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Why choose Nerdio Manager over Citrix

A modern Citrix alternative — built for today’s cloud-first IT
  • control costs
  • flexible terms
  • operational efficiency 

Choosing the right platform for cloud-based virtual desktops can dramatically impact your agility, IT simplicity, and bottom line—making the Citrix vs. Nerdio comparison a critical decision.

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Scale on your terms, not Citrix’s

With Nerdio Manager, organizations gain the flexibility to scale on their terms, streamline daily operations through intelligent automation, and maintain full control over cloud costs. It’s a modern solution built for efficiency—delivering enterprise-grade performance without the complexity or expense of traditional VDI platforms like Citrix.

Control costs

Nerdio offers a more cost-effective approach to cloud VDI by reducing infrastructure overhead, automating resource scaling, and removing the complexity of Citrix licensing. With Nerdio, you pay only for what you use—giving you predictable costs and full control over your cloud spend.

Flexible terms

Nerdio offers flexible deployment and licensing options that adapt to your organization’s needs—unlike Citrix’s rigid, legacy models. Whether you're scaling up or down, Nerdio lets you stay agile without being locked into long-term contracts or complex licensing agreements.

Operational efficiency

Nerdio streamlines virtual desktop management with powerful automation, intuitive workflows, and native integration with Microsoft tools—eliminating the complexity and manual effort often required with Citrix. 

 
 
 

From Citrix frustration to Nerdio freedom—hear it from IT professionals like you.

cubesys breaks free from Citrix lock-in with Nerdio to deliver scalable, automated, and cost-effective AVD solutions

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We built AVD alongside their existing Citrix system, allowing for a seamless transition. Users simply clicked a different icon, and everything worked.”

-cubesys

How Think Solutions streamlined M365 and device management with Nerdio

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For small businesses, traditional virtualization isn’t viable anymore. With Nerdio and AVD, we deliver a better experience, faster and more affordably.”

-Think Solutions

Why Sage switched from Citrix to Azure Virtual Desktop with Nerdio—and never looked back

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What Nerdio allowed us to do, was grow our business significantly while providing substantial cost savings.”

-Sage

Living Choice eliminated user downtime, slashed reliance on Citrix licensing and consultants, and significantly boosted performance and cost-efficiency

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The issues we had with first-time logins in Citrix just disappeared. Users didn’t have to wait, retry, or call support. They just logged in and got to work.”

-Living Choice

Setfords sees up to 50% cost savings by switching from Citrix to AVD with Nerdio

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The Citrix environment was complicated and required specialized skills to maintain. It was cumbersome to deploy, often leading to extended downtime that disrupted our operation,”

-Setfords

How to easily make the switch

Our step-by-step guide makes it easy to switch to Nerdio Manager. Learn how to streamline your transition,
minimize disruption, and start realizing the benefits of simplified cloud VDI—fast.

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