Comparison

Amazon WorkSpaces vs ThinLinc

On the evidence we track, Amazon WorkSpaces leads this comparison with a composite score of 55/100. 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

ThinLinc47

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Amazon WorkSpacesLeader	ThinLinc
vioscaleAI score	55 / 100medium · 54%	47 / 100low · 21%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	commercial	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	unknown	low
Transparentpricing.transparent	✗	✗
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	-	1
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	-	✓
Fedrampsecurity.fedramp	✓	-
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	✓
Hipaasecurity.hipaa	✓	-
Iso27001security.iso27001	✓	-
Pcisecurity.pci	✓	-
Soc2security.soc2	✓	-
Trust centersecurity.trust_center	https://aws.amazon.com/compliance/?nc2=h_dsc_aa_cmp	https://www.cendio.com/thinlinc/security-stance/
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	-
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide · HQ US	Available worldwide · Popular in SE, US, GB · HQ SE
Content
Faqcontent.faq	4 items	7 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

Amazon WorkSpaces55 / 100medium · 54%

ThinLinc47 / 100low · 21%

Pricing

Free tier

Amazon WorkSpaces✓

ThinLinc✓

Model

Amazon WorkSpacescommercial

ThinLincfreemium

Price level

Amazon WorkSpacesunknown

ThinLinclow

Transparent

Amazon WorkSpaces✗

ThinLinc✗

Integrations

Count

Amazon WorkSpaces–

ThinLinc1

Security

Disclosure policy

Amazon WorkSpaces–

ThinLinc✓

Fedramp

Amazon WorkSpaces✓

ThinLinc–

Gdpr

Amazon WorkSpaces✓

ThinLinc✓

Hipaa

Amazon WorkSpaces✓

ThinLinc–

Iso27001

Amazon WorkSpaces✓

ThinLinc–

Pci

Amazon WorkSpaces✓

ThinLinc–

Soc2

Amazon WorkSpaces✓

ThinLinc–

Trust center

Amazon WorkSpaceshttps://aws.amazon.com/compliance/?nc2=h_dsc_aa_cmp

ThinLinchttps://www.cendio.com/thinlinc/security-stance/

Reliability

Status page

Amazon WorkSpaces✓

ThinLinc–

Market

Availability

Amazon WorkSpacesAvailable worldwide · HQ US

ThinLincAvailable worldwide · Popular in SE, US, GB · HQ SE

Content

Faq

Amazon WorkSpaces4 items

ThinLinc7 items

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for Virtual Desktops VDI
Capability	Amazon WorkSpaces	ThinLinc
Capabilities
Deployment model	Daas cloud	Self hosted vdi
Persistent workspaces	✓	✓
Non persistent stateless	-	-
Published app virtualization	-	-
GPU acceleration passthrough	-	-
Browser html5 client	-	✓
Zero thin client os support	-	✓
Granular usb clipboard controls	-	-
Multi monitor support	-	✓
Azure active directory SSO	-	-
SOC2 type ii	-	-
Fedramp authorized	-	-
Pricing model	Pay as you go hourly	Concurrent user

Capabilities

Deployment model

Amazon WorkSpacesDaas cloud

ThinLincSelf hosted vdi

Persistent workspaces

Amazon WorkSpaces✓

ThinLinc✓

Non persistent stateless

Amazon WorkSpaces-

ThinLinc-

Published app virtualization

Amazon WorkSpaces-

ThinLinc-

GPU acceleration passthrough

Amazon WorkSpaces-

ThinLinc-

Browser html5 client

Amazon WorkSpaces-

ThinLinc✓

Zero thin client os support

Amazon WorkSpaces-

ThinLinc✓

Granular usb clipboard controls

Amazon WorkSpaces-

ThinLinc-

Multi monitor support

Amazon WorkSpaces-

ThinLinc✓

Azure active directory SSO

Amazon WorkSpaces-

ThinLinc-

SOC2 type ii

Amazon WorkSpaces-

ThinLinc-

Fedramp authorized

Amazon WorkSpaces-

ThinLinc-

Pricing model

Amazon WorkSpacesPay as you go hourly

ThinLincConcurrent user

What each one is

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

Amazon WorkSpaces

Leader

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

ThinLinc

A server-client system that provides remote desktop and virtual workspace access to multiple concurrent users, supporting both native clients and web browser access.

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

Leader

Usage-based

as of 2026-08-19verify ↗

ThinLinc

HybridFree tier

Free tier for up to 10 concurrent users; subscription pricing for larger deployments

Community LicenseFree
ThinLinc SubscriptionContact sales
- technical support
- software upgrades
ThinLinc Premium SubscriptionContact sales
- prioritized support
- faster response times
- direct telephone support

as of 2026-09-06verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Amazon WorkSpaces	ThinLinc
WebPlatforms	-	✓
macOSPlatforms	-	✓
WindowsPlatforms	-	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✗
Self-hostedDeployment	✗	✓

Platforms

Web

Amazon WorkSpaces–

ThinLinc✓

macOS

Amazon WorkSpaces–

ThinLinc✓

Windows

Amazon WorkSpaces–

ThinLinc✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Amazon WorkSpaces✓

ThinLinc✗

Self-hosted

Amazon WorkSpaces✗

ThinLinc✓

Integrations

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

Amazon WorkSpaces

Leader

Not documented yet.

ThinLinc

4 total

10ZiG Technology
TigerVNC
noVNC
Active Directory

Independently observed

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