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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Amazon WorkSpaces

    Score7.6 out of 10
    N/AAmazon WorkSpaces is a managed, secure cloud desktop service. Amazon WorkSpaces removes the complexity in managing hardware inventory, OS versions and patches, and Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI).

    $21

    per month

    Parallels RAS

    Score6.8 out of 10
    N/AParallels Remote Application Server (Parallels RAS, formerly 2X RAS), is application virtualization technology, billed as a solution to extend the life of legacy OS (like Windows XP) with its virtual desktop for any device. Maltese company 2X Software developed the technology, but was acquired by Parallels (in Seattle, WA) in February, 2015 to extend their cross-platform support solutions.

    $120

    per year per user

    Pricing
    Amazon WorkSpacesParallels RAS
    Editions & Modules
    Starting Price
    $21.00
    per month
    Maximum Price
    $140.00
    per month
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Amazon WorkSpacesParallels RAS
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Amazon WorkSpacesParallels RAS
    Considered Both Products
    Amazon AWS
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    Alludo
    Chose Parallels RAS
    Parallels were much cheaper than all the other products we looked at, and licensing costs primarily were much more appropriate to our use cases. The overall lower complexity of RAS compared to the multitude of services and settings you're required to configure in Citrix was …
    Incentivized
    Chose Parallels RAS
    Parallels Remote Application Server seems to be behind the offerings of both Amazon and Azure. Their product functions more as a traditional Windows Server application that just happens to run on the cloud or on-premise servers. Both Amazon and Azure's offerings are …
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    User Ratings
    Amazon WorkSpacesParallels RAS
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.8
    (6 ratings)
    8.9
    (151 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.8
    (21 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (28 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    4.5
    (4 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.6
    (129 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (10 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (4 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    4.5
    (3 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (3 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (4 ratings)