Kasm Workspaces

Kasm Workspaces

Kasm Technologies
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Kasm Workspaces streams your workplace environment directly to your web browser…on any device and from any location. Kasm uses our high-performance streaming and secure isolation technology to provide web-native Desktop as a Service (DaaS), application streaming, and secure/private web browsing. Kasm is not just a service; it is a highly configurable platform with a robust developer API and devops-enabled workflows that can be customized for your use-case, at any scale. Workspaces can be deployed in the cloud (Public or Private), on-premise (Including Air-Gapped Networks or your Homelab), or in a hybrid configuration.

About

platformOS works with brands like Intel, Arab Bank, NEOM.com, Hallmark, UiPath, Spark Digital (NZ), and funded startups, delivering 100% business rule flexibility for web applications, with a strong pedigree in multi-sided marketplaces. Whether Progressive Web Apps, IoT integration, native Mobile or any Web Browser supported frameworks like React, Angular, Node.js etc, platformOS meets the Enterprise scaling needs to build and run any and every business application scenario. As an APIs-for-Everything 'low code' application development platform’, platformOS offers an advanced developer / web agency supported ecosystem supporting Channel Partners and Enterprise Clients building powerful, zero limits, API centric solutions; with a much shortened time to market (lower cost) that what is typical, especially for multi-sided marketplaces. In addition, platformOS provides multi-cloud devops infrastructure support “out of the box” which saves many thousands in operational costs.

Platforms Supported

Windows Supported
Mac Supported
Linux Supported
Cloud Supported
On-Premises Supported
iPhone Supported
iPad Supported
Android Supported
Chromebook Supported

Platforms Supported

Windows Supported
Mac Supported
Linux Supported
Cloud Supported
On-Premises Not Supported
iPhone Supported
iPad Supported
Android Supported
Chromebook Supported

Audience

Kasm Workspaces was developed by a team of cybersecurity experts to meet the most demanding secure collaboration and remote workforce requirements of the US Government, but is now available for organizations of all sizes and industries. Workspaces makes use of the latest technology in high-performance rendering, workload orchestration, and devops pipelines to deliver an architecture that is highly efficient, scalable and customizable.

Audience

Front End Developers and Marketplace Owners

Support

Phone Support Supported
24/7 Live Support Not Supported
Online Supported

Support

Phone Support Not Supported
24/7 Live Support Not Supported
Online Supported

API

Offers API Supported

API

Offers API Supported

Screenshots and Videos

Screenshots and Videos

Pricing

$0 Free Community Edition
Kasm is highly cost-effective and can be deployed on-premise, cloud or as a managed SaaS.
Free Version Supported
Free Trial Supported

Pricing

$50.00
Specialised hosting includes system devops in a box that is infrastructure agnostic, and includes support.
Free Version Not Supported
Free Trial Not Supported

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 4.8 / 5
ease 4.7 / 5
features 4.6 / 5
design 4.7 / 5
support 4.6 / 5

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 5.0 / 5
ease 4.3 / 5
features 5.0 / 5
design 4.3 / 5
support 5.0 / 5

Pros from Real Users

Pros

  • It can be used as a virtual lab where you can experiment a lot of things without worrying for the security or integrity of the system. When working in cybersecurity it's really great thing to have the possibility to launch a new and fresh desktop session of Kali Linux or Parrot OS, you don't need to install it anymore or run virtual machines, and the fact that those sessions are throwable is very useful for pentesting environment. Also, the fact that all of this work in the browser make it very versatile to be able to work anywhere even if you're not on your own computer, you can retrieve your personal desktop session in the cloud, and you can also use it to bypass network firewall at school or work.
  • Setup was very easy. I was looking for a disposable desktop and Kasm was the first I tried. I never explored other options since Kasm was exactly what I was looking for.
  • - Zero Setup, it was instant - The needed Images for all software i need (mainly browsers) - Ease of Use
  • Ease of use: The platform is intuitive and easy to navigate, with a clean and modern interface. This makes it simple for team members to access and work on their files and projects from any location.
  • Accessibility: An emulator allows you to access an operating system from any device with a browser, which can be convenient if you need to use specific software or access specific files that are only available on a particular operating system. Allows you to use software or access files that are not compatible with your current operating system. Can be a quick and easy way to access an operating system without having to install it on your device.
  • One of the main benefits of Kasm is improved security. By isolating older, potentially insecure versions of browsers and plugins in virtualized environments, it helps to protect the rest of the system from potential vulnerabilities.
  • Supports multiple browsers, including Internet Explorer, Edge, Chrome, Firefox, and Safari. Allows users to run multiple versions of each browser on the same machine. Provides a user-friendly interface for configuring and managing browser settings. Improves security by isolating older, potentially insecure versions of browsers and plugins from the rest of the system.
  • Ease of use, great functionality and straightforward setup. The ui is very easy to use, modules are easy to install and security it well designed.
  • Easy to use and works pretty well has a nice user interface and doesn't require much knowledge to use.
  • it is pretty easy to use. as everything is significantly configurable and that it only takes a few clicks to get the VM ready for you and it brings a free trial so you can experiment with all the options with Kasm.

