Feature matrix: Compare Citrix DaaS and Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops solutions

Citrix provides IT with maximum flexibility to quickly and securely deliver apps and desktops from any cloud or datacenter worldwide with our desktop as a service (DaaS) and VDI solutions. Compare features of the various Citrix DaaS and Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops editions to determine which is right for your business.

Citrix DaaS empowers IT with simplified cloud management and turnkey public cloud delivery with the added flexibility of incorporating on-premises resources. Seamlessly deliver high-performance workloads with our rapid provisioning, streamlined cloud management, and comprehensive hybrid-work solutions. Please refer to the sections below to learn which features are available across Citrix DaaS cloud editions.

Editions: Citrix DaaS Advanced, Citrix DaaS Advanced Plus, Citrix DaaS Premium, Citrix DaaS Premium Plus

For information on previous Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops service versions, please refer to this matrix.

For additional geographical considerations, please visit our Product Documentation.

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App and desktop delivery
Product component Citrix DaaS Advanced
(formerly Citrix Virtual Apps Advanced service)		 Citrix DaaS Advanced Plus
(formerly Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Advanced service)		 Citrix DaaS Premium
(formerly Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Premium service)		 Citrix DaaS
Premium Plus
Deliver Windows and Linux apps *
Deliver multi-session Windows and Linux desktops
Deliver single-session Windows client OS desktops  
Deliver single-session Linux desktops  
Rendezvous V2
HDX Plus for Windows 365  
Non-domain joined
Remote PC Access  
Hybrid cloud
Product component Citrix DaaS Advanced
(formerly Citrix Virtual Apps Advanced service)		 Citrix DaaS Advanced Plus
(formerly Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Advanced service)		 Citrix DaaS Premium
(formerly Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Premium service)		 Citrix DaaS
Premium Plus
Hybrid, multi-cloud capabilities
Microsoft Azure
Citrix Managed Azure capacity * * * *
Google Cloud
IBM Cloud
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
VMware Cloud on AWS
Azure VMware Solution
Google Cloud VMware Engine
Nutanix Clusters on AWS
Includes Citrix Hypervisor
Microsoft Azure Stack HCI  
Hyper-V with System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM)
VMware vSphere
Nutanix Acropolis
User experience and productivity
Product component Citrix DaaS Advanced
(formerly Citrix Virtual Apps Advanced service)		 Citrix DaaS Advanced Plus
(formerly Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Advanced service)		 Citrix DaaS Premium
(formerly Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Premium service)		 Citrix DaaS
Premium Plus
Any device access
Citrix HDX technologies
HDX 3D Pro
Citrix digital workspace experience
Citrix StoreFront
Microsoft Teams Optimization
Workspace Environment Management
Service continuity
Citrix app personalization    
Global app configuration service
Management
Product component Citrix DaaS Advanced
(formerly Citrix Virtual Apps Advanced service)		 Citrix DaaS Advanced Plus
(formerly Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Advanced service)		 Citrix DaaS Premium
(formerly Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Premium service)		 Citrix DaaS
Premium Plus
Citrix Studio
Quick Deploy
Custom delegated administration
Configuration logging
Machine creation services
Provisioning Services  
Autoscale/power management
Suspend & Resume Virtual Machines (VMs)  
Fast Image builder * * *
Citrix prepared VDA images
The Citrix ITSM Adapter for ServiceNow    
App Layering
User personalization layers
FSLogix integration
Universal print server
App and Desktop probing
VDA restore
Image portability  
VDA upgrade service (tech preview)  
Security and monitoring
Product component Citrix DaaS Advanced
(formerly Citrix Virtual Apps Advanced service)		 Citrix DaaS Advanced Plus
(formerly Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Advanced service)		 Citrix DaaS Premium
(formerly Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Premium service)		 Citrix DaaS
Premium Plus
Adaptive Authentication Add on Add on
Citrix Monitor
Citrix Monitor Premium    
Integrates with Citrix Analytics for Security Add on Add on Add on
Integrates with Citrix Analytics for Performance Add on Add on Add on
HDX Proxy cloud service * * + +
Federated Authentication Service (FAS)
Multi-factor authentication
Session watermarking
Session recording
App Protection policies Add on Add on

Citrix DaaS delivers the best-performing desktop as a service experience partnered with your public cloud of choice, for an easy-to-adopt solution that scales with your needs. Please refer to the sections below to learn which features are available across our Citrix DaaS editions for hyperscalers.

