Comparison

Amazon WorkSpaces vs Kasm Workspaces

On the evidence we track, Kasm Workspaces leads this comparison with a composite score of 63/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Amazon WorkSpaces55
★Kasm Workspaces63
Score
vioscaleAI score
Amazon WorkSpaces55 / 100medium · 54%
Kasm Workspaces63 / 100low · 41%
Pricing
Free tier
Amazon WorkSpaces✓
Kasm Workspaces✓
Model
Amazon WorkSpacescommercial
Kasm Workspacesfreemium
Price level
Amazon WorkSpacesunknown
Kasm Workspaceslow
Starting price
Amazon WorkSpaces–
Kasm Workspaces$10
Transparent
Amazon WorkSpaces✗
Kasm Workspaces✓
Integrations
Count
Amazon WorkSpaces–
Kasm Workspaces14
Security
Fedramp
Amazon WorkSpaces✓
Kasm Workspaces✓
Gdpr
Amazon WorkSpaces✓
Kasm Workspaces–
Hipaa
Amazon WorkSpaces✓
Kasm Workspaces✓
Iso27001
Amazon WorkSpaces✓
Kasm Workspaces–
Pci
Amazon WorkSpaces✓
Kasm Workspaces✓
Soc2
Amazon WorkSpaces✓
Kasm Workspaces✓
Trust center
Kasm Workspaces–
Reliability
Status page
Amazon WorkSpaces✓
Kasm Workspaces–
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Amazon WorkSpaces4 items
Kasm Workspaces7 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for virtual desktops vdi. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capabilities
Deployment model
Amazon WorkSpacesDaas cloud
Kasm Workspaces-
Persistent workspaces
Amazon WorkSpaces✓
Kasm Workspaces-
Non persistent stateless
Amazon WorkSpaces-
Kasm Workspaces✓
Published app virtualization
Amazon WorkSpaces-
Kasm Workspaces✓
GPU acceleration passthrough
Amazon WorkSpaces-
Kasm Workspaces✓
Browser html5 client
Amazon WorkSpaces-
Kasm Workspaces✓
Zero thin client os support
Amazon WorkSpaces-
Kasm Workspaces-
Granular usb clipboard controls
Amazon WorkSpaces-
Kasm Workspaces-
Multi monitor support
Amazon WorkSpaces-
Kasm Workspaces-
Azure active directory SSO
Amazon WorkSpaces-
Kasm Workspaces-
SOC2 type ii
Amazon WorkSpaces-
Kasm Workspaces-
Fedramp authorized
Amazon WorkSpaces-
Kasm Workspaces-
Pricing model
Amazon WorkSpacesPay as you go hourly
Kasm Workspaces-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Amazon WorkSpaces

Amazon WorkSpaces is a cloud desktop service that provisions virtual desktops and applications through AWS infrastructure. It serves multiple user roles including remote workers, contact center agents, and technical staff, with flexible per-use billing and no long-term contracts.

Independently observed

Kasm Workspaces

Leader

A platform that delivers remote workspaces and applications through a web browser, supporting secure browsing, desktop virtualization, and application streaming without requiring endpoint software installation.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Amazon WorkSpaces

Usage-based
as of verify ↗

Kasm Workspaces

Leader
from $10/user/moSubscriptionFree tier

Free community tier, $10/user for Starter, Enterprise quote-based pricing

  • CommunityFree
    • Web category filtering
    • Commercial use
  • Starter$10 per user
    • Auto-scaling support
    • Developer API
    • Custom branding
    • Kasm hosted SaaS
    • Commercial use
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Managed egress
    • Developer API
    • Custom branding
    • Enterprise support
    • Advanced integrations
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Amazon WorkSpaces–
Kasm Workspaces✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Amazon WorkSpaces✓
Kasm Workspaces✓
Self-hosted
Amazon WorkSpaces✗
Kasm Workspaces✓
On-premise
Amazon WorkSpaces✗
Kasm Workspaces✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Amazon WorkSpaces

Not documented yet.

Kasm Workspaces

Leader
16 total
  • Splunk
  • SAML
  • AWS
  • Digital Ocean
  • Google Workspace
  • Microsoft 365
  • Google Cloud
  • OpenZiti
  • Kubernetes
  • Helm
  • Docker
  • Stripe
  • Facebook
  • X
  • Ansible
  • NVIDIA
Independently observed
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