Apporto Cloud Desktops review
A flexible browser-first desktop service with strong management and integration options.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
Apporto Cloud Desktops is a Desktop as a Service platform for businesses, educational institutions, and distributed workforces. It delivers Windows, Mac, and Linux desktops through HTML5-compatible desktop and mobile browsers, with both persistent and non-persistent models. Organizations can choose GPU or non-GPU environments, use cloud, hybrid, or on-premises deployment models, and administer desktops through a centralized browser-based console. Its feature set suits teams that want managed desktop access without tying users to a single local operating system.
Apporto offers two distinct service paths. Apporto Basics is self-managed, uses the customer’s existing Azure subscription, includes technical support, and provides Windows and Linux desktops with Cloud Mounter. Apporto Managed adds fully managed service, Windows, Linux, and Mac desktops, LMS and SSO integration, premium support with a guaranteed SLA, and a dedicated customer success manager. The Basics plan also carries separate Azure consumption charges, so organizations should account for both service and infrastructure costs when evaluating the arrangement. There is no free plan.
The strongest fit is an organization that values browser access, deployment flexibility, and operational controls. Apporto includes software deployment, backup, recovery, monitoring, antivirus, automatic cloud scaling, and collaboration tools for chat, voice, screen sharing, and desktop control. Storage and identity integrations include OneDrive, Dropbox, Box, Google Drive, SAML, Shibboleth, LDAP, and learning management systems. Organizations that need a self-contained service with a simple public all-in price may prefer an alternative; teams comfortable with Azure or seeking managed support and broad browser-based access should consider Apporto Managed.
Apporto Cloud Desktops pros and cons
- Where it wins
- Windows, Mac, and Linux desktops through HTML5-compatible browsers
- GPU options, autoscaling, backup, recovery, and centralized administration
- Cloud Mounter connects OneDrive, Dropbox, Box, and Google Drive
- Where it doesn't
- No free plan is available
- Apporto Basics requires the customer’s existing Azure subscription
- Azure consumption is charged separately from Apporto Basics
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