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Azure Virtual Desktop
Windows 365 Enterprise
and Frontline
Platform as a Service
Software as a Service
Cloud Service Model
Pricing Model
Management System
Operating Systems
Management Complexity
Costs
Skillset Required
Desktop Experience
Consumption-based
(pay as you go)
User subscription
No user limit, 3
-
to
-
1 ratio for Frontline
AVD native, Citrix, or VMWare
Intune management
(cloud or Config Manager Hybrid)
Windows desktop
single
-session
Windows desktop & server
single or multi
-session
Simple - Enterprise
Specialised
Commodity desktop skills
Specialised VDI skills
Enterprise & Frontline: persistent
Frontline Shared: non
-persistent
Personal, pooled,
or app streaming
·
Networking
·
Storage
·
Compute
·
Configuration & deployment
Variable with component costs
·
Per
-
user subscription license
·
Azure networking or data cap
Predictable flat-rate
(optional Azure networking)
Software as a Service
User subscription
300 user limit
Online portal
(optional Intune management)
Windows desktop
single
-session
Simple - Basic
No desktop skills needed
Personal persistent
·
Per
-
user subscription license
·
Data cap set on vCPU count
Predictable flat-rate
Windows 365 Business
User Access
Web, RDP, Store App, or
App Streaming
Web, RDP, Store App
Web, RDP, Store App, Boot,
Switch, or App Streaming
GPU configurations available
GPU Support
No GPU support
GPU configurations available
Windows 365 & Azure Virtual Desktop
September 2025
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