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RAS: Easy to set up and use.
January 28, 2020

RAS: Easy to set up and use.

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Parallels Remote Application Server

In my organization, selected people who need a stable and fast way to operate internal applications use Parallels Remote Application Server.
  • Fast
  • Easy to set up
  • MFA
  • Buggy versions
  • We got rid of Citrix
  • Easy and fast to deploy new programs
  • Citrix Virtual Apps (formerly XenApp)
Citrix is not very user friendly to set up. We had a lot of issues with the ERP systems and also a lot of printing issues. With Citrix you had to tweak the registry to get some BASIC functions, which come out-of-the-box with Parallels Remote Application Server.
Well, yes it is easy to set up. Sadly, some versions are extremely buggy, but usually are fixed quite fast.
At least the last version I tested had a lot of issues with the clipboard, when using HTML.
Otherwise, Parallels Remote Application Server is easy to use.
Well ESX and Windows work well for us so far.
The Azure MFA is causing some issues. The instructions are, too, and Azure does not support the MFA the way it is described. At least, this is what I found a month ago.
I usually have to ask the same question multiple times.

Do you think Parallels Remote Application Server (Parallels RAS) delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Parallels Remote Application Server (Parallels RAS)'s feature set?

Yes

Did Parallels Remote Application Server (Parallels RAS) live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Parallels Remote Application Server (Parallels RAS) go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Parallels Remote Application Server (Parallels RAS) again?

Yes

People who have bad internet can benefit a lot from Parallels Remote Application Server. Also, consultants can work on a ready made desktop. I would not use it as my primary desktop. Sometimes, copy/paste between the real PC and the Parallels Remote Application Server doesn't work correctly. Sometimes, the screen does not resize correctly.