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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (33.8% of reviews)
Enterprise (38.6% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
Remote 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 ServicesWinSCP
Star Rating
(222)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (38.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about WinSCPRemote Desktop Services vs WinSCP
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found WinSCP easier to use, set up, and administer. However, reviewers preferred doing business with Remote Desktop Services overall.
- Reviewers felt that WinSCP meets the needs of their business better than Remote Desktop Services.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, Remote Desktop Services and WinSCP provide similar levels of assistance.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of WinSCP over Remote Desktop Services.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Remote Desktop Services
No pricing availableWinSCP
No pricing availableFree Trial
Remote Desktop Services
No trial information availableWinSCP
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.1
134
9.3
187
Ease of Use
9.1
134
9.2
188
Ease of Setup
8.9
40
9.5
31
Ease of Admin
8.9
39
9.5
29
Quality of Support
8.5
97
8.5
142
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.1
34
8.8
23
Product Direction (% positive)
8.2
132
8.9
184
Features by Category
Management
Not enough data
9.6
64
Not enough data
9.1
62
Not enough data
8.8
51
Not enough data
9.0
64
Functionality
Not enough data
9.5
65
Not enough data
8.5
53
Not enough data
8.5
54
Not enough data
7.1
40
Security
Not enough data
8.8
58
Not enough data
9.1
61
Not enough data
9.2
62
Administration
8.8
53
Not enough data
8.5
49
Not enough data
8.5
50
Not enough data
8.4
42
Not enough data
8.4
44
Not enough data
8.0
47
Not enough data
8.9
54
Not enough data
Platform
9.1
50
Not enough data
8.0
35
Not enough data
8.7
51
Not enough data
9.0
56
Not enough data
Security
8.1
42
Not enough data
8.5
48
Not enough data
8.0
42
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Remote Desktop Services and WinSCP share no categories
Unique Categories
Remote Desktop Services is categorized as Remote Desktop
WinSCP is categorized as File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Remote Desktop Services
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
WinSCP
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
15.8%
Computer Software
10.8%
Computer Networking
7.9%
Computer & Network Security
6.5%
Non-Profit Organization Management
5.0%
Other
54.0%
Information Technology and Services
36.7%
Computer Software
13.5%
Telecommunications
3.3%
Computer & Network Security
3.3%
Higher Education
2.8%
Other
40.5%
Discussions
Remote Desktop Services has no discussions with answers
When shall we get updated version?
2 Comments
CK
WinSCP updates all the time - I'd say on a weekly basis.Read more
Why winscp ask password for session even it saved
1 Comment
BT
it could be that the site and the saved pw are differentRead more
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