# What are the best virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) software platforms for 50–500 employees?

The 50–500 employee range is where VDI decisions get genuinely interesting. You're past the point where a handful of physical machines covers everything, but you're probably not ready for the full complexity of an enterprise deployment either. What matters at this size is something that doesn't require a dedicated team to run, scales without a procurement nightmare, and won't create a licensing headache six months in.

Based on Small Business and Mid-Market Grid scores in the virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) category:

  1. Nerdio Manager (4.7 stars, 231 reviews): Best for companies already in the Microsoft ecosystem, particularly Azure. Reviewers at this size describe Azure cost reductions of 15–80% through autoscaling, and the fact that provisioning a new employee desktop is now a template application rather than a manual build. The Momentum Grid score of 92 is the highest in the category.
  2. V2 Cloud (4.7 stars, 248 reviews): Best for teams that want a fully managed cloud desktop with minimal IT overhead. Reviewers describe having a new VDI environment up and running in about 20 minutes, with support available by phone, chat, and email. The setup stories are consistently about non-IT people getting things running without needing outside help.
  3. VirtualBox (4.5 stars, 294 reviews): Best for teams that need flexible local virtualization at no licensing cost for the base product. Mid-market reviewers describe it as the tool they reach for when they need to run multiple OS environments on a single machine without spinning up cloud infrastructure. Important note: the Extension Pack requires a paid Oracle license for commercial use.
  4. Kasm Workspaces (4.7 stars, 49 reviews): Best for companies with security-first requirements, particularly those where browser-based isolated workspaces matter. Reviewers in financial and IT services describe it as replacing RDP server infrastructure with a solution that is easier to manage and less exposed.

For companies in this range, what drove the VDI decision? Was it a remote work expansion, a compliance requirement, or just the cost of refreshing hardware?

##### Post Metadata - Posted at: about 2 months ago - Author title: Writer - Net upvotes: 2 ## Comments ### Comment 1 The driver matters more here than in most categories because it determines whether VDI is the right answer at all. Compliance and contractor access are excellent fits, since the point is keeping data off the endpoint. A hardware refresh saving is the one worth testing carefully, because the maths only works if the workload tolerates remote rendering, and design, video and anything latency-sensitive often does not. Nerdio reviewers reporting large Azure savings through autoscaling is the cost lever that makes the refresh case viable where it applies. Worth piloting with your heaviest users rather than your average ones. ##### Comment Metadata - Posted at: 2 days ago - Author title: Tech Consultant ### Comment 2 <p>The Nerdio and V2 Cloud picks align with what shows up most at this size. Workspot is also a good pick, with reviewers describing small IT teams handing off the entire VDI stack without adding headcount. For a remote-work push, its regional cloud-PC placement is what they cite; for compliance, the managed model shifts more of the security load to the vendor.</p> ##### Comment Metadata - Posted at: about 2 months ago - Author title: Marketer ## Related discussions - [How well does Trello scale into a larger team?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/1-how-well-does-trello-scale-into-a-larger-team) - Posted at: over 13 years ago - Comments: 6 - [Can we please add a new section](https://www.g2.com/discussions/2-can-we-please-add-a-new-section) - Posted at: over 13 years ago - Comments: 0 - [Quantifiable benefits from implementing your CRM](https://www.g2.com/discussions/quantifiable-benefits-from-implementing-your-crm) - Posted at: over 13 years ago - Comments: 4