Try our new research platform with insights from 80,000+ expert users

Kaseya VSA vs Microsoft Remote Desktop Services comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive Summary

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

ROI

Sentiment score
6.5
Kaseya VSA is efficient and cost-saving for many, but some users cite inefficiencies and lack expected financial returns.
Sentiment score
6.5
Users appreciate Microsoft Remote Desktop Services for efficiency and remote work but have concerns about its ROI and cost.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
5.6
Kaseya VSA customer service is responsive for high-priority tickets but experiences delays and inefficiencies with lower-priority issues.
Sentiment score
5.1
Users have mixed experiences with Microsoft Remote Desktop Services support, with premier support offering better assistance and response time improvement needed.
The customer service provides a fast response.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.2
Kaseya VSA is scalable with fast onboarding but struggles with enterprise demands and on-premises hardware limitations.
Sentiment score
7.1
Microsoft Remote Desktop Services is scalable and reliable, with positive feedback on auto-scaling, despite hardware and network concerns.
My impression is that most of the solutions, especially today, make sense for large corporations with 2000 seats or more.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
6.7
Kaseya VSA's stability varies; some face downtimes, connectivity issues, and unresolved support challenges, with performance affected by infrastructure.
Sentiment score
7.8
Microsoft Remote Desktop Services is stable and reliable, performing well with proper setup and hardware, earning high user ratings.
 

Room For Improvement

Kaseya VSA needs a more user-friendly interface, better security, improved support, and enhanced integration with systems and applications.
Microsoft Remote Desktop Services struggles with setup, integration, security, pricing, and usability across networks and devices.
It should be easier to create a template and duplicate users.
 

Setup Cost

Kaseya VSA offers competitive pricing with discounts, flexible agreements, and regional disparities, but contracts are sometimes considered costly.
Microsoft Remote Desktop Services offers flexible, competitive pricing bundled with broader licenses, enhancing value but posing complexity for some users.
It's always expensive for the customer.
These licenses are not cheap, as they add up in cost.
 

Valuable Features

Kaseya VSA offers valuable remote management, automation, security features, and ease of use, enhancing efficiency and reducing complexity.
Microsoft Remote Desktop Services offers secure, scalable remote access, supporting centralized management, file transfers, and multi-screen capabilities for enhanced productivity.
Regarding the patching and software management, for me, it's the best path.
A valuable feature of Microsoft Remote Desktop Services is its native integration with Microsoft platforms.
 

Categories and Ranking

Kaseya VSA
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
4.6
Number of Reviews
32
Ranking in other categories
Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) (2nd), Patch Management (8th)
Microsoft Remote Desktop Se...
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
79
Ranking in other categories
Remote Access (2nd), Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) (5th)
 

Mindshare comparison

Kaseya VSA and Microsoft Remote Desktop Services aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Kaseya VSA is designed for Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) and holds a mindshare of 9.0%, down 9.7% compared to last year.
Microsoft Remote Desktop Services, on the other hand, focuses on Remote Access, holds 10.5% mindshare, down 14.6% since last year.
Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM)
Remote Access
 

Featured Reviews

Ben Blissett - PeerSpot reviewer
Broken from the beginning and never functioned as anticipated
They had a major issue that resulted at one point (the straw that broke the camel's back for us, although we'd been fighting with support for months by that point in time) in which every Kaseya VSA customer was offline for two weeks. This vulnerability pushed us over the edge. It never functioned as intended. If it functioned as it was supposed to, it would've been fantastic. However, the previous solution we used just performed reliably and so much better. I can't say that there was anything positive about my experience. The intent of the software, other than integrations, is to be able to just make an anytime secure direct connection to an endpoint. However, whenever we would connect, at least half the time, it would not record keystrokes properly, no matter what system we connected from. So if you're trying to enter a password, there'd be 2-3 seconds' latency in the response and then it would just spew out a bunch of letters and numbers you didn't type in. You would just try, try, try again to type in something, and just half the time it worked, half the time it didn't. If you brought up more than three or four endpoints simultaneously, it never worked. It was a major point of contention for us. For us, at least, it just didn't work. It just was broken. Scripting didn't fire, reports didn't come back, and monitoring wasn't there. A server goes down or a router goes offline, no notification. Stuff like that. Bush league.
Terje Romen - PeerSpot reviewer
Accessing the same desktop experience from anywhere but user template creation needs improvement
Mostly we are quite happy with it. However, some of us want a more powerful desktop. When not present, we use a remote tool called Splashtop, which is a good solution for some users. We have about ten licenses for those who need a powerful workstation at the office. We have not used many different tools. We are never in contact with Microsoft. These are quite basic configurations, to be honest. It's not complicated. AI is coming to or is already in some applications we are using. Not system-wise, however, it might be good. I'd rate the solution seven out of ten. It's quite good, yet certainly not perfect.
report
Use our free recommendation engine to learn which Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) solutions are best for your needs.
851,604 professionals have used our research since 2012.
 

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
14%
Healthcare Company
7%
Educational Organization
6%
Financial Services Firm
6%
Computer Software Company
13%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Government
9%
Financial Services Firm
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Kaseya VSA?
The most valuable feature of Kaseya VSA is the ability to control laptops remotely.
What needs improvement with Kaseya VSA?
The network monitoring module today is not the best one. If it can improve, it would be better.
What is your primary use case for Kaseya VSA?
We are a reseller. I am conducting some research since we are a vendor for the Kaseya solution.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Microsoft Remote Desktop Services?
I've never had an issue with it. I've always thought the pricing for RDS was reasonable.
What needs improvement with Microsoft Remote Desktop Services?
We would like configuration to be automatic and the price to be close to zero, however, that's not realistic. Everyone wants to join some kind of cloud service today. We have decided to keep our ER...
 

Also Known As

No data available
Remote Desktop Services
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Sage UK, MSP, CodeBlue Ltd, Connect Work Place Solutions, All Covered, 501cTech, Chairo Christian School, Green Duck
Bank Alfalah Ltd.
Find out what your peers are saying about NinjaOne, Kaseya, TeamViewer and others in Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM). Updated: May 2025.
851,604 professionals have used our research since 2012.