Editions: Citrix DaaS Standard for Azure, Citrix DaaS Standard for Google, Citrix DaaS Premium for Google, Citrix DaaS Premium Plus

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App and desktop delivery
Product component  Citrix DaaS Standard for Azure
 Citrix DaaS Standard for AWS Citrix DaaS Standard for Google
 Citrix DaaS Premium for Google
 Citrix DaaS
Premium Plus
Deliver Windows and Linux apps

Deliver multi-session Windows and Linux desktops
Deliver multi-session Windows 10 and Windows 11 on Azure      
Deliver single-session Windows client OS desktops


Deliver single-session Linux desktops


Rendezvous V2
HDX Plus for Windows 365      
Non-domain joined  
Remote PC Access
Hybrid cloud
Product component  Citrix DaaS Standard for Azure
 Citrix DaaS Standard for AWS Citrix DaaS Standard for Google
 Citrix DaaS Premium for Google
 Citrix DaaS
Premium Plus
Single resource location, on-premises or cloud *
 + #
    
Hybrid, multi-cloud capabilities       *
Microsoft Azure      
Citrix Managed Azure capacity *
       *
Google Cloud    

Amazon Web Services (AWS)        
VMware Cloud on AWS        
Azure VMware Solution      
Google Cloud VMware Engine    
Microsoft Azure Stack HCI      
AWS Outposts          
Hyper-V with System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) *  
VMware vSphere *  
Nutanix Acropolis *  
User experience and productivity
Product component  Citrix DaaS Standard for Azure
 Citrix DaaS Standard for AWS Citrix DaaS Standard for Google
 Citrix DaaS Premium for Google
 Citrix DaaS
Premium Plus
Any device access
 
Citrix HDX technologies  
HDX 3D Pro  
Citrix digital workspace experience
 
Citrix StoreFront      
Microsoft Teams optimization  
Workspace Environment Management  
Service continuity  
Citrix app personalization        
Global app configuration service  
Management
Product component  Citrix DaaS Standard for Azure
 Citrix DaaS Standard for AWS Citrix DaaS Standard for Google
 Citrix DaaS Premium for Google
 Citrix DaaS
Premium Plus
Citrix Studio
 
Quick Deploy      
Custom delegated administration      
Configuration logging
 
Citrix Machine Creation Services  
Provisioning Services      
Autoscale/Power management  
Fast image builder       *
Citrix prepared VDA images       *
Citrix ITSM Adapter for ServiceNow      
App Layering      
User personalization layers  
FSLogix integration  
Universal print server  
App and desktop probing  
VDA restore      
Image portability      
VDA upgrade service (tech preview)  
Security and monitoring
Product component  Citrix DaaS Standard for Azure
 Citrix DaaS Standard for AWS Citrix DaaS Standard for Google
 Citrix DaaS Premium for Google
 Citrix DaaS
Premium Plus
Adaptive Authentication Add on Add on Add on
Citrix Monitor
Citrix Monitor Premium      
Integrates with Citrix Analytics for Security Add on Add on    
Integrates with Citrix Analytics for Performance Add on Add on    
HDX Proxy via Citrix Gateway service * * * + +
Federated Authentication Service (FAS)
Multi-factor Authentication
Session watermarking
Session recording
App Protection policies Add on Add on Add on

Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops is an IT-managed VDI offering for a robust, enterprise-grade app and desktop virtualization environment for those facing strict compliance standards or who need to stay in the datacenter for operational reasons. To compare the Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 1912 LTSR to the latest Current Release, view this matrix.

Editions: Citrix Virtual Apps Standard, Citrix Virtual Apps Advanced, Citrix Virtual Apps Premium, Citrix Virtual Desktops Standard, Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Advanced, Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Premium

Please refer to the sections below to learn which features are available across our IT-managed VDI editions. Or see what’s new in Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops.

