Parallels Remote Application Server vs RDS
March 03, 2020

Parallels Remote Application Server vs RDS

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

Overall Satisfaction with Parallels Remote Application Server

Parallels Remote Application Server is used to provide cloud-based desktops to users so they can work from anywhere, any device. We have users who connect over various low bandwidth connections even cellular, and they need a robust system.
  • Ease of implementation
  • Low cost with robust low-bandwidth connectivity
  • Low maintenance
  • Sometimes changing server IPs can be confusing to accommodate for
  • Parallels Remote Application Server to provides users with a better experience. It has worked well with high user satisfaction compared to just plain RDS.
We've used Microsoft remote desktop services, which does not work very well with multimedia and low-bandwidth connections.
Yes, and this is exactly why we use Parallels Remote Application Server.
We use it on a variety of devices, and it works well.
We only use Parallels Remote Application Server with workloads in Azure.
We haven't had issues prior to using Parallels Remote Application Server, but this makes it easier to manage security.
I believe we've only had to use the support once, and we just emailed support cases and had a good response/resolution.

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

We use Parallels Remote Application Server for workloads in the cloud where users need high-fidelity access from a variety of devices. It works particularly well without having to go to GPU virtualized high-end VMs.