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Kasm Workspaces vs Shadow: catalog facts
Kasm Workspaces	Shadow
Freemium Downloadable for self-hosting; organisational deployments are licensed commercially.	Paid Paid subscription; the homepage showed a discount offer.
Web, Self-hosted	Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, Web
Streams full desktops and single apps to a browser Container isolation for risky browsing	Full Windows PC, so any launcher, mod or app can be installed Clients for most desktop and mobile platforms plus a browser
Built mainly for organisations Needs a server with container support	Ongoing subscription cost Needs a fast, stable internet connection
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
Needs internet	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026

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