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At a Glance
PuTTY
PuTTY
Star Rating
(347)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (45.8% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Remote Desktop Services
Remote Desktop Services
Star Rating
(139)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (33.3% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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PuTTY vs Remote Desktop Services

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Remote Desktop Services easier to use and do business with overall. However, reviewers preferred the ease of set up with PuTTY, along with administration.

  • Reviewers felt that Remote Desktop Services meets the needs of their business better than PuTTY.
  • When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Remote Desktop Services is the preferred option.
  • For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Remote Desktop Services over PuTTY.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
PuTTY
No pricing available
Remote Desktop Services
No pricing available
Free Trial
PuTTY
No trial information available
Remote Desktop Services
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.9
321
9.1
133
Ease of Use
8.9
321
9.1
133
Ease of Setup
9.3
83
8.8
39
Ease of Admin
9.2
80
8.9
38
Quality of Support
8.0
232
8.4
96
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.9
61
9.1
33
Product Direction (% positive)
7.8
315
8.2
131
Features by Category
8.2
1,687
Not enough data
Performance
8.1
128
Not enough data
8.6
154
Not enough data
8.3
159
Not enough data
Operating System
9.0
142
Not enough data
9.0
152
Not enough data
8.2
99
Not enough data
8.6
23
Not enough data
User Interface
8.4
157
Not enough data
7.8
148
Not enough data
8.5
153
Not enough data
9.0
155
Not enough data
Licensing
7.7
21
Not enough data
7.5
20
Not enough data
7.8
23
Not enough data
7.3
21
Not enough data
Security
8.0
23
Not enough data
8.8
22
Not enough data
8.7
25
Not enough data
7.5
21
Not enough data
Functionality
7.6
20
Not enough data
8.4
21
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.5
663
Administration
Not enough data
8.8
53
Not enough data
8.5
49
Not enough data
8.5
50
Not enough data
8.4
42
Not enough data
8.4
44
Not enough data
8.0
47
Not enough data
8.9
54
Platform
Not enough data
9.1
50
Not enough data
8.0
35
Not enough data
8.7
51
Not enough data
9.0
56
Security
Not enough data
8.1
42
Not enough data
8.5
48
Not enough data
8.0
42
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
PuTTY
PuTTY
Remote Desktop Services
Remote Desktop Services
PuTTY and Remote Desktop Services share no categories
Unique Categories
PuTTY
PuTTY is categorized as Terminal Emulator
Remote Desktop Services
Remote Desktop Services is categorized as Remote Desktop
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
PuTTY
PuTTY
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
26.3%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
27.8%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
45.8%
Remote Desktop Services
Remote Desktop Services
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
33.3%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
33.3%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
33.3%
Reviewers' Industry
PuTTY
PuTTY
Information Technology and Services
33.5%
Computer Software
14.8%
Telecommunications
6.5%
Computer Networking
4.2%
Computer & Network Security
4.2%
Other
36.8%
Remote Desktop Services
Remote Desktop Services
Information Technology and Services
15.9%
Computer Software
10.9%
Computer Networking
8.0%
Computer & Network Security
5.8%
Non-Profit Organization Management
5.1%
Other
54.3%
Most Helpful Reviews
PuTTY
PuTTY
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Tapan J.
TJ
Tapan J.
Verified User in Marketing and Advertising

It lets you connect any machine to any remote machine.Also there is no option to remember your password which makes it more safe so that other people are not able to temper with your jobs.It is highly configurable and also able to perform secure file...

Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User
G
Verified User in Mental Health Care

Often times the servers are unavailable and connection is lost which stops me from accessing certain systems.

Remote Desktop Services
Remote Desktop Services
Most Helpful Favorable Review
CC
Cristina C.
Verified User in Computer & Network Security

It just works, it doesn't matter if the remote machine is MacOSX, Windows or Linux, the Machine works flawlessly as it should be.

Most Helpful Critical Review
Poorna C.
PC
Poorna C.
Verified User in Accounting

1. Takes 3-4 tries to login despite having a very reliable internet 2. You only get 1/10th of bandwidth in remote desktop however it works well in terms of speed. It becomes difficult for those who do not have a strong network (less than 5mbps) 3. Several...

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Discussions
PuTTY
PuTTY Discussions
how can i save password for the session in putty
5 comments
Mandar P.
MP
Yes you can save with or without passwordRead more
I am wondering about using putty for a few purposes, can you help?
1 comment
Taher A.
TA
PuTTY is primarily designed as an SSH client and terminal emulator, so it may not be the ideal tool for your specific requirements with the TS7200 and ESP-32...Read more
Kindly help me in understanding SSH port Forwarding which is in Putty as Tunnel
1 comment
Taher A.
TA
Certainly! I'll guide you through the process of configuring each type of port forwarding in PuTTY with examples for better understanding. Let's start with...Read more
Remote Desktop Services
Remote Desktop Services Discussions
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