CloudReady Reviews & Product Details

CloudReady is the highly secure, fast, and modern operating system that runs on almost any hardware. Launched in February 2015, CloudReady garnered immediate attention by giving budget-strapped schools a way to turn old, slow computers into fast, reliable devices that deliver the same experience as a Chromebook. Several years and more than 1.2 million installs later, CloudReady is the OS of choice for innovative organizations and IT teams eager to embrace the future of computing and eliminate the hassle and expense of legacy operating systems. Thousands of schools, businesses, and consumers in 142 countries around the world use CloudReady daily via our Education, Enterprise, and Home Editions. With CloudReady, you can transform your computers so they’re secure, easy to manage, and never slow down. CloudReady gives you all the power of the web without the weight or risk of traditional operating systems. Based on Google’s Chromium OS (the same foundation as Chromebooks and Chrome OS), CloudReady provides unparalleled speed, simplicity, and security without hardware limitations, whether your computers are brand new or 10 years old. That’s why companies, non-profits, schools, and government agencies around the world use CloudReady to streamline and secure their devices when accessing web apps and VDI.

Seller

Neverware

Discussions

CloudReady Community

Solution Type

Best-of-Breed

Overview by

Drew Darnbrough (Director of Global Marketing at Neverware)

Pricing

Pricing provided by CloudReady.

CloudReady: Home Edition

Free

for everyone

CloudReady for Education: Site

student/year

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User Insights

Average based on 32 real user reviews.

Perceived Cost

$$$$$

heather s.

Program Support

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

6/21/2021

"CloudReady Review"

5/5

John W.

Desktop Techninja

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

9/14/2021

"Cloudready: a problem solver"

4.5/5

What do you like best about CloudReady?

It uses our older hardware to fill a need. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about CloudReady?

x86 hardware is not supported, which adds to landfill or recycle efforts. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Program Development

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

12/19/2021

"Multiple platform capability"

4.5/5

What do you like best about CloudReady?

It allows a slower operating system on an older computer run faster. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about CloudReady?

I don't like that it takes over the pc to make it an OS pc because it should keep the PC running mode on. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

heather p.

Quality Assurance

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

5/18/2021

"Easy to use and simple product"

5/5

What do you like best about CloudReady?

The Cloud is easy to access. It is a simple way to share documents of multiple media. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about CloudReady?

There are no downsides of using the Cloud that I have experienced yet. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Dinesh P.

Full-stack Developer

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

5/2/2021

"A lightweight linux based chrome os like operating system"

4/5

What do you like best about CloudReady?

1. Free and open source

2. Linux based so its very secure

3. Familiar user interface due to similarity with Chrome os

4. Support for chromium browser

5. Lightweight and fast to use Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about CloudReady?

1. Lack of support of android apps

2. Lack of support for linux apps Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is CloudReady solving and how is that benefiting you?

I used cloudready as a browser based os to access remote machines. I used to execute code at remote machine using the old cloudready machine. I realized that cloudready can greatly improve performance on old Laptops. It has beautiful ui and if you specifically want to access web services only, cloudready might be the best Option. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Computer Software

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

8/4/2021

"kill it with simplicity, Slows sometimes."

4/5

What do you like best about CloudReady?

Simple to use interface, Runs smoothly in old as well as latest systems without hardware limitation. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about CloudReady?

it doesn't support google play store like chrome OS. I have used it in both type of systems one with high specifications and one with low specifications, System with low specifications was running good for sometime but I felt like my system became slower after a few months of use. except this issues i find it cool. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

David G.

Certified Trainer

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

5/21/2021

"Fantastic way to breathe life into old hardware"

5/5

What do you like best about CloudReady?

Easy to follow installation steps, great chromeOS experience. Old laptop that was unusable with Win10 now doing great service as a nice Chromebook. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about CloudReady?

I don't see any downsides. It doesn't do Linux or android apps but that's not proved an issue for me. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Professional Training & Coaching

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

6/29/2020

Business partner of the seller or seller's competitor, not included in G2 scores.

"The cloud is now the primary environment major business and consumer applications run on"

4.5/5

What do you like best about CloudReady?

First, the overwhelming majority of private and public cloud infrastructure environments will by default assume that your processing and data are separate. Second, your app will perform better when it isn’t bogged down by data eating into server space. Third, and perhaps most important, it makes it harder for an unauthorized person to access the data. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about CloudReady?

The accessibility speed is based on internet speed On-premises Cloud scare of insecurity Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering CloudReady:

Cloud computing is the best solution for centralized server keeping data and processing separately Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is CloudReady solving and how is that benefiting you?

I am connecting on-premises cloud for my Uipath RPA Tool. I have saved all my bots created in a centralized location. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Ashutosh G.

Data Analyst

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

8/15/2020

"One of the best OS for your academic needs"

4.5/5

What do you like best about CloudReady?

Cloudready is a tool that helped us get established in this competitive environment and make a mark. Cloudready provides a variety of tools to create videos and is one of the best software for training purposes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about CloudReady?

To use Cloudready there must be good internet connectivity. Loss of the internet can result in loss of access to the work being performed. Apart from that, there is no concern for us. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is CloudReady solving and how is that benefiting you?

Our organization provides training to various resources from various organizations or individuals. Cloud-ready helped us to develop a website and a cloud-based application. We were easily able to communicate and provide training sessions through them. With the multiple access through multiple locations, trainers are able to schedule sessions with much ease and comfort. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sidharth S.

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

8/18/2020

"One of the Best operating system for all our employee training programs"

4.5/5

What do you like best about CloudReady?

Cloudready is used in our organization for all essential and advanced training purposes. With the help of this tool, you can easily create the videos and there are some amazing features through which you can also edit and upload the videos without any difficulties. With the help of this tool, we were able to save a ton of money on the hardware, maintenance requirements, and other infrastructure needs like hardware, etc. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about CloudReady?

The only issue is it requires high internet speed for smooth functioning. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.