Strigo Alternative

What makes DaDesktop the better choice compared to Strigo?

While Strigo provides sophisticated drop-in infrastructure support, it struggles with high costs, slower performance, and notably, it doesn't offer nested virtualisation—the ability to run virtual machines inside the application's VM. This feature is invaluable for teaching server technologies like Kubernetes and Docker, allowing for a complete end-to-end testing environment.

By contrast, DaDesktop delivers a cost-efficient, high-performance solution. Nested virtualisation is included and remarkably fast by default, along with a more intuitive interface and an on-site option. Plus, with a far greater number of data centres, you get significantly lower connection latency—guaranteeing a smooth, powerful, and consistently responsive learning experience.

Moreover, DaDesktop is a complete, out-of-the-box solution, while Strigo is a drop-in product that often demands intricate configuration to mesh with an existing LMS, possibly leading to firewall complications for your clients.

And for those with accountability or security requirements needing an on-premises deployment—where they host the application themselves—DaDesktop fully supports this. Strigo, on the other hand, is solely an API-hosted platform and seems to lack an on-premises option.
 

	DaDesktop	Strigo
Cost	1x	10x
Speed	10x	1x
Nested Virtualisation	Built-in and fast	n/a
On-premises option	Yes	n/a