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Compare Citrix DaaS and Remote Desktop Services 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (58.0% of reviews)
Small-Business (33.8% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
Citrix DaaS
Star Rating
(545)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (58.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Citrix DaaSRemote Desktop Services
Star Rating
(140)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (33.8% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Remote Desktop ServicesCitrix DaaS vs Remote Desktop Services
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Remote Desktop Services easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Remote Desktop Services overall.
- Reviewers felt that Remote Desktop Services meets the needs of their business better than Citrix DaaS.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Remote Desktop Services is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Remote Desktop Services over Citrix DaaS.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Citrix DaaS
No pricing availableRemote Desktop Services
No pricing availableFree Trial
Citrix DaaS
No trial information availableRemote Desktop Services
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.8
421
9.1
134
Ease of Use
8.5
424
9.1
134
Ease of Setup
8.2
123
8.9
40
Ease of Admin
8.2
119
8.9
39
Quality of Support
8.2
363
8.5
97
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.6
121
9.1
34
Product Direction (% positive)
7.7
404
8.2
132
Features by Category
Login Options
9.4
18
Not enough data
8.4
16
Not enough data
Productivity
8.4
15
Not enough data
8.9
15
Not enough data
8.3
17
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.6
14
Not enough data
Customization
8.7
17
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.0
17
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Unified Workspaces
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
9.3
63
Not enough data
9.2
63
Not enough data
Desktop Management
9.2
64
Not enough data
9.2
61
Not enough data
8.8
59
Not enough data
Support
8.9
56
Not enough data
Security
9.1
62
Not enough data
9.1
57
Not enough data
8.9
58
Not enough data
9.0
61
Not enough data
Functionality
9.0
71
Not enough data
8.5
59
Not enough data
8.5
57
Not enough data
Management
8.6
58
Not enough data
8.4
58
Not enough data
8.6
60
Not enough data
8.8
56
Not enough data
Administration
8.6
29
8.8
53
8.8
30
8.5
49
8.3
28
8.5
50
8.9
27
8.4
42
8.6
29
8.4
44
8.3
27
8.0
47
8.3
30
8.9
54
Platform
8.9
29
9.1
50
Feature Not Available
8.0
35
9.0
31
8.7
51
Feature Not Available
9.0
56
Security
Feature Not Available
8.1
42
Feature Not Available
8.5
48
Feature Not Available
8.0
42
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Citrix DaaS and Remote Desktop Services are categorized as Remote Desktop
Unique Categories
Citrix DaaS is categorized as Desktop as a Service (DaaS), Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI), and Unified Workspaces
Remote Desktop Services has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Citrix DaaS
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Remote Desktop Services
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
15.5%
Hospital & Health Care
12.4%
Financial Services
6.0%
Higher Education
3.9%
Insurance
3.5%
Other
58.8%
Information Technology and Services
15.8%
Computer Software
10.8%
Computer Networking
7.9%
Computer & Network Security
6.5%
Non-Profit Organization Management
5.0%
Other
54.0%
Discussions
What is Citrix virtual apps and desktops?
2 Comments
NA
Citrix Virtual Apps is application virtualization software that delivers centrally-hosted Windows applications to local devices without the necessity of...Read more
How do I install Citrix virtual apps and desktops?
2 Comments
HS
Component prerequisites are installed automatically See the Citrix StoreFront and the Citrix License Server documentation for their supported platforms and...Read more
Whether Citrix will bring offerings similar to AVD?
1 Comment
SD
Are they even thinking that way? doubt that.... they are currently going through the acquisition and mostly going to take a stand for public cloud with all...Read more
Remote Desktop Services has no discussions with answers
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