Nerdio Manager Reviews & Product Details

Nerdio Manager is an Azure-native management platform designed to help IT teams deploy, manage, and optimize Microsoft cloud desktops and endpoints at scale. This solution operates entirely within a customer’s Azure tenant, adhering to Microsoft best practices, and enhances the native capabilities of Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD), Windows 365 Cloud PCs, Microsoft 365, and Microsoft Intune. With built-in automation, cost optimization, security controls, and migration tooling, Nerdio Manager addresses the complexities of managing cloud environments. As organizations increasingly adopt hybrid and remote work models, the responsibility of IT teams has expanded to ensure secure and high-performance access to corporate resources across both cloud and physical environments. While Microsoft technologies like AVD, Windows 365, and Intune provide essential building blocks for modern endpoint strategies, managing these platforms through native tools can lead to operational challenges. Nerdio Manager fills this gap by offering a unified management layer that simplifies administration and centralizes control across these services, thereby reducing the manual effort and cost challenges often encountered at scale. Key features of Nerdio Manager include intelligent automation and autoscaling capabilities, which help decrease infrastructure and operational costs while ensuring users have timely access to necessary resources. The platform offers centralized policy management and role-based controls, allowing IT teams to enforce consistent security and compliance standards across diverse environments. Additionally, built-in monitoring and insights provide near real-time visibility into endpoint performance, usage, and capacity, empowering IT teams to make informed decisions. Moreover, Nerdio Manager includes migration tools that facilitate the transition from legacy Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) platforms and on-premises environments to Microsoft cloud desktops with minimal disruption. This capability is particularly beneficial for organizations looking to modernize their digital workspace without incurring significant downtime or operational hiccups. In essence, Nerdio Manager serves as the operational control plane for Microsoft cloud desktops and endpoint management. It enables organizations to modernize their digital workspace environments while effectively managing costs, simplifying daily operations, and retaining full ownership and control over their infrastructure. By transforming powerful but fragmented tools into a cohesive and manageable platform, Nerdio Manager maximizes the value of Microsoft Cloud investments, making it a vital asset for IT teams navigating the complexities of modern endpoint management.

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Azure Virtual Desktop Core

Starting at $6.00

1 AVD User

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Nerdio Manager Demo - Nerdio Manager homescreen

Manage AVD and Windows 365 workspaces while tracking usage, concurrency, and monthly cost and savings across environments.

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Monitor the health of Nerdio components, Azure infrastructure, and user connectivity with built-in alerts and visual status indicators.

Nerdio Manager Demo - Nerdio Manager policy management

View, manage, and compare Intune compliance policies, configuration profiles, security baselines, and conditional access rules from a single unified console.

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Browse, deploy, and manage applications from multiple repositories using a single unified catalog with built-in deployment actions.

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Patrick B.

IT Consultant

Information Technology and Services

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

1/13/2026

"Effortless Azure Integration with Powerful Features and Cost Savings"

5/5

What do you like best about Nerdio Manager?

Adds additional features to (in our case) Azure Environments. easy to understand and enables a repeatable process. Simple integration into existing environments or setup into new environments.

Great savings generated when non 24x7 type of resources are setup. Single pane of glass to view multiple Azure environments that utilize host pools, azure files, servers and networking.

Integrations with multiple identity platforms (even on-prem) for various use cases.

Support is great and helpful. Implementation is quick and simple. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Nerdio Manager?

If not configured correctly, settings applied through Nerdio may conflict with scripts, registry entries, Group Policy Objects, or other policies. While this is largely a user-related issue, having visibility into any downstream overrides would be an extremely useful feature. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Nerdio Manager solving and how is that benefiting you?

Nerdio offers robust yet straightforward configuration options for auto-scaling, which help boost performance and lower costs. The intuitive tools make it easy to automatically stop and start resources that aren't needed around the clock, using different demand criteria. In our experience, this has led to Azure cost reductions ranging from 15% to as much as 80%, depending on the specific use case. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Rick B.

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

2/19/2026

"Simplified AVD Management with Instant ROI"

5/5

What do you like best about Nerdio Manager?

I appreciate that Nerdio Manager helps manage AVD workloads at scale with simplicity and cost optimization. It does a lot of things that cannot be done in native AVD without the upkeep of many highly customized scripts, often paying for itself through the optimization it provides. With immediate access, it saves resources, time, and money, reducing the need for complex script development. The built-in automation removes the necessity for customers to build and maintain complex scripts, which saves time, reduces risk, and quickly drives cost optimization. I find the value in Nerdio Manager appears very quickly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Nerdio Manager?

It can be a bit overwhelming if customers are new to AVD or Azure, but that's to be expected with an enterprise tool like this. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Nic C.

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

2/19/2026

"Simplifies Multi-Tenant Management with Room for Onboarding Improvement"

3.5/5

What do you like best about Nerdio Manager?

I appreciate the single pane of glass that Nerdio Manager provides. It allows us to manage multiple tenants without having to switch between different accounts, streamlining our workflow by applying blanket policies across the board. Even though we are still onboarding, it's helpful to perform most of our job duties in one place. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Nerdio Manager?

