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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Azure Virtual Desktop

    Score7.9 out of 10
    N/AAzure Virtual Desktops are a comprehensive desktop and app virtualization service running in the cloud.N/A

    Kasm Workspaces

    Score8.2 out of 10
    Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
    Streams workplace environments directly to a web browser, on any device and from any location. Workspaces is a solution for remote browser isolation (RBI), containerized application streaming (CAS), virtualized desktop infrastructure (VDI) and desktop as a service (DaaS) that provides a remote desktop and remote work solution for distributed workforces. The Workspaces platform provides enterprise-class orchestration, data loss prevention (DLP), and web streaming technology to…

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    Pricing
    Azure Virtual DesktopKasm Workspaces
    Editions & Modules
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    Workspaces Community
    $0
    per user
    Cloud Personal
    $5
    per month per user
    Workspaces Enterprise
    $10
    per user per month
    Cloud Teams
    $10
    per month per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Azure Virtual DesktopKasm Workspaces
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
    Additional Details—Kasm is available as low as $10/user/month for self-hosted or private/hybrid cloud and starting at $5/user/month for personal or $10/user/month for teams and enterprises.
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    16 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    14 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    16 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
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    User Ratings
    Azure Virtual DesktopKasm Workspaces
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.0
    (17 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Azure Virtual DesktopKasm Workspaces
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Microsoft
    Currently Azure Virtual Desktop enviroments are our first choice for all customers. Especially because most of our customers already have a M365 License which includes Azure Virtual Desktop usage. We deploy it for both RemoteApp and Full desktop solutions. This gives us the flexibility to "lift and shift" a specific workload of more legacy customers towards the cloud and provide them with a secure solution to use their apps in the cloud from anywhere.
    Incentivized
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    Kasm Technologies
    Kasm Workspaces is a good fit for when you need to provide home-based workers access to corporate information or application, but you don't want to provide full network access through a VPN connection. It works well for when you want to ensure that data cannot be taken out of the network or you want to allow non-company devices to be used to access internal resources.
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    Pros
    Microsoft
    • Better computing power
    • Configurable System and as per team needs configuration can be added or removed at ease
    • Internet Connectivity within the cloud system is way better than our home / office internet connections
    • No heating issues on personal machines, leaving all the worry on actual data center machines
    Incentivized
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    Kasm Technologies
    • Access from the web browser without having to install an agent or a VPN.
    • Can be used on personal devices since the data is not stored on the device.
    • No risk of data loss since the information never leaves the company network.
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    Cons
    Microsoft
    • Use the Azure portal, Windows Virtual Desktop PowerShell and REST interfaces to configure the host pools, create app groups, assign users, and publish resources.
    • Publish full desktop or individual remote apps from a single host pool, create individual app groups for different sets of users, or even assign users to multiple app groups to reduce the number of images.
    • As we manage our environment, we use built-in delegated access to assign roles and collect diagnostics to understand various configuration or user errors.
    • We use the new Diagnostics service to troubleshoot errors.
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    Kasm Technologies
    • Remote workers had to be familiarized with the browser-in-browser for web applications.
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    Usability
    Microsoft
    AVD has performed well for us and allowed us to migrate away from Citrix.
    Incentivized
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    Kasm Technologies
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    Support Rating
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Kasm Technologies
    The Kasm support team is always responsive to our questions. They interact with us directly, even as a small customer. They also notify us of software updates and check in on our usage of the software.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Microsoft
    I think that the cloud based [Azure] Windows Virtual Desktop is the future and sets the precedent for how these should be configured in the future. I've used cheap options and other more expensive options, but VD is the best when compared to Citrix or freeware. I would recommend it to anyone over these.
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    Kasm Technologies
    Kasm is alot more cost effective than Citrix or VMWare. We wanted an on-premise solution to provide remote access to our internal network resources. The Citrix and VMware solutions require significantly more hardware to run, since Kasm runs on a Linux server as containers and each of the images run as a small container. The licenses were significantly less expensive for Kasm too.
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    Return on Investment
    Microsoft
    • More people can work from home which is a positive contribution to company’s objective of promoting work life balance
    • Reduced building operating costs with more staff working from home
    • At any point in time
    • Significantly reduced loss of data if a
    • user loses or damages a work laptop
    Incentivized
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    Kasm Technologies
    • Increased productivity by enabling a remote workforce.
    • Allows work from any location or any device.
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