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Amazon DCV vs ThinLinc: catalog facts
Amazon DCVThinLinc
Free

No additional charge on Amazon EC2; you pay only for the EC2 resources you use.

Freemium

Free for small deployments; larger installations need paid licences.

Self-hosted Linux, Web, Self-hosted
  • Bandwidth-adaptive streaming for graphics-heavy applications
  • Runs in the cloud or in your own data center
  • Native and web clients
  • Free tier for small deployments
  • Oriented toward AWS and business workloads rather than home users
  • Proprietary software
  • Proprietary
  • Aimed at organisations more than single home users
Downloadable app, Self-hosted Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Closed source Closed source
License not stated License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked September 24, 2026

Checked September 23, 2026

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