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Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection Manager (RDCMan) vs. mRemoteNG

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    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

    mRemoteNG

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/AmRemoteNG is a fork of mRemote, an open source, tabbed, multi-protocol, remote connections manager.N/A
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    RDCManmRemoteNG
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    RDCManmRemoteNG
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    RDCManmRemoteNG
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    Open Source
    Chose mRemoteNG
    Every now and then I do look to see if there is any other software that can bring together multiple remote access protocols in a single interface that can contain multiple connections to remote devices with image scaling to mage use of a windowed interface and have yet to find …
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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
    RDCManmRemoteNG
    Remote Administration
    Comparison of Remote Administration features of Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection Manager (RDCMan) and mRemoteNG
    Feature
    Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection Manager (RDCMan)
    8.1
    3 Ratings
    mRemoteNG
    7.9
    5 Ratings
    Screen sharing6.72 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    File transfer10.03 Ratings5.13 Ratings
    Instant message9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Secure remote access with Smart Card authentication5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Access to sleeping/powered-off computers7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Over-the-Internet remote session10.03 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Initiate remote control from mobile10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Remote management of servers & workstations10.03 Ratings10.05 Ratings
    Remote Active Directory® management8.01 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Centralized management dashboard8.01 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Session record7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Annotations8.01 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Monitoring and Alerts7.01 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Multi-platform remote control8.01 Ratings5.55 Ratings
    User Ratings
    RDCManmRemoteNG
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    8.5
    (5 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.5
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.3
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)