Honest IT Review.
July 09, 2024

Honest IT Review.

Lee Buie | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Parallels Remote Application Server (Parallels RAS)

We use Parallels to help facilitate remote connections to URLs and applications only hosted on our intranet.

Pros

  • Sandboxed Browsing.
  • Remote PC Connections.
  • SAML Integration.

Cons

  • O365 becomes problematic due to tokens and can only be fixed by directly signing into the server. Passthrough MFA functions would be excellent.
  • Ability to open Office files that are shared in hosted files shared with locally installed PC applications.
  • The ability for PC client configuration updates once connected to the remote store would be nice.
  • Reduced Licensing Costs moving from Citrix.
  • Improved support moving from Citrix.
Web GUI is very intuitive. The client app is a bit more complicated for our end users.
It takes a few days compared to many weeks to setup Citrix appropriately.
Less expensive. Better support. Better documentation. It's easier to set up.

Do you think Parallels Remote Application Server (Parallels RAS) delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Parallels Remote Application Server (Parallels RAS)'s feature set?

Yes

Did Parallels Remote Application Server (Parallels RAS) live up to sales and marketing promises?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of Parallels Remote Application Server (Parallels RAS) go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Parallels Remote Application Server (Parallels RAS) again?

Yes

It's great for hosting internal URLs and internal applications that don't require multiple calls to other servers. However, it's horrible for file shares, and the passthrough functions aren't quite there.

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