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App and desktop delivery
Product component  Citrix Virtual Apps Standard Citrix Virtual Apps Advanced
 Citrix Virtual Apps Premium
 Citrix Virtual Desktops Standard
 Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Advanced Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Premium
Server-based virtual applications

 
Server-based virtual desktops  
VDI      
Single session server VDI        
Remote PC Access        
VM hosted applications    
User experience and productivity
Product component  Citrix Virtual Apps Standard Citrix Virtual Apps Advanced
 Citrix Virtual Apps Premium
 Citrix Virtual Desktops Standard
 Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Advanced Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Premium
HDX user experience optimization

Optimization for Microsoft Teams    
Browser content redirection
Unified Communications optimization
HDX 3D Pro
Citrix Casting        
Workspace Environment Management    
HDX seamless local apps        
HDX user experience templates    
Superior user experience for graphic-rich apps        
Management and monitoring
Product component  Citrix Virtual Apps Standard Citrix Virtual Apps Advanced
 Citrix Virtual Apps Premium
 Citrix Virtual Desktops Standard
 Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Advanced Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Premium
App and desktop probing        
Basic app layering
Citrix App Layering with advanced configuration        
User personalization layers      
Unified management console
Citrix Director
Director historical reporting and trend analysis 1 week 1 week 1 year 1 week 1 month 1 year
Director Premium Edition        
Custom delegated administration (Studio)    
Configuration logging (Studio)    
User experience network analysis        
Robust high availability
Citrix Provisioning for Citrix Virtual Apps   *  
Citrix Provisioning for virtual desktops       *
Citrix Machine Creation Services
Microsoft App-V integration  
Integrated profile management
Enterprise scalability
Hypervisor agnostic
Hyper-V with System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM)
Citrix Hypervisor
VMware vSphere integration
Nutanix AHV
Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) integration  
Citrix Connector for System Center Configuration Manager        
Citrix ADC load balancing
VDA restore
Security and access control
Product component  Citrix Virtual Apps Standard Citrix Virtual Apps Advanced
 Citrix Virtual Apps Premium
 Citrix Virtual Desktops Standard
 Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Advanced Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Premium
FIPS compliant        
Common Criteria certified        
Credential Guard compliant
Strengthened IT security
Multi-factor authentication
Federated Authentication Service
Smart card integration





Accelerated logon for smart card users
App Protection Add on Add on Add on Add on Add on Add on
ICA Proxy
SmartAccess        
SSL VPN        
Session watermarking
Intelligent session recording          
Citrix Content Collaboration integration
Self-service and BYO choice
Product component  Citrix Virtual Apps Standard Citrix Virtual Apps Advanced
 Citrix Virtual Apps Premium
 Citrix Virtual Desktops Standard
 Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Advanced Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Premium
Any device access

Enterprise app store (StoreFront)
Self-service password reset        
Clientless HTML5 access
Universal printing services

Please refer to the sections below to compare features and level of IT involvement with Citrix DaaS compared to the on-premises Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Current Release and the Long Term Service Release (LTSR). All editions compared are Citrix DaaS Premium Plus edition. Some features of the cloud service may require components to be installed on-premises.

For more information on the 7.15 LTSR baseline and compatible and excluded components and features, refer to the product documentation.

Level of IT involvement key
     = Not entitled in the release at all
 = Requires IT to deploy and manage
 = Hybrid solution, requires part(s) to be deployed and managed by IT
 = A Citrix cloud service*

* The VMs running the virtual applications and desktops are managed by IT to allow flexibility and data privacy.

