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    Amazon WorkSpaces

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/AAmazon WorkSpaces is a managed, secure cloud desktop service. Amazon WorkSpaces removes the complexity in managing hardware inventory, OS versions and patches, and Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI).

    $21

    per month

    Azure Virtual Desktop

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/AAzure Virtual Desktops are a comprehensive desktop and app virtualization service running in the cloud.N/A
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    Amazon WorkSpacesAzure Virtual Desktop
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    Starting Price
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    Maximum Price
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    Free Trial
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    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Amazon WorkSpacesAzure Virtual Desktop
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    Amazon AWS
    Chose Amazon WorkSpaces
    WorkSpaces (VDI) is a much more robust solution that competitor offerings when considering scalability and security. Amazon WorkSpaces has a substantial free tier to explore if this is the right solution for your project without purchasing other solutions. Considering this, …
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    functionality & pricing.
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    User Ratings
    Amazon WorkSpacesAzure Virtual Desktop
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (7 ratings)
    8.2
    (20 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.7
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    Support Rating
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    User Testimonials
    Amazon WorkSpacesAzure Virtual Desktop
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Amazon AWS
    With a substantial free tier, AWS is a solution for fast, reliable and secure access to tools and workflows for any project. AWS is still the most intimidating cloud solution to approach. While there is no shortage to power and solutions, it is not for the faint of heart. It is easy to get lost while using AWS though the solution is there. Amazon WorkSpaces (VDI) requires an IT manager with experience deploying applications and building databases. Comparably, Parallels is a much easier UI to navigate, along with many open source and free options.
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    1. Overall we had excellent cost reduction after migrating from Citrix. We no longer need per-user CALs, and can scale our environment down to match usage. 2. Since the hosts are in Azure, Multi-session Windows 11 is fantastic. 3. Ability to Scale up to meet usage has saved us during several critical outages.
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    Pros
    Amazon AWS
    • Quick, clean access to the VDI images.
    • Easy provisioning of images to use based on multiple criteria.
    • Integrating with our other products (AV/AM, productivity, etc.).
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    • 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
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    Cons
    Amazon AWS
    • Copy and paste does not work well
    • The performance is degraded during the day being slow at the end of the journey
    • Some user interface issues displaying the page
    • Sometimes when I type a word a letter is pasted many [times]
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    • While it is PaaS it would be nice to have some monitoring insights into some parts of the offering
    • Migrating user sessions from one host to another (to be able to downscale) would be awesome
    • It would be nice to have a more seamless deployment of FSLogix in a AVD Enviroment
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    Usability
    Amazon AWS
    For its Primary purpose in our organization, providing developers and testers a clean, isolated and configurable environments which saves hours. The usability is nearly perfect. Usability is only suffering when user is into more intensive task like any kind of graphic works. At that time user is not experiencing the smoothness like a local machine
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    Microsoft
    Stability and latency complaints are common, but not experienced by all users. A drop in overall productivity can be seen in contributors who rely on a lot of copy-pasting for editing, so some such commands are not instantaneous. Set up is intuitive and the tool is simple enough. It was quick to adopt and stick to.
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    Support Rating
    Amazon AWS
    AWS support in general is pretty good, and WorkSpaces is no exception. We haven't had too much need for support but on the occasion we have, they've been quick to respond and helpful. Our issues have been resolved rapidly.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Amazon AWS
    Cisco AnyConnect is a VPN client and using a VPN can reduce the internet speed. It is not quite reliable as workspaces. Cisco AnyConnect is not at all optimised for linux machines. They suffer a lot from crashing and loss of internet speed. Workspaces works quite well even on linux machines
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    Microsoft
    They are all part of my company's environment.
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    Return on Investment
    Amazon AWS
    • Faster project deliverables
    • Security of our database
    • Have complete control over virtual networking
    • Vds Lagging issues at times due to heavy usage
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    Microsoft
    • Generally, Positive so far. From business objectives, we covered security, scalability and efficiency but implementing AVD.
    • User are able to work securely from anywhere and support hybrid model as well.
    • however, ongoing attention require to make sure you are not over sizing the host pools and cost remain in expected budget.
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