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Compare Citrix DaaS and Nerdio Manager 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (58.0% of reviews)
Small-Business (46.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Starting at $6.00 1 AVD User
Citrix DaaS
Star Rating
(545)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (58.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Citrix DaaSNerdio Manager
Star Rating
(189)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (46.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $6.00 1 AVD User
Browse all 4 pricing plansCitrix DaaS vs Nerdio Manager
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Nerdio Manager easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Nerdio Manager overall.
- Reviewers felt that Nerdio Manager meets the needs of their business better than Citrix DaaS.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Nerdio Manager is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Nerdio Manager over Citrix DaaS.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Citrix DaaS
No pricing availableNerdio Manager
Azure Virtual Desktop Core
Starting at $6.00
1 AVD User
Simplify AVD management, gain visibility, and control spend.
- Simplify the complexity of AVD management.
- Reduce Azure spend with patented auto-scaling technology.
- Gain easy-to-use migration tools that accelerate the transition from legacy VDI solutions.
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Citrix DaaS
No trial information availableNerdio Manager
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.8
421
9.0
160
Ease of Use
8.5
424
9.0
167
Ease of Setup
8.2
123
8.9
156
Ease of Admin
8.2
119
9.1
157
Quality of Support
8.2
363
9.2
152
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.6
121
9.4
156
Product Direction (% positive)
7.7
404
9.4
167
Features by Category
Customization
Not enough data
8.7
9
Not enough data
8.9
9
Not enough data
8.9
9
Infrastructure
Not enough data
8.3
9
Not enough data
8.7
9
Not enough data
8.7
9
Not enough data
8.7
9
Not enough data
8.9
9
Management
Not enough data
8.7
9
Not enough data
8.0
9
Not enough data
7.4
9
Not enough data
6.5
8
Not enough data
6.7
9
Administration
Not enough data
9.2
71
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.6
67
Not enough data
8.8
67
Automation
Not enough data
8.5
71
Not enough data
8.6
70
Not enough data
8.3
69
Not enough data
9.2
68
IT Management
Not enough data
8.5
71
Not enough data
9.0
70
Not enough data
7.9
67
Login Options
9.4
18
Not enough data
8.4
16
Not enough data
Productivity
8.4
15
Not enough data
8.9
15
Not enough data
8.3
17
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.6
14
Not enough data
Customization
8.7
17
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.0
17
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Unified Workspaces
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Infrastructure Provision
Not enough data
8.9
39
Not enough data
7.5
39
Not enough data
7.8
37
Not enough data
4.2
34
Not enough data
7.4
35
Not enough data
9.2
40
Not enough data
7.4
34
Not enough data
8.5
39
Management
Not enough data
8.9
37
Not enough data
8.6
38
Not enough data
8.3
38
Functionality
Not enough data
9.3
40
Functionality
9.3
63
9.4
107
9.2
63
8.7
98
Desktop Management
9.2
64
9.2
104
9.2
61
9.1
104
8.8
59
8.9
101
Support
8.9
56
8.6
99
Security
9.1
62
8.5
97
9.1
57
8.6
99
8.9
58
8.4
94
9.0
61
8.8
101
Analysis
Not enough data
5.9
35
Platform
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.6
35
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Security
Not enough data
7.9
37
Not enough data
7.4
36
Not enough data
7.8
37
Not enough data
8.4
35
Not enough data
7.9
36
Agentic AI - Enterprise IT Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
9.0
71
9.3
66
8.5
59
Feature Not Available
8.5
57
8.1
59
Management
8.6
58
9.2
67
8.4
58
8.4
64
8.6
60
8.9
63
8.8
56
Feature Not Available
Administration
8.6
29
Not enough data
8.8
30
Not enough data
8.3
28
Not enough data
8.9
27
Not enough data
8.6
29
Not enough data
8.3
27
Not enough data
8.3
30
Not enough data
Platform
8.9
29
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.0
31
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Security
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Citrix DaaS and Nerdio Manager are categorized as Desktop as a Service (DaaS) and Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI)
Unique Categories
Citrix DaaS is categorized as Remote Desktop and Unified Workspaces
Nerdio Manager is categorized as Cloud Infrastructure Automation, Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Enterprise IT Management, and Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Citrix DaaS
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Nerdio Manager
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
15.5%
Hospital & Health Care
12.4%
Financial Services
6.0%
Higher Education
3.9%
Insurance
3.5%
Other
58.8%
Information Technology and Services
34.6%
Computer & Network Security
10.6%
Hospital & Health Care
7.3%
Legal Services
4.5%
Financial Services
4.5%
Other
38.5%
Alternatives
Discussions
What is Citrix virtual apps and desktops?
2 Comments
NA
Citrix Virtual Apps is application virtualization software that delivers centrally-hosted Windows applications to local devices without the necessity of...Read more
How do I install Citrix virtual apps and desktops?
2 Comments
HS
Component prerequisites are installed automatically See the Citrix StoreFront and the Citrix License Server documentation for their supported platforms and...Read more
Whether Citrix will bring offerings similar to AVD?
1 Comment
SD
Are they even thinking that way? doubt that.... they are currently going through the acquisition and mostly going to take a stand for public cloud with all...Read more
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