Kasm Workspaces vs Azure Virtual Desktop

Kasm Workspaces9.4Visit Azure Virtual Desktop9.2Visit

Higher score Kasm Workspaces #1 in Remote Desktop Hosting 9.4/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 4 features Visit Kasm

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Azure Virtual Desktop #2 in Remote Desktop Hosting 9.2/10 Paid ✓ 1 of 4 features Visit Azure

• Kasm Workspaces fits best

  Flexible, feature-rich hybrid workspace deployments

• Azure Virtual Desktop fits best

  Microsoft-centric enterprise desktop environments

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Side by side

Feature	Kasm Workspaces 9.4/10 Visit ↗	Azure Virtual Desktop 9.2/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.4	9.2
Ranking	#1 in Remote Desktop Hosting	#2 in Remote Desktop Hosting
Best for	Flexible, feature-rich hybrid workspace deployments	Microsoft-centric enterprise desktop environments
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	—	—
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android
Support	Tickets, Community, Docs	Tickets, Community, Docs, Email, Phone, Live chat
Integrations	8 integrations	5 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Kasm Workspaces 0/4 · Azure Virtual Desktop 1/4
Browser access	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Persistent desktop	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Administrator access	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
GPU option	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Specs
Operating systems	Not checked yet	Windows
Included storage	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Concurrent users	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Browser, RDP, thin-client, desktop, and mobile PWA access Persistent profiles, application streaming, VM workloads, and GPU support SAML, OIDC, storage connections, policy controls, and a developer API	Supports pooled, persistent, and RemoteApp Windows delivery Offers GPU acceleration, custom images, and Microsoft 365 optimization Provides browser and native-client access across major platforms
Cons	Community Edition is limited to testing, nonprofit, and eligible non-commercial use Starter licensing separates named users from concurrent sessions Enterprise pricing requires a quote	Usage costs depend on compute, storage, networking, licensing, and region Customers manage session-host virtual machines and related Azure infrastructure No free plan and a primarily Windows-focused desktop environment
Our verdict	Kasm Workspaces is a workspace orchestration platform for delivering remote desktops, applications, browsers, and containerized sessions through a web browser. It is designed for organizations that need controlled access from managed or… Read the review →	Azure Virtual Desktop is Microsoft’s cloud service for delivering virtual Windows desktops and applications through Azure. It supports Windows 11, Windows 10, and Windows Server, with pooled multi-session desktops, personal one-to-one… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Kasm Workspaces — where it wins

  • Browser, RDP, thin-client, desktop, and mobile PWA access
  • Persistent profiles, application streaming, VM workloads, and GPU support
  • SAML, OIDC, storage connections, policy controls, and a developer API

  Where it doesn't

  • Community Edition is limited to testing, nonprofit, and eligible non-commercial use
  • Starter licensing separates named users from concurrent sessions
  • Enterprise pricing requires a quote

• Azure Virtual Desktop — where it wins

  • Supports pooled, persistent, and RemoteApp Windows delivery
  • Offers GPU acceleration, custom images, and Microsoft 365 optimization
  • Provides browser and native-client access across major platforms

  Where it doesn't

  • Usage costs depend on compute, storage, networking, licensing, and region
  • Customers manage session-host virtual machines and related Azure infrastructure
  • No free plan and a primarily Windows-focused desktop environment

• Kasm Workspaces9.4/10 · Free plan

  A flexible hybrid workspace platform with broad delivery, identity, storage, and GPU options.

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• Azure Virtual Desktop9.2/10 · Paid

  A Microsoft-focused virtual desktop service with broad Windows delivery and Azure-based administration.

  Visit AzureFull verdict →