Kasm Workspaces vs Citrix DaaS

Kasm Workspaces9.4Visit Citrix DaaS9.1Visit

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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Citrix DaaS #3 in Remote Desktop Hosting 9.1/10 Pricing on request ✓ 0 of 4 features Visit Citrix DaaS

• Kasm Workspaces fits best

  Flexible, feature-rich hybrid workspace deployments

• Citrix DaaS fits best

  Large hybrid and multi-cloud enterprises

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Side by side

Feature	Kasm Workspaces 9.4/10 Visit ↗	Citrix DaaS 9.1/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.4	9.1
Ranking	#1 in Remote Desktop Hosting	#3 in Remote Desktop Hosting
Best for	Flexible, feature-rich hybrid workspace deployments	Large hybrid and multi-cloud enterprises
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	—	Pricing on request
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android
Support	Tickets, Community, Docs	Docs
Integrations	8 integrations	11 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Kasm Workspaces 0/4 · Citrix DaaS 0/4
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	Not checked yet
Specs
Operating systems	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
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	Delivers virtual applications plus Windows and Linux desktops. Supports hybrid and multi-cloud workload deployment. Adds GPU-accelerated graphics and identity integrations.
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	There is no free plan. Purchasing uses Citrix sales or cloud marketplaces. The product is proprietary rather than open source.
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 →	Citrix DaaS is a cloud-managed service for delivering virtual applications and Windows or Linux desktops. It is designed for organizations that need workloads hosted across public clouds, private data centers, or both. Administrators can… 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

• Citrix DaaS — where it wins

  • Delivers virtual applications plus Windows and Linux desktops.
  • Supports hybrid and multi-cloud workload deployment.
  • Adds GPU-accelerated graphics and identity integrations.

  Where it doesn't

  • There is no free plan.
  • Purchasing uses Citrix sales or cloud marketplaces.
  • The product is proprietary rather than open source.

• Kasm Workspaces9.4/10 · Free plan

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

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• Citrix DaaS9.1/10 · Pricing on request

  A flexible choice for enterprises delivering desktops and applications across mixed infrastructure.

  Visit Citrix DaaSFull verdict →