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About Shells provides you with a 1-click, powerful virtual desktop environment, driven by a cloud computer, without leaving your browser! It's your personal workspace in the cloud. Shells are virtual desktop cloud computers. Access Shells with any web-enabled device. Shells gives you the cloud for your computer! Shells are Intel powered cloud computers that are always on, just like a desktop computer. Additionally, you’ll never miss anything with push notifications! The one-device-life has arrived! Run full desktop software, including but not limited to desktop grade browsers, desktop grade office applications, and even software development, music and media production applications and much more! Shells lets you run multiple apps at the same time and position them however you want. There are no rules or restrictions here! Run anything you want, anywhere you want, in any way you want!	About V2 Cloud is a virtual cloud computing platform that enables organizations to securely deliver workstations and all of the computing resources associated with them, such as files and databases, business applications of any kind, and servers of any kind including Linux, to users anywhere in the world. While V2 Cloud is often described as Desktop-as-a-Service (DaaS), it goes well beyond virtual desktops: it's a complete cloud computing environment that brings desktops, applications, data, and servers together in one managed platform. Unlike traditional VDI solutions that require significant IT resources and specialized infrastructure expertise, V2 Cloud provides an intuitive, managed platform that can be deployed in minutes. Organizations can centralize computing resources, improve security, simplify IT operations, and support remote, hybrid, branch, and distributed workforces without investing in on-premise infrastructure.
Platforms Supported Windows Supported Mac Supported Linux Supported Cloud Supported On-Premises Not Supported iPhone Supported iPad Supported Android Supported Chromebook Not Supported	Platforms Supported Windows Supported Mac Supported Linux Supported Cloud Supported On-Premises Not Supported iPhone Supported iPad Supported Android Supported Chromebook Supported
Audience Companies or individuals looking for a virtual desktop environment powered by cloud computers	Audience Business Owners, IT firms and resellers, software vendors, Medium-Sized Businesses, Large Enterprise, Remote Teams.
Support Phone Support Supported 24/7 Live Support Not Supported Online Supported	Support Phone Support Supported 24/7 Live Support Supported Online Supported
API Offers API Not Supported	API Offers API Not Supported
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Pricing $4.95 per month Free Version Not Supported Free Trial Supported	Pricing $40 per VM per month Pricing: $40 per VM per month Free Version Not Supported Free Trial Supported
Reviews/Ratings Overall 0.0 / 5 ease 0.0 / 5 features 0.0 / 5 design 0.0 / 5 support 0.0 / 5 This software hasn't been reviewed yet. Be the first to provide a review: Review this Software	Reviews/Ratings Overall 4.7 / 5 ease 4.5 / 5 features 4.5 / 5 design 4.5 / 5 support 4.8 / 5 Read all reviews
	Pros & Cons from Real Users Pros I like being able to have QuickBooks in the Cloud as opposed to QBO. My clients are very happy with it. The customer service has been amazing with any issues we have had. I greatly appreciate the ease of setup and configuration. Very easy to start of a new server and assign users / virtual desktops. The customer service has been very helpful - being prompt, courteous and knowledgeable. We are currently running 6 VM Servers on V2 and are happy with the performance and easy setup of the servers. Since they have been set up there is almost no management time needed, just running the Microsoft updates. We love how Office 365 and Malwarebytes are already installed and so we just need the Office 365 license to make it work. They have app or browser access that still gives me access to my local drives. Their support responds pretty quickly. V2 Cloud is easy to set up and has a user-friendly interface. I was looking for a remote/virtual desktop solution and the options in the market are limited. V2 Cloud was the only option that perfectly met my needs. Cons It is a little challenging to set up, but even so, the customer service is very good at assisting. A bit on the expensive side. I would prefer if virtual desktops were available in the $15-$20 per user range. Really cannot think of any cons, everything just works. Clients have to use expensive 365 licenses in the environment. When clients have issues with some things like 365 working correctly there's no advanced help for those items. Copying and pasting are sometimes a hassle. It should be easier!
Training Documentation Supported Webinars Not Supported Live Online Supported In Person Not Supported	Training Documentation Supported Webinars Supported Live Online Supported In Person Supported
Company Information Shells Founded: 2020 United States www.shells.com/l/en-US/	Company Information V2 Cloud Solutions Founded: 2012 Canada v2cloud.com
Alternatives flexidesktop	Alternatives Thinfinity Workspace Cybele Software, Inc.