I think the onboarding process could be improved. Not sure if that's through Nerdio or through our distributor, which is Pax8. But, mostly it's learning the product and that initial sort of onboarding training was a little bit quick. Not as in-depth as we would have liked to have for a managed service provider. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Shawn B.

Principle Consultant

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

2/19/2026

"Unified Client Management with Easy HIPAA & ISO Compliance"

5/5

What do you like best about Nerdio Manager?

I love that I have a unified interface to review all of my clients in one platform. Orchestration is easy and applying HIPAA and ISO compliant settings. I finally feel like I'm in control instead of the other way around. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Nerdio Manager?

I am eager to get playbooks for Mac users. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Fernando Y.

Infrastructure Engineer

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

2/20/2026

"Simple Single-Pane-of-Glass Experience with a Clear, Evolving Roadmap"

5/5

What do you like best about Nerdio Manager?

I love the simplicity of having everything in one place (single pane of glass), versus browsing and managing different azure services which is time consuming. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Nerdio Manager?

I can't say I dislike something. Most likely because NM is always a work in progress and there's a clear roadmap of updates (either coming or for researching). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Computer & Network Security

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

2/19/2026

"A Must-Have Force Multiplier for AVD Management and Cost Optimization"

5/5

What do you like best about Nerdio Manager?

Nerdio Manager is an absolute game-changer for Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) and Windows 365 management. The biggest standout feature is the intelligent auto-scaling. By automatically powering down unused VMs and switching storage tiers during off-peak hours, it drastically cuts down our Azure compute costs—often enough to pay for the Nerdio license itself.

Additionally, the single-pane-of-glass interface simplifies what is natively a very complex and fragmented Microsoft portal experience. The built-in automation for image management, scripted actions, and session host lifecycle management reclaims countless hours of engineering time. It also features great Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), which allows us to safely delegate basic session management and troubleshooting tasks to Tier 1 helpdesk staff without giving them full Azure admin rights. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Nerdio Manager?

The primary drawback is the cost. While it does save money on Azure consumption, the per-user or per-tenant licensing fees for Nerdio itself can be expensive, particularly for smaller deployments.

Additionally, because the product receives updates and new features so rapidly, the official documentation sometimes lags behind the current interface. Finally, while it lowers the barrier to entry for Azure, some of the more advanced configuration profiles and custom integrations still have a steep learning curve and require a solid foundational knowledge of Azure architecture to deploy securely and correctly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Nerdio Manager solving and how is that benefiting you?

Nerdio Manager solves the complexity and high overhead of managing native AVD and Intune environments. Without it, managing golden images, updating session hosts, and configuring auto-scaling requires maintaining complex, custom PowerShell scripts and ARM templates. Nerdio replaces that manual effort with a user-friendly GUI and automated workflows. This benefits us by significantly reducing the time it takes to provision new environments, eliminating human error in our deployment process, and ensuring our cloud spend is optimized and predictable. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Chris K.

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

2/20/2026

"Automates Cloud Optimization and Improves ROI"

5/5

What do you like best about Nerdio Manager?

I find Nerdio Manager incredibly useful for optimization, as it keeps costs down and leverages automation to enhance cloud power. It understands exactly what our customers need technology for, ensuring optimization without impacting their critical assets. Its automation, based on an initial understanding by the Nerdio team, allows for quick adaptations, which is particularly beneficial for customers with limited in-house skills, maximizing their ROI on cloud investments. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Nerdio Manager?

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Barry N.

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

2/19/2026

"Efficient Virtual Management with Room for Improvement"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Nerdio Manager?

I appreciate how Nerdio Manager reduces management overhead and offers added value features beyond the native options. I'm excited to try out its feature sets such as scaling, which helps with scheduling downtime to save money. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Nerdio Manager?

I struggle with managing on-prem Citrix environments. It's a long process to force our users to migrate to Azure and into the Nerdio platform. It was harder than expected because we require private endpoints. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Civil Engineering

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

1/27/2026

"Stable, Useful App That Delivers Visible AVD Cost Savings, try it today, you won't be disappointed."

5/5

What do you like best about Nerdio Manager?

One of our favorite apps to use to manage our AVD environment. Very stable and useful product. Not to mention the savings in AVD cost are visible. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Nerdio Manager?

Nothing I dislike about it. Very stable and useful product. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Nerdio Manager solving and how is that benefiting you?

We use and like all the features offered on Nerdio. Solid product and excellent support. Very professional and quick support reps. We will not be able to work effectively without Nerdio. cost savings are the best way to justify the Nerdio cost. The savings in AVD cost are visible. The product and its feature work as expected. No disappointments. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Insurance

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

2/19/2026

"Big AVD Productivity Boost, Though Workflows Can Feel Restrictive"

3.5/5

What do you like best about Nerdio Manager?

Real productivity gains for AVD admins

Nerdio shines at automating the repetitive, error-prone parts of AVD:

Host pool scaling

VM lifecycle management

Image updates

Cost optimization (auto-shutdown, right-sizing)

If you’ve ever babysat AVD capacity manually, Nerdio is a relief. It meaningfully reduces operational overhead and Azure portal fatigue. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Nerdio Manager?

Complexity doesn't disappear necessarily, it moves. Lots of strict workflows, doesn't easily allow for custom scripts, private endpoints. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.