Ace Cloud VDI vs. Azure Virtual Desktop

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Ace Cloud VDI
Score 10.0 out of 10
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Ace Cloud Hosting provides fully managed cloud-hosted Virtual Desktops and Desktop as a Service (DaaS) to clients globally. Its hosted VDI solutions like DaaS and WaaS are structured to provide users flexibility, device mobility, HIPPA compliant security, and data safety in nominal monthly subscriptions. ACE is partnered with VMware and Citrix to offer desktop and app VDI solutions. ACE offers a free consultation with its IT team, and a free trial.N/A
Azure Virtual Desktop
Score 7.9 out of 10
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Azure Virtual Desktops are a comprehensive desktop and app virtualization service running in the cloud.N/A
Pricing
Ace Cloud VDIAzure Virtual Desktop
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Ace Cloud VDIAzure Virtual Desktop
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
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Considered Both Products
Ace Cloud VDI
Chose Ace Cloud VDI
We selected Ace as they provide better quality services at a very cheaper rate and the other reason is you can expect round the clock support from their IT team.
Chose Ace Cloud VDI
Ace Cloud Hosting is the best cloud service we have ever used. It has been the best service provider. The services offered by them are no match and top tier. The VDI service of them is the best service they provide. Their support is 24*7 available and good response from the team
Chose Ace Cloud VDI
We selected Ace Cloud Hosting as it has been serving the clients for 14+ years all around the globe. Ace Cloud Hosting has 24*7 customer support available and every time I or any of my team members had any difficulties using the product they were able to solve instantly.
Chose Ace Cloud VDI
Ace Cloud Hosting has an easier onboarding process, is less expensive, and has less issues and downtime than any competitors I have used.
Azure Virtual Desktop
Chose Azure Virtual Desktop
functionality & pricing.
Chose Azure Virtual Desktop
The most important reason to select the Azure Virtual Desktop solution for our client was the cloud infrastructure. We had already switched the Azure Active Directory with many other Servers as Virtual Machines in the Azure platform as well as total Office 365 implementation. …
Chose Azure Virtual Desktop
This is primary virtualization tool I have used. Have experience with VMWare suite and this has similar features and ease of use. Pricing was slightly lower and one of the factors. We also use Azure for our M365 deployment and was a easier carry over to stay in the Microsoft …
Chose Azure Virtual Desktop
The above-mentioned are only single-purpose software and no doubt they do the job but, AVD itself is a whole suit of services. easy use of UI makes it a greater choice among others. the best thing about AVD is the ability to let multiple users connect rather than one instance …
Chose Azure Virtual Desktop
We also tested Nutanix Frame and VMware Horizon Cloud, but it turned out that using Nerdio together with Azure Virtual Desktop is the best combination that is saving us a lot of time (for setup, configuration, and management), but also with this combination we are also saving a …
Chose Azure Virtual Desktop
I have not used any other services similar to Azure Virtual Desktop. I have only seen demos and videos but have not tried them or tried implementing them into our environment at the office. I know there are plenty of options available but security is our biggest concern to us
Chose Azure Virtual Desktop
We moved most of our workflow to Microsoft Azure and it is wise to choose AVD and It very well suits for virtual environment requirements and application access.
Chose Azure Virtual Desktop
It is better manageability of the resources to reduce the cost. Easy to configure the virtual desktop and access anywhere at any time. Autoscale up the VM on high demands time and then reduce it automatically. Azure Virtual Desktop provides the best security to our application …
Chose Azure Virtual Desktop
All exploring options for virtual desktops, Azure Windows Virtual Desktop, has a significant advantage with ease of use as most users are familiar with the windows operating system. This makes it possible for any user to do their best work, and with Azure Windows Virtual …
Chose Azure Virtual Desktop
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 …
Chose Azure Virtual Desktop
Azure lab services is excellent for small scale classes but once you reach a particular density or need to serve entire school or district level resources you need to move into WVD.
Chose Azure Virtual Desktop
For us Parallels RAS is still more a "onpremise" solution, with Azure Virtual Desktop we can really leverage the power of the cloud.
We can spin up additional hosts if the load is too high and spin down hosts in the night to cut costs. Not being bound to onpremise hardware makes …
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Enterprises
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User Ratings
Ace Cloud VDIAzure Virtual Desktop
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User Testimonials
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Likelihood to Recommend
I appreciate that a backup of my data is regularly updated and stored at more than one location in the U.S. One
of our employees got a new computer about a month after we started using Act
Cloud Hosting, and the employee simply contacted tech support and they helped
her get her new computer connected to the server and she was back working in a
very short time. And I appreciate that they have always followed up after a tech support request to make sure that I am satisfied.
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  1. Users with older machines and when the IT department is facing the crunch in procuring the actual system due to ongoing pandemic.
  2. Users with more computing power can use these machines, which can work at better speeds and give out better results and faster speed.
  3. If the end user internet is not perfect that is it is low speed or ping then it is not recommended to use these systems
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Pros
  • They are quick to set up the server
  • They asked all the right questions the first time.
  • They are helpful on their documentation and allowing us to train on using the system.
  • They sent detailed email on how to log in and use the system.
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  • You can publish as many host pools as you need to accommodate your diverse workloads
  • Brings your own image for production workloads or test from the Azure Gallery
  • Reduces costs with pooled, multi-session resources.
  • With the new Windows 10 Enterprise multi-session capability exclusive to Windows Virtual Desktop and Remote Desktop Session Host (RDSH) role on Windows Server, you can greatly reduce the number of virtual machines and operating system (OS) overhead while still providing the same resources to your users.
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Cons
  • Centralization of communication. My experience tells me that there are people initiating emails without the knowledge and the status of the progress with the installation
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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
It was a savior and I had no issues that were not easily resolved. There was always someone there no matter what time. It was easy to use and most important it saved me tons of money and time. It just was a great decision to use there product and services.
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AVD has performed well for us and allowed us to migrate away from Citrix.
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Alternatives Considered
We selected Ace Cloud Hosting as it has been serving the clients for 14+ years all around the globe. Ace Cloud Hosting has 24*7 customer support available and every time I or any of my team members had any difficulties using the product they were able to solve instantly.
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For us Parallels RAS is still more a "onpremise" solution, with Azure Virtual Desktop we can really leverage the power of the cloud. We can spin up additional hosts if the load is too high and spin down hosts in the night to cut costs. Not being bound to onpremise hardware makes this extremely flexible. Seeing as most of our customers already have a M365 license that includes Azure Virtual Desktop licensing it doesn't cost us additional CAL's for Parallels RAS
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Return on Investment
  • Saved me two extra users to QuickBooks which prices kept increasing for Accountants with Payroll.
  • It allowed me to focus on tax returns which my billable hours are more then data entry and not have to stop in QuickBooks for someone to use my computer.
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  • 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
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