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Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection Manager (RDCMan) vs. MobaXTerm

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Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection Manager (RDCMan)

49 Reviews and Ratings

MobaXTerm

17 Reviews and Ratings

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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    MobaXTerm

    Score9.6 out of 10
    		N/AMobaXterm is presented as an enhanced terminal for Windows with X11 server, tabbed SSH client, and network tools. From this console window, users can run any Unix commands need: ls, cd, grep, awk, tail, cut, sed, wget, rsync, telnet, ssh, rlogin, rsh, etc.

    $69

    one-time fee per user

    Pricing
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    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    RDCManMobaXTerm
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Microsoft
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    Mobatek
    Oleg Liski
    Web Artisan in Information Technology at Artisansoft Oy (Information Technology & Services, 1-10 employees)
    Chose MobaXTerm
    The biggest advantage of MobaXTerm against others is ability to group servers in folders (according to the client, for example) and feature that allows you to connect to all kinds of servers: SSH, SFTP, RDP, WSL,

    Also, it is relatively cheap.
    Incentivized
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    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
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    Remote Administration
    Comparison of Remote Administration features of Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection Manager (RDCMan) and MobaXTerm
    Feature
    Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection Manager (RDCMan)
    8.1
    3 Ratings
    MobaXTerm
    9.0
    5 Ratings
    Screen sharing6.72 Ratings9.53 Ratings
    File transfer10.03 Ratings9.55 Ratings
    Instant message9.01 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Secure remote access with Smart Card authentication5.01 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Access to sleeping/powered-off computers7.01 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Over-the-Internet remote session10.03 Ratings9.34 Ratings
    Initiate remote control from mobile10.02 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Remote management of servers & workstations10.03 Ratings9.55 Ratings
    Remote Active Directory® management8.01 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Centralized management dashboard8.01 Ratings9.33 Ratings
    Session record7.01 Ratings9.04 Ratings
    Annotations8.01 Ratings8.52 Ratings
    Monitoring and Alerts7.01 Ratings8.52 Ratings
    Multi-platform remote control8.01 Ratings9.33 Ratings
    User Ratings
    RDCManMobaXTerm
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    9.8
    (5 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.5
    (4 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.3
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)