Top Azure Virtual Desktop Alternatives and Competitors
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Windows Virtual Desktop is a comprehensive desktop and app virtualization service running in the cloud. It’s the only virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) that delivers simplified management, multi-session Windows 10, optimizations for Office 365 ProPlus, and support for Remote Desktop Services (RDS) environments. Deploy and scale your Windows desktops and apps on Azure in minutes, and get built-in security and compliance features.
Common Features
Desktop Management | Device Support | Desktop Environment | Secure Connectivity | Multi Tenant Architecture | Outsourced Backend Administration | Bulk Patching and Updates | Billing Optimization and Management | Delivery Optimization | Integration with ITSM and ITAM Tools | Integration with Endpoint Management Tools | Integration with Security Management Tools | Integration with Event Monitoring Services | Per Unit Time Pricing
8.1
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+88
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59
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Best Alternatives and Competitors to Azure Virtual Desktop
Compare how Azure Virtual Desktop stacks up to the competition in the areas that matter most to real users to short list options that will best fit your business needs.
Amazon
Amazon WorkSpaces
8.4
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Score
+94
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56
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Compared to Azure Virtual Desktop, Amazon WorkSpaces is:
More Caring
More Transparent
More Reliable
Easier to Implement
More Inspiring
More Respectful
Amazon WorkSpaces is a managed, secure cloud desktop service. Amazon WorkSpaces can provision either Windows or Linux desktops in just a few minutes and quickly scale to provide thousands of desktops to workers across the globe. Amazon WorkSpaces helps eliminate the complexity in managing hardware inventory, OS versions and patches, and Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI), which helps simplify your desktop delivery strategy.
Omnissa
Omnissa Horizon
8.3
Composite
Score
+93
Emotional
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46
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Compared to Azure Virtual Desktop, Omnissa Horizon is:
Easier to Implement
Better at Integrating
More Caring
More Reliable
More Transparent
Better at Training
Elevate the digital workspace experience with efficient and highly secure delivery of virtual desktops and apps from on-premises to the cloud.
Cloudalize
Cloudalize Cloud Workstation
8.0
Composite
Score
+88
Emotional
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30
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Compared to Azure Virtual Desktop, Cloudalize Cloud Workstation is:
More Caring
More Respectful
More Transparent
More Efficient
Better at Support
Less Innovative
Cloudalize’s GPU-powered virtual desktops bring instant flexibility, mobility, speed of execution and ease of use to engineers, designers, architects, gamers and other computing-heavy users thanks to its Desktop-as-a-Service Platform MyGDaaS. Cloudalize creates vast new markets and a valuable distribution channel for GPU-intensive applications by turning any browser-enabled and internet-connected device into a powerful graphics workstation.
V2 Cloud
V2 Cloud
8.0
Composite
Score
+89
Emotional
Footprint
23
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Compared to Azure Virtual Desktop, V2 Cloud is:
Easier to Implement
More Transparent
Better at Training
Better at Support
Easier to Customize
Easier to Use
A fully customizable cloud desktop for businesses of all sizes.
Dizzion Inc
Frame
7.9
Composite
Score
+83
Emotional
Footprint
24
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Reviews Say
Compared to Azure Virtual Desktop, Frame is:
Easier to Implement
More Reliable
More Respectful
More Efficient
Better at Training
Worse at Support
Frame (formerly Nutanix Frame) enables our customers to simply and quickly deliver Windows and Linux apps and desktops to users globally using any device with a browser. With Frame's control plane hosted as a service, customers can deploy their Frame VMs on their public or private cloud of choice including AWS, Google Cloud Platform, IBM Cloud VPC, Microsoft Azure, and Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (AHV and NC2).
Citrix
Citrix DaaS
7.4
Composite
Score
+74
Emotional
Footprint
44
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Reviews Say
Compared to Azure Virtual Desktop, Citrix DaaS is:
Less Efficient
Less Inspiring
Less Respectful
Less Reliable
Less Innovative
Less Transparent
Create the most empowering employee experience possible. Across every device. On any network. Employees get the same secure, virtual experience across operating systems. You manage it all in a single console.
Xtium
XTIUM DaaS
7.0
Composite
Score
+76
Emotional
Footprint
20
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Compared to Azure Virtual Desktop, XTIUM DaaS is:
Less Efficient
Less Reliable
Less Inspiring
Less Respectful
Less Caring
Worse at Support
Desktop as a Service (DaaS) frees businesses from the endless cycle of purchasing, supporting, upgrading and ultimately replacing local PCs by providing an untethered “virtual” workspace that can be accessed from anywhere, at any time, on nearly any device. Moreover, customers and end users can control their DaaS environment via a self-service web portal.
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