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App and desktop delivery
Product component  Citrix DaaS Premium Plus 2203 Long Term Service Release
 1912 Long Term Service Release
Server-based virtual applications


Server-based virtual desktops

VDI


Server-based VDI


Remote PC Access


VM-hosted applications
Content publishing

Support for Microsoft App-V integration  
Policy-based access control with templates


User experience
Product component  Citrix DaaS Premium Plus 2203 Long Term Service Release
 1912 Long Term Service Release
HDX user experience optimization
HDX adaptive transport / Enlightened Data Transport (EDT)


HDX 3D Pro


Thinwire
Optimization for Microsoft Teams desktop client
Optimized web-based Microsoft Teams
Cisco Jabber optimization
Avaya One-X optimization
Windows Media redirection
H.264-enhanced HDX SuperCodec
H.265-enhanced HDX SuperCodec
HDX Mobile
Citrix app personalization    
Global app configuration service    
Session linger
Local app access
Citrix Casting
Citrix Ready workspace hub
Single sign-on with SAML
Web-based self-service password reset  
HDX MultiStream ICA
Browser content redirection
HTML5 video redirection
Universal print driver
Universal print server
Citrix profile management
Pre-launch
Workspace Environment Management (WEM)  
Citrix ITSM ServiceNow Adapter
Image provisioning and management

For information regarding cloud provisioning with on-premises LTSR, view CTX270373.

Product component  Citrix DaaS Premium Plus 2203 Long Term Service Release
 1912 Long Term Service Release
Citrix Provisioning


User personalization layers

Citrix Provisioning accelerator


Citrix Machine Creation Services


Citrix App Layering


VDA restore

 
Image portability service    
VDA upgrade service (Tech Preview)
   
Microsoft Azure
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Google Cloud  
VMware Cloud on AWS  
Azure VMware Solution  
Google Cloud VMware Engine  
Nutanix Clusters on AWS  
Azure Virtual Desktop    
Citrix Hypervisor
Hyper-V with System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM)
VMware vSphere
Nutanix Acropolis
Self-service enterprise app store
Product component  Citrix DaaS Premium Plus 2203 Long Term Service Release
 1912 Long Term Service Release
Universal enterprise app store


Anonymous (unauthenticated) access


Store customization SDK


Resource filtering by types or keywords


Favorite applications


Universal access
Product component  Citrix DaaS Premium Plus 2203 Long Term Service Release
 1912 Long Term Service Release
Citrix Workspace app


Citrix Receiver


Citrix digital workspace experience
   
Citrix StoreFront


Clientless HTML5 access


Non-admin client installation

Secure access
Product component  Citrix DaaS Premium Plus 2203 Long Term Service Release
 1912 Long Term Service Release
Regulatory compliance and certification


Smart access


HDX Proxy cloud service
   
Endpoint scanning and extensible analysis


Federated authentication to Azure Active Directory


Data protection
Product component  Citrix DaaS Premium Plus 2203 Long Term Service Release
 1912 Long Term Service Release
Centralized application delivery


Centralized desktop delivery

Peripheral connection control


Session watermarking


App Protection


Adaptive Authentication    
TLS/SSL encryption

AES support
Trusted server configuration


Authentication
Product component  Citrix DaaS Premium Plus 2203 Long Term Service Release
 1912 Long Term Service Release
Active Directory support


Federated Authentication Service

Multi-factor authentication


Kerberos authentication


Smart card support


Passthrough authentication
Centralized system management
Product component  Citrix DaaS Premium Plus 2203 Long Term Service Release
 1912 Long Term Service Release
Centralized management consoles


Citrix cloud-based management    
Application groups and tagging


Active Directory Group Policy integration


Delegated administration


High availability and disaster recovery
Product component  Citrix DaaS Premium Plus 2203 Long Term Service Release
 1912 Long Term Service Release
Enterprise scale


Service continuity    
Local host cache


No single point of failure


Effortless multi-location management
   
Citrix cloud service level agreement (SLA)    
Management and monitoring
Product component  Citrix DaaS Premium Plus 2203 Long Term Service Release
 1912 Long Term Service Release
Citrix Autoscale
   
Citrix Monitor

Advanced monitoring


Integrates with Citrix Analytics for Security
   
Integrates with Citrix Analytics for Performance
   
Zones

Load balancing and connection throttling
Connection control
Cloud-based license management    
On-premises license usage monitoring
Application user load
Citrix Hypervisor VM portability
App and desktop probing
System monitoring and reporting
Historical performance trending
Custom reporting
SCOM Alerts
Proactive notification and alerting
User experience network analysis
Session recording
Configuration logging
Citrix Insight Services
HDX session screen sharing in Linux  

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