Pros & Cons from Real Users

Pros

  • The design team is outstanding - we continually get compliments on how professional and intuitive our app is - they truly made us look good. The tech dev team is brilliant and solution orientated. All are accessible and willing to help us succeed on their platform. The dev ops platform enabled us to get our start-up off the ground in a scalable way.
  • The power and flexibility of the platform is exactly what we were looking for. We wanted a tech stack that allowed us to achieve whatever project we needed to build for our customers, whilst not handling the devops and raw infrastructure. That is all taken care of for us, including all of the security and reliability that we need.
  • The right balance between having control and not having to control everything. We can build pretty much anything but leave the DevOps to the experts. Finding that balance of performance, security, reliability, scalability and flexibility is extremely hard especially at the right price point.
  • For my application, flexibility and performance are the biggest pros of building on PlatformOS. Not needing to manage the infrastructure is also a huge benefit. The documentation is also very easy to use and understand.

Cons

  • The project took more time than expected and we had to give up on some scoped items in the end.
  • Knowing all the pieces to the puzzle to achieve your solution. The control you get is amazing, however that comes with responsibility. I wouldn't say it is a con as the freedom allows us to create solutions we couldn't do on other platforms, you just need to do your homework and know how the pieces all fit together.
  • There is a learning curve but it's 100% expected if you want this level of control and flexibility. They have worked hard to make the onboarding as easy as possible and have won various awards for how they've gone about this. Pricing is usage based and you have to be clear on your own pricing model, again this is expected from a PaaS platform but something to be aware of.
  • Not necessarily a con, but there is a learning curve.

Training

Documentation Supported
Webinars Not Supported
Live Online Supported
In Person Not Supported

Training

Documentation Supported
Webinars Supported
Live Online Not Supported
In Person Not Supported

Company Information

Kasm Technologies
Founded: 2017
United States
kasm.com

Company Information

platformOS
Founded: 2013
United States
www.platformos.com

Alternatives

Alternatives

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Categories

Categories

DevOps Supported
Marketplace Supported

DevOps Features

Approval Workflow Not Supported
Dashboard Supported
KPIs Not Supported
Policy Management Supported
Portfolio Management Not Supported
Prioritization Supported
Release Management Supported
Timeline Management Not Supported
Troubleshooting Reports Not Supported

Application Virtualization Features

Conflict Prevention Not Supported
Cross-Platform Support Supported
Dashboard Supported
Debugging Supported
Incident Management Not Supported
Legacy App Support Supported
Memory Protection Not Supported
Multiple App Instances Supported

Cloud Workload Protection Features

Anomaly Detection Not Supported
Asset Discovery Not Supported
Cloud Gap Analysis Not Supported
Cloud Registry Supported
Data Loss Prevention (DLP) Supported
Data Security Not Supported
Governance Not Supported
Logging & Reporting Supported
Machine Learning Not Supported
Security Audit Not Supported
Workload Diversity Not Supported

Container Management Features

Access Control Supported
Application Development Supported
Automatic Scaling Supported
Build Automation Not Supported
Container Health Management Not Supported
Container Storage Not Supported
Deployment Automation Supported
File Isolation Not Supported
Hybrid Deployments Supported
Network Isolation Supported
Orchestration Supported
Shared File Systems Not Supported
Version Control Supported
Virtualization Supported

Container Security Features

Access Roles / Permissions Supported
Application Performance Tracking Not Supported
Centralized Policy Management Supported
Container Stack Scanning Not Supported
Image Vulnerability Detection Not Supported
Reporting Not Supported
Testing Supported
View Container Metadata Not Supported

