When it comes to embracing the cloud, you have a lot of choices.

You could choose to keep sensitive resources in your datacenter while moving the rest to the cloud. Or you might start working your way toward a more secure hybrid work cloud strategy.

You could burst to the cloud as needed and take advantage of managed desktop as a service (DaaS) solutions — but only when you need to spin up cloud desktops for limited periods of time.

The possibilities are practically endless. But how can you determine what’s best for your business needs and budget? That’s what Citrix calculators are for.

Citrix customers can experience significant benefits by leveraging Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops service on Azure. But every organization has its own unique set of goals, and different desktop services will yield different ROI for each individual company. Before you plan your next move, it’s important to understand what kind of value our organization can expect from each cloud opportunity.

To help, the cloud specialists at Citrix have designed three cost calculators so you can do just that. Whether you’re just starting out with an on-premises-to-cloud migration or want to estimate your DaaS costs, there’s a Citrix calculator for you.

Calculate Your DaaS Cost

Imagine for a moment that your organization has recently started to deploy cloud apps and desktops on a regular basis. You use these services to support remote work and seasonal staff, and to support disaster recovery and business continuity plans for your increasingly hybrid workforce.

Now fast forward three years, and your team is conducting a total cost of ownership (TCO) analysis. Turns out, thanks to the cost benefits of DaaS, you’ve managed to achieve a return on investment well above 100 percent.

This is precisely what can happen when organizations embrace a strong DaaS solution to increase agility. In a recent study conducted by Forrester to examine Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops service customers using Azure consumption, researchers found that a 15,000-employee company can expect to see a 153 percent ROI as a result of increased employee productivity and IT efficiency.

Of course, the exact ROI will vary from one organization to another based on the number of users, how many hours they work, and other factors.

Ready to see what your organization stands to save with DaaS? Use the Citrix DaaS cost calculator to get a personalized estimate based on your specific cloud consumption needs. It’s the easiest, fastest way to get a strong understanding of just how much you can expect to spend (and save) with a turnkey, pay-as-you-go DaaS provider.

Calculate Your Azure Cost

Let’s face it — optimizing your Microsoft Azure costs can be complicated, especially as you begin to add more virtual machines, bandwidth, and cloud compute capacity.

Thankfully, there is a way to fully maximize your cloud deployment.

By running Azure Virtual Desktop within your Citrix environment, you can take full advantage of the latest virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) and DaaS solutions — and improve your bottom line, too. Recent research shows that Citrix DaaS customers save at least 25 percent compared to a standalone Azure Virtual Desktop deployment. For companies migrating virtual desktop workloads from traditional on-premises solutions to Azure, that number jumps to 70 percent.

Those cost savings are also accompanied by a wide range of other benefits, from simpler management to a great end-user experience. Whether you leverage these advantages to retire datacenter capacity or accelerate digital transformation, Citrix with Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop can free you to focus on the initiatives that matter most.

Curious to see what your Azure costs will look like? Use our Azure pricing calculator to see how much you can lower costs by leveraging Azure Virtual Desktop with Citrix.

Calculate Your On-Premises-to-Cloud Migration Costs

Do you currently use Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops on premises? If so, you no doubt have questions about what your infrastructure will look like as you embrace the cloud. After all, 62 percent of IT leaders are in the process of downsizing on-premises infrastructure.

When it comes to cost optimizations, there’s a significant amount of ROI to be gained with those migrations. For example, in the Forrester study mentioned above, it was discovered that organizations can achieve $1.1 million in legacy software and hardware savings within three years. And because employees experience fewer issues after cloud migrations, help desk tickets can be reduced by the thousands, too.

Whether you go all-in or leverage existing datacenter investments alongside new cloud deployments, migrating your on-premises virtualization to Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Premium service can open the door to several big benefits. You’ll have numerous options for reducing hardware and software costs, increasing agility, improving security, boosting user productivity, and more.

Eager to see what your company can save by transitioning to Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops service? Use our cloud migration calculator for a personalized estimate.

Bottom line: There’s no one right way to take advantage of desktop virtualization. And the ideal cloud infrastructure can vary significantly from one organization to the next. That’s why Citrix calculators are designed to give you the full picture of potential outcomes for your business — so you can move forward with confidence.

For more insights on how Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops can benefit your organization, check out our guided tours for a behind-the-scenes look.