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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (55.5% of reviews)
Small-Business (33.8% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$8.25 1 Concurrent Session Per Month
No pricing available
RealVNC
Star Rating
(439)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (55.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$8.25 1 Concurrent Session Per Month
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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 ServicesRealVNC vs Remote Desktop Services
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found RealVNC easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with RealVNC overall.
- Reviewers felt that RealVNC meets the needs of their business better than Remote Desktop Services.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that RealVNC is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of RealVNC over Remote Desktop Services.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
RealVNC
Essentials
$8.25
1 Concurrent Session Per Month
For individuals needing access to a handful of devices.
- Includes 3 managed devices
- 1 licensed user only
- Unlimited concurrent connections (to managed devices)
Remote Desktop Services
No pricing availableFree Trial
RealVNC
Free Trial is available
Remote Desktop Services
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.3
372
9.1
134
Ease of Use
9.4
375
9.1
134
Ease of Setup
9.0
246
8.9
40
Ease of Admin
9.2
241
8.9
39
Quality of Support
9.1
283
8.5
97
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.3
233
9.1
34
Product Direction (% positive)
8.7
370
8.2
132
Features by Category
Administration
9.2
17
Not enough data
8.5
17
Not enough data
6.9
12
Not enough data
8.9
18
Not enough data
8.7
13
Not enough data
8.4
18
Not enough data
Maintenance
8.9
16
Not enough data
8.8
14
Not enough data
Communication
8.3
15
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Security
8.6
17
Not enough data
7.9
14
Not enough data
Device Support
8.5
12
Not enough data
8.7
15
Not enough data
8.9
15
Not enough data
Performance
6.7
13
Not enough data
Administration
8.8
145
8.8
53
8.4
118
8.5
49
8.3
115
8.5
50
7.8
56
8.4
42
Feature Not Available
8.4
44
9.1
151
8.0
47
8.7
146
8.9
54
Platform
9.3
156
9.1
50
9.2
96
8.0
35
Feature Not Available
8.7
51
9.5
181
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
RealVNC and Remote Desktop Services are categorized as Remote Desktop
Unique Categories
RealVNC is categorized as Remote Support
Remote Desktop Services has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
RealVNC
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
12.5%
Computer Software
6.3%
Hospital & Health Care
3.4%
Accounting
2.9%
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
2.6%
Other
72.4%
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
Is there an easy way to transfer files between server and viewer computers. currently i use email.
3 Comments
PS
This functionality is built into the software. From the toolbar, click on the "Double Arrows" which is for File Transfers. Note that file transfer isn’t...Read more
How can I automatically start VNC Server on a Mac to enable remote login after restart?
3 Comments
JR
This has been driving me crazy since around when you posted this question originally. In case you never figured it out, or others find this post (it was the...Read more
Is either an iPhone or Android OS version available? Can I show clients my screen?
2 Comments
JM
There is a VNC client available on iPhone and Android. Although it works only one direction. You can control a computer running VNC Server, but you cannot...Read more
Remote Desktop Services has no discussions with answers
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