Azure Stack HCI vs. Azure Virtual Desktop

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Azure Stack HCI
Score 8.1 out of 10
N/A
Microsoft offers hyperconverged infrastructure solutions via Azure Stack HCI. Azure Stack HCI provides a variety of preferred hardware solutions for building a hybrid cloud infrastructure, allowing the user to run virtual machines on hyperconverged systems and use Windows Admin Center to connect to Azure for cloud services.
$29
per month
Azure Virtual Desktop
Score 8.4 out of 10
N/A
Azure Virtual Desktops are a comprehensive desktop and app virtualization service running in the cloud.N/A
Pricing
Azure Stack HCIAzure Virtual Desktop
Editions & Modules
Developer
$29.00
per month
Standard
$100.00
per month
Professional Direct
$1000.00
per month
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Azure Stack HCIAzure Virtual Desktop
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
Azure Stack HCIAzure Virtual Desktop
Best Alternatives
Azure Stack HCIAzure Virtual Desktop
Small Businesses
StarWind HCA
StarWind HCA
Score 9.2 out of 10

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Medium-sized Companies
StarWind HCA
StarWind HCA
Score 9.2 out of 10
Omnissa Horizon
Omnissa Horizon
Score 7.4 out of 10
Enterprises
Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure
Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure
Score 8.9 out of 10
Omnissa Horizon
Omnissa Horizon
Score 7.4 out of 10
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User Ratings
Azure Stack HCIAzure Virtual Desktop
Likelihood to Recommend
8.5
(2 ratings)
7.1
(17 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Azure Stack HCIAzure Virtual Desktop
Likelihood to Recommend
Microsoft
It will be effective for an organization that is planning to deploy the application on the cloud and as well as on-premise. Organizations planning to work on hybrid-based can go for it blindly If looking for security it's an ultimate solution, being it is hybrid-based security is well enhanced.
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Microsoft
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
Microsoft
  • Azure Stack HCI operating system
  • Windows Admin Center
  • Hyper-V-based compute resources
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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
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Cons
Microsoft
  • Interruptions are there when the connection is low.
  • Improvement needed on Integration feature.
  • A lot of issues were faced while implementing.
  • Documentation should be clear and straightforward.
  • Improvement needed on Documentation.
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Microsoft
  • 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
Microsoft
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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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Alternatives Considered
Microsoft
We can deploy the application into windows and Linux virtual machines in the datacentre, Azure service. It provides the latest security, performance, and hybrid capabilities, which now include Azure Arc enablement and new management scenarios through the Azure portal. GPU enablement and maximizing performance of we can go virtual desktop infrastructure.
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Microsoft
They are all part of my company's environment.
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Return on Investment
Microsoft
  • The upside is the integration feature.
  • Pricing is a little higher.
  • When compared with another platform, Azure Stack HCI is performing/ functioning brilliantly.
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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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