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Comparisons

Picking desktops is an architecture decision.

We compare on five dimensions — OS coverage, agent control surfaces, provisioning speed, governance, and pricing — and we tell you when the other product is the right call.

Rigs vs

AWS WorkSpaces

Managed VDI for employee desktops

WorkSpaces is built for persistent, per-employee virtual desktops managed through AWS and Active Directory. Rigs is built for programmable desktop sessions — provisioned by API or agent, governed per tenant, metered per minute.

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Rigs vs

Azure Virtual Desktop

Windows-first virtual desktop infrastructure on Azure

AVD is the deepest way to deliver Windows desktops to a Microsoft-centric workforce — multi-session Windows 11, Entra ID, Intune. Rigs trades that Windows depth for breadth and programmability: three OSes, one API, agent-ready from day one.

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Rigs vs

MacStadium

Dedicated Mac infrastructure and Orka orchestration

MacStadium rents you real Mac hardware — excellent for iOS build farms that need bare metal. Rigs sells governed desktop sessions across macOS, Windows, and Linux, with the Mac fleet abstracted behind the same API as everything else.

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Method

Same five dimensions, every time.

No cherry-picked feature lists. Each comparison scores the identical dimensions, marks ties as ties, and ends with a candid 'choose them when' section.

  • OS coverage
  • Agent control surfaces
  • Provisioning speed
  • Governance model
  • Pricing model

Your fleet is one provision call away.

Open the console and spin a governed desktop in seconds — or talk to us about running your whole fleet on Rigs.

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