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Remote Desktop Manager vs. Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection Manager (RDCMan)

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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Remote Desktop Manager

    Score9 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    Remote Desktop Manager (RDM) from Canadian software company Devolutions is a remote administration and credential management tool for securely centralizing multiple remote connections and sensitive data.

    $20

    per month per user

    RDCMan

    Score7.7 out of 10
    N/ARDCMan, or Remote Desktop Connection Manager from Microsoft, is a utility for managing multiple remote desktop connections. Once shut down due to a vulnerability in version 2.7, RDCMan is now updated and part of the Sysinternals family of tools. The 2.8 release fixes CVE-2020-0765, the XML parsing vulnerability. As of May, 2025, RDCMan is in version 3.1.

    $0

    Pricing
    Remote Desktop ManagerRDCMan
    Editions & Modules
    Team Remote Access Management
    $20
    per month per user
    Starter
    $25
    per month per user, up to 5 users
    Team Remote Connection Management
    $30
    per month per user
    Team Privileged Access Management
    $50
    per month per user
    Enterprise
    Contact Sales
    Unlimited Users, Multiple Sites, Worldwide
    Platinum
    Contact Sales
    Unlimited Users, Multiple Sites, Worldwide
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Remote Desktop ManagerRDCMan
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Remote Desktop ManagerRDCMan
    Considered Both Products
    Devolutions
    Chose Remote Desktop Manager
    Far superior product than RDCMan.
    Incentivized
    Chose Remote Desktop Manager
    From a multi-user perspective, we felt Remote Desktop Manager outperformed mRemoteNG and RDCMan as both of those tools required we copy/share their datafiles to keep everyone up to date.
    Incentivized
    Chose Remote Desktop Manager
    Being a mostly Microsoft shop, RDCMan is the standard method of connecting and managing Windows servers. It knows its job and does it well. It's rare that I experience problems with the app. Unfortunately, I can't say the same about Devolutions' product. Devolutions' Remote …
    Incentivized
    Chose Remote Desktop Manager
    RDCMan is the only other similar tool I've used (outside of Windows Remote Desktop Connection). Remote Desktop Manager is more stable, easy to use, and has many, many more features than RDCMan. RDSMan feels very outdated compared to Remote Desktop Manager, and I could never …
    Incentivized
    Chose Remote Desktop Manager
    Less functionality and to high a learning curve for those that were used to Remote Desktop Manager in the first place
    Incentivized
    Chose Remote Desktop Manager
    It offers the same features but in one package.
    Incentivized
    Chose Remote Desktop Manager
    1. The types of sessions. You are not limited to just RDP sessions, you can do SSH, Web Browser, iLO, or really any session you can imagine that you might use to connect to a remote service
    2. The extensions, add-ons, and features of RDM. You simply can do a lot more.
    3. Automation - …
    Incentivized
    Microsoft
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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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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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Remote Desktop ManagerRDCMan
    Remote Administration
    Comparison of Remote Administration features of Remote Desktop Manager and Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection Manager (RDCMan)
    Feature
    Remote Desktop Manager
    9.3
    47 Ratings
    Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection Manager (RDCMan)
    8.1
    3 Ratings
    Screen sharing10.024 Ratings6.72 Ratings
    File transfer9.731 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Instant message9.01 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Secure remote access with Smart Card authentication10.017 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Access to sleeping/powered-off computers8.75 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Over-the-Internet remote session8.841 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Initiate remote control from mobile10.023 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Remote management of servers & workstations10.045 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Remote Active Directory® management9.320 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Centralized management dashboard8.838 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Session record7.019 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Annotations10.026 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Monitoring and Alerts9.015 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Multi-platform remote control9.337 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    User Ratings
    Remote Desktop ManagerRDCMan
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.6
    (47 ratings)
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (7 ratings)
    8.3
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)