AppsAnywhere vs. Azure Virtual Desktop

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
AppsAnywhere
Score 9.8 out of 10
Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
AppsAnywhere is a software delivery platform that gives students and staff access to the software they need to get their work done wherever they are, both on and off campus. Boasting more than 2 million students at over 200 universities and colleges worldwide, the vendor states AppsAnywhere improves student outcomes by making software available on any device, including BYOD, thanks to their unique approach to virtualization. Used by higher ed institutions, including University…N/A
Azure Virtual Desktop
Score 7.9 out of 10
N/A
Azure Virtual Desktops are a comprehensive desktop and app virtualization service running in the cloud.N/A
Pricing
AppsAnywhereAzure Virtual Desktop
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
AppsAnywhereAzure Virtual Desktop
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
AppsAnywhereAzure Virtual Desktop
Considered Both Products
AppsAnywhere
Chose AppsAnywhere
I recently had the opportunity to compare AppsAnywhere with Oracle VM, Amazon Workspaces, and Kasm Workspaces. I found that AppsAnywhere was the most intuitive and easiest to use out of the four, and it also had the best customer support. Its powerful cloud-based technology …
Chose AppsAnywhere
The AppsAnywhere team is very quick in setting up things and also having everything in a single place. The bundle of the apps can be easily configured as the documentation is also very straightforward while setting up things and also having the team to work accordingly …
Chose AppsAnywhere
the only other way of providing students access to specialised software wherever they are that I've used myself is probably VMware Horizon, where students log in to a machine in the cloud that is pre-configured to run the software they need, and they run it there. This is much …
Chose AppsAnywhere
It's much more straight-forward and light-weight.
Chose AppsAnywhere
Both AppsAnywhere and Amazon WorkSpaces are software that allows users to have access to their files and applications from basically and device, such as Mac and Windows, tablets, etc. Both AppsAnywhere and Amazon WorkSpaces make remote work accessible for users in easy to …
Chose AppsAnywhere
AppsAnywhere is more reliable and easy to used, it's value for money. I find a good review about this software online, good match for my organization and businesses. AppsAnywhere is the first choice for my organization and we are happy with the AppsAnywhere support team and …
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 …
Features
AppsAnywhereAzure Virtual Desktop
Application Virtualization
Comparison of Application Virtualization features of Product A and Product B
AppsAnywhere
7.1
Ratings
7% below category average
Azure Virtual Desktop
-
Ratings
Application support7.60 Ratings00 Ratings
Device support6.60 Ratings00 Ratings
Ease of deployment7.30 Ratings00 Ratings
Application packaging6.90 Ratings00 Ratings
Security6.90 Ratings00 Ratings
Best Alternatives
AppsAnywhereAzure Virtual Desktop
Small Businesses
Parallels RAS
Parallels RAS
Score 6.9 out of 10

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Medium-sized Companies
Nutanix AHV
Nutanix AHV
Score 9.0 out of 10
Omnissa Horizon
Omnissa Horizon
Score 5.5 out of 10
Enterprises
Nutanix AHV
Nutanix AHV
Score 9.0 out of 10
Omnissa Horizon
Omnissa Horizon
Score 5.5 out of 10
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User Ratings
AppsAnywhereAzure Virtual Desktop
Likelihood to Recommend
8.2
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7.0
(0 ratings)
Usability
8.0
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8.0
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User Testimonials
AppsAnywhereAzure Virtual Desktop
Likelihood to Recommend
AppsAnywhere is basically suitable for its purpose, despite some usability problems. In our place, applications can in principle be delivered to other machines (not owned by us but by the end-user), who are not even on-site - provided the user can connect to our domain, almost any kind of device is ok. However, I have not tried that myself. The UI could let people work faster, but only by a little, and most people get there in the end. It is basically quite simple to use and appealing to look at
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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
  • you can use AppsAnywhere to open and launch windows application on operating system through AppsAnywhere web page.
  • AppsAnywhere system is compatible with my all devices and operating system work perfectly.
  • You need persistent internet connection to used this software from anywhere.
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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
  • The search function could be more intuitive.
  • I feel like there could be more options for customizing the look and feel of the app.
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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
Almost everyone you tell to use it to access a specialist application can find the software they need and install it. However, surprisingly many have difficulties finding AppsAnywhere under the start menu or on the task bar - it is not a icon or name they recognise, and they really want to lunch the target specialist software (Zbrush or whatever). Once you find it, many people ignore the search function which is probably the fastest method, and browse the long list alphabetically, because the standard filters do not help much. Favouriting is rarely used as it is too burdensome and not an issue for users when they are looking for the applicationt hey need.
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AVD has performed well for us and allowed us to migrate away from Citrix.
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Alternatives Considered
I recently had the opportunity to compare AppsAnywhere with Oracle VM, Amazon Workspaces, and Kasm Workspaces. I found that AppsAnywhere was the most intuitive and easiest to use out of the four, and it also had the best customer support. Its powerful cloud-based technology made it easy to access applications from any device without having to worry about compatibility issues. The user experience was also great and I found that I could easily customize my workspace according to my needs.
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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
  • It has increase new courses usage by 40%
  • The engagement of the user is increasing 15%
  • increase of user by 10%
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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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ScreenShots

AppsAnywhere Screenshots

Screenshot of AppsAnywhere brings together all university or college software apps into a single app store platform, on any device.