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

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