Alternative to Strigo

Why choose DaDesktop over Strigo?

Strigo provides complex drop-in infrastructure support, but falls short on cost, speed, and the lack of nested virtualisation – i.e., the ability to run VMs within the VM in the application. Nested virtualisation is particularly useful for teaching server applications like Kubernetes and Docker, enabling a full 'end to end' testbed.

DaDesktop, by contrast, delivers a cost-effective, high-performance solution with exceptionally fast nested virtualisation built in by default. It features a simpler user interface and an on-site option with a vastly higher number of data centres available in Australia to provide far superior connection latency, ensuring a smooth, powerful, and exceptionally responsive learning experience every time.

DaDesktop is also a complete, turnkey solution, whereas Strigo is a drop-in product that may need complex configuration to integrate with another LMS system, potentially causing firewall issues for clients.

Finally, for customers needing an on-premises option—where they can host the application themselves for accountability and security reasons—DaDesktop fully supports this. Strigo, on the other hand, is an API-hosted platform only and appears unable to be used on-premises in this way.
 

	DaDesktop	Strigo
Cost	1x	10x
Speed	10x	1x
Nested virtualisation	Fast by default	n/a
On-premises option	Yes	n/a