Azure Cloud Shell Microsoft	Kasm Workspaces Kasm Technologies
Flaneer	Inuvika OVD Enterprise Inuvika
V2 Cloud V2 Cloud Solutions	Cameyo
Specops Gpupdate Specops View All	Azure Virtual Desktop Microsoft View All
Categories Audio Editing Supported Desktop as a Service (DaaS) Supported IDE Supported Video Editing Supported Virtual Machine Supported	Categories Application Virtualization Supported Cloud Hosting Supported Cloud Management Supported Desktop as a Service (DaaS) Supported Remote Work Supported Secure Remote Access Supported Server Backup Supported Server Management Supported Server Virtualization Supported Virtual Desktop (VDI) Supported Virtual Machine Supported Virtualization Supported
	Desktop as a Service (DaaS) Features Admin Console Supported Application Management Supported Backup & Recovery Supported BYOL Management Supported Cloud Encryption Supported Device Management Not Supported File Management Supported GPU Virtualization Supported Multi-Factor Authentication Supported Policy Management Not Supported Single Sign On Supported User Provisioning Supported Virtual Machine Features Backup Management Supported Graphical User Interface Supported Remote Control Supported VDI Supported Virtual Machine Encryption Supported Virtual Machine Migration Supported Virtual Machine Monitoring Supported Virtual Server Supported Show More Features Application Virtualization Features Conflict Prevention Not Supported Cross-Platform Support Supported Dashboard Supported Debugging Not Supported Incident Management Supported Legacy App Support Not Supported Memory Protection Not Supported Multiple App Instances Supported Cloud Management Features Access Control Supported Billing & Provisioning Supported Capacity Analytics Supported Cost Management Supported Demand Monitoring Supported Multi-Cloud Management Supported Performance Analytics Supported SLA Management Supported Supply Monitoring Supported Workflow Approval Supported Remote Work Features Collaboration Supported Credential Management Not Supported Electronic Signature Not Supported Employee Monitoring Supported Live Chat Not Supported Meeting Management Not Supported Project Management Not Supported Remote Access Supported Remote Support Supported Screen Sharing Supported Softphone Supported Task Management Not Supported Time Zone Tracking Not Supported Video Chat Supported Web Conferencing Supported Server Backup Features Backup Scheduling Supported Bare-Metal Restore Not Supported Compression Not Supported Continuous Backup Supported Differential Backup Supported Disaster Recovery Supported Encryption Supported Incremental Backup Supported VM Backup Supported Server Management Features CPU Monitoring Supported Credential Management Supported Database Servers Supported Email Monitoring Supported Event Logs Supported History Tracking Supported Patch Management Supported Scheduling Supported User Activity Monitoring Supported Virtual Machine Monitoring Supported Server Virtualization Features Audit Management Supported Health Monitoring Supported Live Machine Migration Not Supported Multi-OS Virtual Machines Supported Patching / Backup Supported Performance Log Supported Performance Optimization Supported Rapid Provisioning Supported Security Management Supported Type 1 / Type 2 Hypervisor 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 Supported Capacity Monitoring Supported Data Mobility Supported Desktop Virtualization Supported Disaster Recovery Supported Namespace Management Supported Performance Management Supported Version Control Not Supported Virtual Machine Monitoring Supported
Integrations C Supported C++ Supported DELMIAworks Not Supported FlexManager Not Supported Java Supported JumpCloud Not Supported Microsoft 365 Not Supported Microsoft Excel Supported Okta Not Supported OneLogin Not Supported PHP Supported Perl Supported PowerShell Supported Python Supported QuickBooks Online Not Supported Ruby Supported Tcl Supported Show More Integrations View All 10 Integrations	Integrations C Not Supported C++ Not Supported DELMIAworks Supported FlexManager Supported Java Not Supported JumpCloud Supported Microsoft 365 Supported Microsoft Excel Not Supported Okta Supported OneLogin Supported PHP Not Supported Perl Not Supported PowerShell Not Supported Python Not Supported QuickBooks Online Supported Ruby Not Supported Tcl Not Supported Show More Integrations View All 7 Integrations
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