Data Loss Prevention Features

Compliance Reporting Not Supported
Incident Management Not Supported
Policy Management Supported
Sensitive Data Identification Not Supported
Web Threat Management Not Supported
Whitelisting / Blacklisting Supported

Desktop as a Service (DaaS) Features

Admin Console Supported
Application Management Supported
Backup & Recovery Supported
BYOL Management Not Supported
Cloud Encryption Supported
Device Management Not Supported
File Management Supported
GPU Virtualization Supported
Multi-Factor Authentication Supported
Policy Management Supported
Single Sign On Supported
User Provisioning Supported

Digital Workplace Features

Activity / News Feed Not Supported
Calendar Management Not Supported
Chat / Messaging Supported
Content Management Not Supported
Document Management Not Supported
Employee Directory Not Supported
File Sharing Supported
Knowledge Management Not Supported
Surveys & Feedback Not Supported
Task Management Not Supported

Remote Desktop Features

Chat Supported
Cross-Platform Access Supported
File Transfer Supported
Group View Supported
Mobile Device Access Supported
Multi Monitor Support Not Supported
Record Remote Sessions Supported
Remote Print Supported
Remote Wake Not Supported
User Management Supported

Virtual Desktop (VDI) Features

Desktop-as-a-Service Supported
Load Balancing Supported
Multi-Device Support Supported
Multi-Factor Authentication Supported
Permissions / Access Controls Supported
Self Service Portal Supported
Third Party Integration Supported

Virtualization Features

Archiving & Retention Not Supported
Capacity Monitoring Supported
Data Mobility Supported
Desktop Virtualization Supported
Disaster Recovery Supported
Namespace Management Supported
Performance Management Supported
Version Control Supported
Virtual Machine Monitoring Supported

Web Content Filtering Features

Antivirus Supported
Automated Blacklist Supported
Browser-based Management Portal Not Supported
Category / Keyword Filters Supported
LDAP Integration Supported
Multi-Language Filtering Not Supported
Reporting / Analytics Not Supported
Roles / Permissions Supported
SSL Inspection Not Supported
Time-based Controls Not Supported
VPN Blocking Not Supported
White Label Supported
Whitelisting Supported

DevOps Features

Approval Workflow Not Supported
Dashboard Supported
KPIs Not Supported
Policy Management Not Supported
Portfolio Management Not Supported
Prioritization Not Supported
Release Management Not Supported
Timeline Management Supported
Troubleshooting Reports Not Supported

Low-Code Development Features

AI-Assisted Development Not Supported
Business Process Automation Supported
Collaborative Development Supported
Data Aggregation and Publishing Supported
Deployment Management Supported
Drag & Drop Not Supported
Integrations Management Supported
Iteration Management Supported
Performance Monitoring Supported
Requirements Management Not Supported
Templates Supported
Visual Modeling Not Supported
Web / Mobile App Development Supported
Workflow Management Supported

Marketplace Features

Catalog Management Supported
Category Management Supported
Fee / Commission Management Supported
Order Management Supported
Payment Processing Supported
Promotions Management Supported
Returns Management Supported
SEO Management Supported
Shopping Cart Supported
Vendor Portal Supported

Integrations

Alpine Linux Supported
Audacity Supported
Blender Supported
GIMP Supported
Microsoft Azure Supported
Microsoft Edge Supported
Microsoft Entra ID Supported
Microsoft Teams Supported
Okta Supported
OneLogin Supported
Oracle Linux Supported
Rocky Linux Supported
Slack Supported
Sublime Text Supported
Thunderbird Supported
Tor Browser Supported
Twilio Not Supported
Ubuntu for Raspberry Pi Supported
Zoom Supported
openSUSE MicroOS Supported

Integrations

Alpine Linux Not Supported
Audacity Not Supported
Blender Not Supported
GIMP Not Supported
Microsoft Azure Not Supported
Microsoft Edge Not Supported
Microsoft Entra ID Not Supported
Microsoft Teams Not Supported
Okta Not Supported
OneLogin Not Supported
Oracle Linux Not Supported
Rocky Linux Not Supported
Slack Not Supported
Sublime Text Not Supported
Thunderbird Not Supported
Tor Browser Not Supported
Twilio Supported
Ubuntu for Raspberry Pi Not Supported
Zoom Not Supported
openSUSE MicroOS Not Supported
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