited for providing access to applications behind the firewall, especially legacy ones, while maintaining tight control over access through normal login procedures and protocols. We found it a little more difficult to use on MAC products. However, that may just be a local issue as we are less familiar with them.
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April 04, 2020

I love Parallels Remote Application Server & here's why

Clint Rankin | TrustRadius Reviewer
Clint Rankin
Score 8 out of 10
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Parallels Remote Application Server is well suited for both remote and onsite employees. It might be less appropriate for a company on a very strict/modest budget. Plan on spending at least 1 full day implementing it. It should help greatly with reducing Citrix costs if you are currently using that. It also works great from any mobile device.
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April 03, 2020

Parallels RAS review by a healthcare IT Manager

Jason Chafin | TrustRadius Reviewer
Jason Chafin
Score 10 out of 10
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Parallels RAS is perfect for our doctors that are going from office to office and hospital to hospital. By installing Parallels on their laptop they are able to read echos and use Dragon dictation software anywhere they go where they have an Internet connection.

Parallels is not appropriate for public networks or areas with low RF signal or Internet bandwidth. It hangs and disconnects.
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March 24, 2020

Parallels Remote Application Server Review

Joe Foran | TrustRadius Reviewer
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Score 10 out of 10
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Parallels Remote Application Server is well suited for smaller shops with a need for the initial foray into application virtualization, especially those that do not need or want to distribute client software to enable access. Competitively, it is well-suited for organizations looking to replace Citrix XenApp, and in some cases XenDesktop or other application presentation software or virtual desktop infrastructure tools.
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March 22, 2020

Cost savings & better availability & manageability with Parallels RAS

Udo Janssen | TrustRadius Reviewer
Udo Janssen
Score 10 out of 10
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Parallels RAS is a straightforward solution for all application publishing conditions. Implementation scenarios go from public cloud data centers to private clouds to on-premises. Parallels RAS scaled from a single server to multiple farms with combined publications of RDS, VDI, RemotePC, and others as a single entry to an enterprise workspace. A solution for companies of all sizes.
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March 09, 2020

The secure, easy to use, Work Anywhere solution for any sized-business

Darrin Salt | TrustRadius Reviewer
Darrin Salt
Score 10 out of 10
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Parallels RAS is incredibly well suited to organizations that already use Remote Desktop Services (RDS), especially if they use multiple RDS servers or are planning on expanding their RDS farm. I'd also highly recommend anyone with legacy applications take a look at it, as it's a wizard at delivery these to modern client devices - effectively turning "Fat client" apps into cloud-ready applications. And if you are considering VDI, whatever the hypervisor, it will save you time, money and frustration.
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March 07, 2020

Fills a critical gap for our Mac based organization

Jeff Dyck | TrustRadius Reviewer
Jeff Dyck
Score 9 out of 10
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  • Parallels Remote Application Server works very well to provide Windows-only applications to our Mac users. In our case, we've used it for finance and library software mainly, but over the years, it has also helped fill in with apps or websites that didn't work on the Mac.
  • One thing to note: since multiple users will be using the server, you need to make sure RAM, hard drive and CPU are adequate. I probably wouldn't recommend running hefty applications like Photoshop or 3D stuff through this solution.
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March 07, 2020

MSP's review of Parallels RAS - this company is NOT just for Windows on a Mac

Donny McIver | TrustRadius Reviewer
Donny McIver
Score 10 out of 10
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Rapid deployment capability, ease of setting up / deploying, and low cost make it a no brainer to embrace Parallels Remote Application Server. Compared to some alternatives out there, it almost seems too easy and too good to be true. Candidly, the first time we rolled it out, we way over thought things and spent too much time in the weeds. Our suggestion now, spin up a sandbox and just go, go, go -- kick the tires and figure out which one of the many deployment scenarios makes sense in your environment. Then re-deploy in production -- don't spend too much time trying to think through it or wade through the endless amounts of documentation.
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March 07, 2020

Parallels Remote Application Server

Chris Tapiolas | TrustRadius Reviewer
Chris Tapiolas
Score 10 out of 10
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  • Parallels Remote Application Server is well suited for businesses that utilize software that generally utilities terminal services.
  • Parallels Remote Application Server delivers the single application only, not the complete desktop, and can be delivered into a web browser or Parallels Remote Application Server Client Software. Another great feature we are now using is 2FA for users outside the office.
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March 03, 2020

Great product!

Scott Shorey | TrustRadius Reviewer
Scott Shorey
Score 9 out of 10
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If you need to deliver applications that are slow over the WAN, then Parallels Remote Application Server is excellent for that. It's the ease of use, and transparency to the end-user is excellent.
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February 26, 2020

A good solution for school districts

Joel Menezes | TrustRadius Reviewer
Joel Menezes
Score 8 out of 10
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Parallels Remote Application Server is well suited for deploying thick client applications that are not well suited for working over a LAN or WAN due to latency or large data utilization. It also is extremely useful when you need to access a Windows application from a non-windows device (such as Mac, ChromeOS, or tablets).
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February 14, 2020

Parallels RAS: simple, feature rich, secure.

Jean Huveneers | TrustRadius Reviewer
Jean Huveneers
Score 10 out of 10
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Parallels already is very usable in small (5 users) RDS or VDI environments and scales up very well. Although we don't have experience with 500+ users in a farm. The use of Parallels eliminates the use of SSL-VPN solutions and is a perfect match for serving legacy applications to a modern-workspace user.
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Parallels RAS Scorecard Summary

Likelihood to Recommend (115)
8.5
Likelihood to Renew (3)
9.1
Usability (1)
9.1
Availability (1)
9.1
Performance (1)
8.2
Support Rating (123)
8.8
Online Training (1)
8.2
Implementation Rating (3)
9.1

What is Parallels RAS?

Parallels® Remote Application Server (RAS) is an all-in-one application delivery and virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) solution that enables users to work remotely from anywhere, on any device, at any time. The cloud-ready software is designed to enable organizations to centralize IT infrastructure management, integrate with Windows Virtual Desktop, streamline multi-cloud deployment, reinforce data security and improve IT process automation. Its architecture enables organizations to adapt to critical business demands. The vendor states its key benefits include:

  • Outstanding user experience (UX) on any device
  • Enhanced data security
  • IT agility and business readiness
  • Easy deployment, configuration and maintenance
  • Reduced total cost of ownership (TCO)
Categories:  Application Virtualization,  Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI)

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Parallels RAS Pricing

  • Has featureFree Trial Available?Yes
  • Does not have featureFree or Freemium Version Available?No
  • Does not have featurePremium Consulting/Integration Services Available?No
  • Entry-level set up fee?No

Parallels RAS Support Options

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Parallels RAS Technical Details

Deployment Types:On-premise, SaaS
Operating Systems: Windows, Linux, Mac, Windows Servers 2008/R2, 2012/R2, 2016 and 2019
Mobile Application:Apple iOS, Android, Mobile Web
Supported Languages: English, German, Japanese, Russian, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean