# Comparison of variants (CPC vs. AVD vs. Citrix)

### Cloud PC

Desktop as a service solution from Microsoft.

<table class="relative-table wrapped confluenceTable stickyTableHeaders tablesorter tablesorter-default" id="bkmrk-benefits-cons-cost-e" role="grid" style="width: 99.6296%; height: 116.65px;"><thead class="tableFloatingHeaderOriginal"><tr class="tablesorter-headerRow" role="row" style="height: 29.8px;"><th aria-disabled="false" aria-label="Azure RunbooksVorteile: No sort applied, activate to apply an ascending sort" aria-sort="none" class="confluenceTh tablesorter-header sortableHeader tablesorter-headerUnSorted" data-column="0" role="columnheader" scope="col" style="height: 29.8px;" tabindex="0"><div class="tablesorter-header-inner">Benefits</div></th><th aria-disabled="false" aria-label="Nachteile: No sort applied, activate to apply an ascending sort" aria-sort="none" class="confluenceTh tablesorter-header sortableHeader tablesorter-headerUnSorted" data-column="1" role="columnheader" scope="col" style="height: 29.8px;" tabindex="0"><div class="tablesorter-header-inner">Cons</div></th></tr></thead><colgroup><col style="width: 51.9954%;"></col><col style="width: 48.0057%;"></col></colgroup><tbody aria-live="polite" aria-relevant="all"><tr role="row" style="height: 86.85px;"><td class="confluenceTd" style="height: 86.85px;">- Scalable
- Simplicity for deployment
- Simplicity for administration
- License model / fixed costs per user
- Massive time savings
- Easy automation possibility
- Management through one web portal (Intune admin center)

</td><td class="confluenceTd" style="height: 86.85px;">- 1:1 license limit (1 Cloud PC per Useraccount)
- No flexibility in environment design
- Cloud networkusage very high
- Performance models predefined

</td></tr></tbody></table>

### Azure Virtual Desktop

Plattform as a service solution from Microsoft.

<table class="relative-table wrapped confluenceTable stickyTableHeaders tablesorter tablesorter-default" id="bkmrk-benefits-cons-scalab" role="grid" style="width: 99.6296%; height: 116.65px;"><thead class="tableFloatingHeaderOriginal"><tr class="tablesorter-headerRow" role="row" style="height: 29.8px;"><th aria-disabled="false" aria-label="Azure RunbooksVorteile: No sort applied, activate to apply an ascending sort" aria-sort="none" class="confluenceTh tablesorter-header sortableHeader tablesorter-headerUnSorted" data-column="0" role="columnheader" scope="col" style="height: 29.8px;" tabindex="0"><div class="tablesorter-header-inner">Benefits</div></th><th aria-disabled="false" aria-label="Nachteile: No sort applied, activate to apply an ascending sort" aria-sort="none" class="confluenceTh tablesorter-header sortableHeader tablesorter-headerUnSorted" data-column="1" role="columnheader" scope="col" style="height: 29.8px;" tabindex="0"><div class="tablesorter-header-inner">Cons</div></th></tr></thead><colgroup><col style="width: 51.9954%;"></col><col style="width: 48.0057%;"></col></colgroup><tbody aria-live="polite" aria-relevant="all"><tr role="row" style="height: 86.85px;"><td class="confluenceTd" style="height: 86.85px;">- Ultra scalable
- More flexibility in environment design
- Powerful plattform

</td><td class="confluenceTd" style="height: 86.85px;">- Usage-based billing
- Cloud networkusage very high

</td></tr></tbody></table>

### Citrix XenDesktop

Softwareproduct for onpremise VDI solution.

<table class="relative-table wrapped confluenceTable stickyTableHeaders tablesorter tablesorter-default" id="bkmrk-benefits-cons-establ" role="grid" style="width: 99.6296%; height: 116.65px;"><thead class="tableFloatingHeaderOriginal"><tr class="tablesorter-headerRow" role="row" style="height: 29.8px;"><th aria-disabled="false" aria-label="Azure RunbooksVorteile: No sort applied, activate to apply an ascending sort" aria-sort="none" class="confluenceTh tablesorter-header sortableHeader tablesorter-headerUnSorted" data-column="0" role="columnheader" scope="col" style="height: 29.8px;" tabindex="0"><div class="tablesorter-header-inner">Benefits</div></th><th aria-disabled="false" aria-label="Nachteile: No sort applied, activate to apply an ascending sort" aria-sort="none" class="confluenceTh tablesorter-header sortableHeader tablesorter-headerUnSorted" data-column="1" role="columnheader" scope="col" style="height: 29.8px;" tabindex="0"><div class="tablesorter-header-inner">Cons</div></th></tr></thead><colgroup><col style="width: 51.9954%;"></col><col style="width: 48.0057%;"></col></colgroup><tbody aria-live="polite" aria-relevant="all"><tr role="row" style="height: 86.85px;"><td class="confluenceTd" style="height: 86.85px;">- Established standard solution of the last decades
- Much experience and knowhow available
- Most flexibility in environment design
- Stable VHDX access protocol

</td><td class="confluenceTd" style="height: 86.85px;">- Exact sizing onpremise environment needed
- Buy onpremise hardware
- Buy expensive licenses
- More infrastructure knowhow needed
- Automation very complex
- Microsoft Entra ID join only not possible

</td></tr></tbody></table>