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Amazon DCV vs Shadow: catalog facts
Amazon DCV	Shadow
Free No additional charge on Amazon EC2; you pay only for the EC2 resources you use.	Paid Paid subscription; the homepage showed a discount offer.
Self-hosted	Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, Web
Bandwidth-adaptive streaming for graphics-heavy applications Runs in the cloud or in your own data center	Full Windows PC, so any launcher, mod or app can be installed Clients for most desktop and mobile platforms plus a browser
Oriented toward AWS and business workloads rather than home users Proprietary software	Ongoing subscription cost Needs a fast, stable internet connection
Downloadable app, Self-hosted	Downloadable app, Web application, Hosted service
Closed source	Closed source
License not stated	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026

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