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LogMeIn Rescue vs Microsoft Remote Desktop Services comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Aug 7, 2024
 

Categories and Ranking

LogMeIn Rescue
Ranking in Remote Access
16th
Average Rating
9.0
Number of Reviews
20
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Microsoft Remote Desktop Se...
Ranking in Remote Access
2nd
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
77
Ranking in other categories
Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) (4th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Remote Access category, the mindshare of LogMeIn Rescue is 2.8%, down from 3.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Microsoft Remote Desktop Services is 17.2%, down from 19.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Remote Access
 

Featured Reviews

SachinAnikar - PeerSpot reviewer
Oct 6, 2023
A highly stable and scalable remote tool that can be used for remote solutions
LogMeIn is a remote tool that I use for remote solutions The solution’s pricing could be improved. We are a service integrator and have been using LogMeIn Rescue for quite a while now. I rate LogMeIn Rescue ten out of ten for stability. Our customers are mostly medium and enterprise…
BHARAT B  SHARMA - PeerSpot reviewer
May 25, 2022
Easy to set up and reliable, but needs an additional control panel
We've had issues with security breaches. The main problem is that if we are using this with the individual computer and using a remote desktop, there are some loopholes there. When I implemented this on an individual computer within two or three days it got captured. There is a problem with the printing and sharing of this program. There is a lot of customized software leaving the market due to this. If somebody wants to run a specific program with the specific settings, they don't want full access to the computer. Then there are some problems that have to be resolved. We'd like to have an additional control panel available in order o more easily give resources to the computers. There are a lot of restrictions and having a program panel would make things easier. It would help us set up the right access and permissions.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The tech support person I spoke to was very knowledgeable about the product, and was straightforward with me about its capabilities. There was no fluff about the product. They basically said this is not available now and we're hoping to have it available in the third or fourth quarter. It was nice to talk to someone who was straightforward and knew about the product."
"Being able to reboot computers into safe mode, when needed. That has come in handy in regards to IT troubleshooting."
"The ability see iOS devices helps us out a lot because the majority of our users are iOS device users."
"​Our favorite feature is being able to diagnose customers' problems by seeing them on the screen, rather than just over the phone."
"LogMeIn is a remote tool that I use for remote solutions."
"It allows us to rapidly solve issues for our customers on a remote basis, regardless of the location of the customer."
"The solution has been in the market for the past 20 years. For us, it is one of the best tools."
"I can remote reboot and know I can reconnect automatically without having to have the end user log back in again."
"It's scalable enough for our needs and very reliable."
"The installation of Microsoft Remote Desktop Services was easy."
"It's simple and easy to use."
"The product is stable."
"It's built into the operating system and has a command line interface capability to insert credentials, IDs, a password, et cetera."
"The most valuable feature of Microsoft Remote Desktop Services is its security and simple configuration."
"Microsoft Remote Desktop Services is scalable."
"The most valuable feature is the remote application access."
 

Cons

"The app itself requires so many different updates and it requires us to rebuild it every time, and that's been a bit of a problem, over the last five years, in keeping it up to date for our clients."
"I occasionally need to reboot my computer after using LogMeIn, due to an issue with IE. It stops responding to keyboard input every once in a while, after disconnecting from a session. A reboot resolves it."
"They need to combine computer and mobile end-user support to be a more streamlined experience."
"​Network browsing and connecting on the LAN, because if you can't see the computers on your network​, what good is the product?"
"You should be able to remote on an iPhone like you remote on an Android. It is not the same experience. Unless you are very savvy on iOS, you are pretty much lost.​"
"Their ability to support mobile has been really problematic. I've seen other products that have done a better job in supporting mobile products. LogMeIn has just never been able to come up to par there, and that would be a detractor. They've been talking about supporting mobile for 10-plus years, and I really haven't seen any improvement on that."
"I do wish there was an application to manage all of the admin properties of the subscription, rather than having to use the web portal."
"We are currently supporting Linux, but there are certain limitations. We are currently working on improving Linux support and addressing certain limitations in the roadmap."
"We are searching for a product with better remote access and remote sessions."
"Microsoft still has some really bad remote desktop appliance for Mac."
"The stability could be improved."
"My customers are worried that the RDP protocol can be easily compromised and would like the option to use an alternative like Blast."
"Its look and feel could be updated. In Azure Remote Desktop Services (RDS), which is a VDI solution, we would like to see linked clones. It is a Hyper-V solution, and it doesn't support linked clones and uses a lot of storage. That's why we don't use it. VMware has a similar solution that supports linked clones for the master image."
"We encounter challenges with portability, especially for users of iOS devices."
"The most valuable feature of Microsoft Remote Desktop Services is its security and simple configuration."
"I would like to see a web-based interface, instead of client installation to refresh the UI through HTML."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The only downside is pricing. I think each technician license is somewhere around $100 or $120 a month now. So if you have a lot of technicians, it can get expensive, for a small business."
"Look at the different plans they have. Do not pay for a plan you do not need.​"
"On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive, I rate the solution's pricing an eight out of ten."
"It's definitely worth the value."
"The pricing is worth the value."
"The cost of LogMeIn is high... I went with another product that was going to give me savings of 50%. One technician tested it, he gave us the thumbs up. Then once we moved all my technicians to it, but it didn’t work... Trying to move from LogMeIn hindered our performance and productivity and it was not worth the savings."
"Right now, I'm using ScreenConnect, which is about $45 per technician. Unless I buy LogMeIn with a large license and commit for the long-term and prepay, I will have to pay almost $120 per user a month. It's almost three times the price over the normal price for ScreenConnect, which is very similar in regards to all of the features that LogMeIn Rescue can do."
"While LogMeIn Rescue is a great product and a leader in the industry, it's way pricey. Price is the most negative thing about LogMeIn Rescue."
"The price of Microsoft Remote Desktop Services is reasonable."
"The solution has a perpetual license and it is purchased upfront."
"The pricing could always be improved."
"It's not an expensive solution."
"The tool's pricing is high in the Slovenian market. I rate it a nine out of ten."
"Microsoft Remote Desktop Services comes free as part of Microsoft Windows."
"The tool must be cheaper."
"There is a licensing cost."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
16%
Computer Software Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Healthcare Company
6%
Computer Software Company
12%
Government
9%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Manufacturing Company
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about LogMeIn Rescue?
LogMeIn is a remote tool that I use for remote solutions.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for LogMeIn Rescue?
On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive, I rate the solution's pricing an eight out of ten.
What needs improvement with LogMeIn Rescue?
The solution’s pricing could be improved.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Microsoft Remote Desktop Services?
I've never had an issue with it. I've always thought the pricing for RDS was reasonable.
What needs improvement with Microsoft Remote Desktop Services?
The current process I have to go through to get a Windows 11 VM up and running is difficult. Windows 10 worked a whole lot better than Windows 11.
 

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Remote Desktop Services, MS Remote Desktop Services
 

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Sample Customers

Lenovo, HTC, 3M, Accenture, IBM, HP, General Electric, Make-A-Wish, Vodafone, Zero Motorcycles, Arise, Fuji Xerox, Endsleigh Insurance, Fordham University, Hologic, Meineke, Motorola, Toyota, and more.
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