Microsoft RDS vs GO-Global

The RDS Alternative That Helps You Attract and Retain Customers

Microsoft RDS’ performance issues push users to churn. GO-Global helps independent software vendors impress and keep customers for the long-term. All while reducing complexity and saving money.

(Our users) like GO-Global so much more than RDS! They have fewer installation issues, GO-Global takes up far less space on their machines, and application performance is better.”

Rodrigo Loures

IT Manager - Alterdata

Read Their Story

App Performance Shouldn't Drive Your
Users Away

We often hear this from clients moving from RDS to GO-Global:

Users have to install other tools to run our app on RDS

Users can’t print without clunky workarounds

RDS takes a lot of computing resources relative to the number of users

RDS requires an additional license for each user, which makes it unaffordable

RDS open-source protocols have security weaknesses

RDS architecture makes it difficult to diagnose and fix user issues

App Performance Shouldn't Scare Your Users Away - GO-Global

Deliver Your Windows® Application as a Native Web App That Delights Users

GO-Global is built for software vendors that need to grow user acquisition and keep customers happy.

Deliver only your application — not a full desktop - GO-Global
Deliver only your application — not a full desktop
Built for end users, not employees - GO-Global
Built for end users, not employees
Cut Licensing & Management Costs - GO-Global
Save at least 40% vs RDS on license and management costs
RDS vs GO-Global

With GO-Global, Users and IT Get a Better Experience

Citrix Takes Forever to Load Your App - GO-Global

RDS Makes Users Wait…and Wait

RDS loads the full user profile before opening your app.

RDS’ Logo Shows Up Before Yours - GO-Global

RDS’ Logo Shows Up Before Yours

Users need to log on to RDS before seeing your brand, adding confusion to how they perceive your company.

Citrix Makes Printing a Nightmare - GO-Global

RDS Makes Printing a Nightmare

Print drivers often don’t work or need to be updated. Users resort to workarounds like taking screenshots or asking a co-worker to print a document for them.

RDS vs GO-Global

Spend Less Time & Money to Deliver Your App

Citrix Charges You for Named Users - GO-Global

RDS Charges You for Named Users

Even if hundreds or thousands of your users rarely log in to your app, you’re still required to pay for them.

You Pay for CALs on Top of Citrix’s Licenses - GO-Global

RDS Makes You Pay for Multiple Licenses

For RDS to work, you need to purchase an additional license for each of your named users, multiplying your spend.

Citrix Is Costly to Set Up and Scale - GO-Global

RDS Is Costly to Set Up and Scale

RDS’ complexity makes it expensive to implement, manage, and support, requiring Sys Admins with RDS expertise.

RDS is Notoriously Inefficient - GO-Global

RDS is Notoriously Inefficient

RDS inefficiency forces IT to add servers and additional support team members in order to scale, making growth costly.

We run GO-Global on the same servers we used to run RDS, but instead of supporting 5,000 users, we now support 15,000 – and have not needed to add servers because GO-Global is so efficient…Instead of using two full-time technicians to manage RDS services for 5,000 users, with GO-Global we have one full-time technician managing 15,000 users.”

Rodrigo Lourdes

IT Manager, Alterdata

RDS vs GO-Global

Create an App Experience Users Will Love with GO-Global

RDS
Branding
RDS-first
Users log on to RDS before seeing your brand
Logon speed
Up to minutes
Takes forever or fails with slow internet connection
App performance
Slow
Performance issues with lower bandwidth connections
User management
Managed
Users and licenses are managed by your team
Session reconnect
Unstable
Users need to reconnect after a network outage
Printing
Limited
Users may need to update drivers or find workarounds
Copy-paste
Limited
Won’t always work between virtual and local apps
RDS
Branding
RDS-first
Users log on to RDS before seeing your brand
Logon speed
Up to minutes
Takes forever or fails with slow internet connection
App performance
Slow
Performance issues with lower bandwidth connections
User management
Managed
Users and licenses are managed by your team
Session reconnect
Unstable
Users need to reconnect after a network outage
Printing
Limited
Users may need to update drivers or find workarounds
Copy-paste
Limited
Won’t always work between virtual and local apps
Branding
Logon speed
App performance
User management
Session reconnect
Printing
Copy-paste
RDS vs GO-Global

Save on Licensing, Implementation, and Support When You Choose GO-Global

RDS
Remote Desktop Functionality
Pay per user
User count
Named
Pay for every single user with access to your application
Install & set up
Costly implementation
Requires painstaking and lengthy setup
Maintenance efforts
Intensive
High complexity & time-consuming management tasks
Support costs
Intensive
Support tickets related to printing, slow logons, corrupted user profiles, etc.
Scalability
Limited
The more you grow, the more servers and people you need
RDS
CALs
Pay per user
User count
Named
Pay for every single user with access to your application
Install & set up
Costly implementation
Requires painstaking and lengthy setup
Maintenance efforts
Intensive
High complexity & time-consuming management tasks
Support costs
Intensive
Support tickets related to printing, slow logons, corrupted user profiles, etc.
Scalability
Limited
The more you grow, the more servers and people you need
CALs
User count
Install & set up
Maintenance efforts
Support costs
Scalability
RDS vs GO-Global

GO-Global Lets You Choose Your Cloud Provider and Lower Maintenance Costs

RDS
Cloud provider
Preference for Azure
Could get locked in a long-term contract with Microsoft
RDS
Cloud provider
Preference for Azure
Could get locked in a long-term contract with Microsoft
Cloud provider
RDS vs GO-Global

See How Much You Could Save vs RDS

Get an estimate of your rates without paying for unnecessary users.

How Many End Users Do You Have, in Total?
10,000
25
25,000
On Average, What Percentage of Those Users Are Logged In at the Same Time?
What’s Your Current Pricing With RDS?
$
50,000
/mo
0
100K
Your Savings!
Your GO-Global Pricing
$8,250
/mo
Savings vs RDS
$41,750
/mo*

*Estimated savings on licensing fees. Not included: GO-Global savings on server resources and reduced expenses on management and support.

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