Looking for a high-performance, affordable remote access solution to support your hybrid learning program? Try Splashtop for free.

Thousands of K-12 and higher education institutions are enjoying Splashtop’s high performance, quick-to-deploy remote access to existing Windows and Mac lab computers running Adobe, Autodesk, and other applications that are already licensed.

Next-gen remote access solutions like Splashtop are better suited to today’s requirements, especially those of K-12 and higher-education institutions looking to leverage existing on-campus computer resources and software licenses and make them available to their students who are learning remotely.

Let’s explore the comparison of Splashtop Enterprise vs. Azure WVD for remote computer labs in detail:

Splashtop Enterprise for Remote Labs Azure WVD
Performance
Splashtop Enterprise for Remote Labs
High-performance remote sessions allow students to carry out resource-intensive tasks like video-editing, graphic design, creating animations, coding, and much more with low latency. Splashtop supports NVIDIA and AMD GPU acceleration.
Azure WVD
Infrastructure could be located hundreds of miles away from students resulting in laggy remote access experience, reducing productivity.
Software Licensing
Splashtop Enterprise for Remote Labs
Leverage existing software licenses.

Students can use existing licensed applications like Adobe Creative Suite, which includes Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver and After Effects; AutoDesk AutoCAD, Revit, 3ds Max, Fusion 360, and Maya; Avid Media Composer and Pro Tools; Vectorworks, ArcGIS, Rhino, SketchUp, SolidWorks, and many more, just as they would on campus.

Azure WVD
Many software vendors do not allow their software to be virtualized due to inability to properly track licensing. Others have different licensing for virtualization and often charge a premium. This process of relicensing increases complexity, cost, and time.
Quick to Deploy
Splashtop Enterprise for Remote Labs
Up and running in hours.
Azure WVD
Takes weeks to set up. Relicensing for virtualization can take months.
Scheduling Remote Access
Splashtop Enterprise for Remote Labs
IT teams can schedule specific times, and manage permissions for students to access lab computers through a centralized admin console.
Azure WVD
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Cost
Splashtop Enterprise for Remote Labs
Pay for concurrent licenses and utilize existing investment in computers. Physical computers (Capex) allow institutions to better manage and control their budget.
Azure WVD
Operating cost (OpEx) can be high especially when priced on-demand. High student usage drives the price up significantly, especially if students forget to log off their cloud instances and keep them running!
AD Integration/ SSO
Splashtop Enterprise for Remote Labs
Integrate with any SAML 2.0 method + SCIM for Okta/Azure.
Azure WVD
SSO using Azure only.
Mac Support
Splashtop Enterprise for Remote Labs
Splashtop delivers consistent high-performance user experiences across Windows and Macs.
Azure WVD
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Support for Hybrid Learning
Splashtop Enterprise for Remote Labs
Hybrid in-classroom and remote learning is the future and Splashtop is the best-suited remote access solution. Students can work on the lab computers in-person as well as from home.
Azure WVD
Not suitable for in-person or hybrid learning environment.
Customer Support
Splashtop Enterprise for Remote Labs
Phone, email, ticketing and chat
Azure WVD
Phone and email for paid subscriptions

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Splashtop is used by over 30 million people worldwide. Read more about Splashtop for remote computer labs.