There are dozens of Heritage RR vs. Ruger SS threads out there.The fact is that they all seem to focus on the wrong things. The RR at its $200 price point is never going to be the equal of Ruger SS.
However, nobody would say that a basic Henry is of the same quality as a Marlin 39 or Winchester 9422. Yet, people clearly love their Henry rifles. What people are really asking when they compare the RR to the SS is "does fill a Single Action Army shaped hole in your gun safe as well as a Henry fills a classic lever action hole?"
If you go by youtube reviews/videos the answer seems to be yes. If you go by forum posts the answer seems to be no.
Of course everybody would love to be able to go out into the woods carrying a 1950s Marlin 39a, A 1960s ruger single six, and an authentic Bob Loveless Skinner. However, it is much more affordable go with a brand new Rough Rider, Henry, and Buck Ranger Skinner. In fact, you could probably get ALL THREE of the second group for the price of any ONE of the first group.
My experience with the rough rider is its a good entry level firearm and is a good value for its price. It is not a gun you are going to pass down to your grandkids. However, it would be a reasonable gun to by for a grandkids birthday. That sort of difference is not going to be acceptable to some people, and to others its not going to be important at all.
One other thing: Having seen a lot of these threads it seems like a lot of people say "you can get a used single six for the same price!" That may have been true before the explosion of gunbroker and internet sales. However, it isn't true now. A used Single Six in good condition is going to fetch 300 dollars if it has the transfer bar and $350-$400 if it doesn't. If you get a $200 single six it probably needs to be reblued, or has damaged grips, or has rust. Fixing such a gun will cost you...$150-200 dollars! Gunbroker appears to have leveled the price of just about everything nationwide. A LGS used to eventually decide that it was worth letting that used single six that had been on the shelf for a year and a half go for $250 but now they can just cross list on gun broker and get the prevailing national rate. If you can find a magic deal on a single six you should jump on it. However, its likely it will take you months or even years to get it. Knowing that, maybe a cheap Heritage RR to tide you over until you get the once in a lifetime price.