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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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.
VMware, Inc.
VMware Horizon Cloud
8.4
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+90
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41
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Compared to Azure Virtual Desktop, VMware Horizon Cloud is:
Easier to Implement
Better at Training
More Transparent
More Reliable
Better at Integrating
Easier to Customize
Delivers enterprise-class virtual desktops and applications from Microsoft Azure and adds incredible value above and beyond Azure Virtual Desktop.
Cloudalize
Cloudalize Cloud Workstation
7.9
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+87
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12
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Compared to Azure Virtual Desktop, Cloudalize Cloud Workstation is:
More Transparent
More Respectful
Better at Support
Easier to Implement
Less Innovative
Less Inspiring
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.
Amazon
Amazon WorkSpaces
7.8
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+89
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38
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Compared to Azure Virtual Desktop, Amazon WorkSpaces is:
More Inspiring
More Caring
More Reliable
More Efficient
Easier to Implement
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.
Evolve IP
Evolve IP Desktop as a Service
7.7
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+86
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Compared to Azure Virtual Desktop, Evolve IP Desktop as a Service is:
More Transparent
More Innovative
Easier to Implement
Less Efficient
Less Caring
Less Reliable
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.
V2 Cloud Solutions, Inc.
V2 Cloud
7.5
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Score
+75
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12
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Compared to Azure Virtual Desktop, V2 Cloud is:
Easier to Customize
Less Efficient
Less Caring
Less Respectful
Less Innovative
Less Inspiring
A fully customizable cloud desktop for businesses of all sizes.
Citrix Systems
Citrix DaaS
7.3
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+82
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35
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Compared to Azure Virtual Desktop, Citrix DaaS is:
Less Respectful
Less Reliable
Less Transparent
Less Efficient
Worse at Integrating
Less Inspiring
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.
