Compare Shells vs eG Enterprise vs Awingu

About Shells

Shells is Desktop as a Service (DaaS), a virtual cloud desktop running Windows 10 or various Linux distributions that can be accessed from any web-enabled device through an app or a browser on any web-enabled smart device such as a tablet, smartphone, old laptop or a smart TV.

Switching between operating systems is a matter of pressing a few buttons and within just a couple of minutes your new desktop is ready to go!

Shells is for individuals wishing to transition their work to the safety and security of the cloud as well as the flexibility of having an always-on desktop PC or for small to big business wishing to provide their workers an affordable desktop PC for work without having to purchase and ship expensive hardware. Each Shell can be up and running within minutes of signing up!

Shells is all about privacy, users' shell functions as a VPN as all traffic is routed through the cloud server.

About eG Enterprise

eG Innovations is a leading provider of IT performance monitoring and analytics solutions. Organizations across the world use our IT monitoring software to detect, diagnose and resolve IT performance problems such as application slowdowns, outages, capacity issues, code-level errors, and so on.

eG Innovations' converged application and infrastructure performance monitoring capabilities provide end-to-end visibility of every layer and every tier of the IT infrastructure ‒ from application code to bare metal, user experience to business transactions, network to cloud, and virtualization to storage – all from a single-pane-of-glass. IT teams can get actionable insights to troubleshoot performance issues, wherever they originate, across the application environments, improving the user experience and dramatically improving IT efficiency.

• Track every single customer journey on digital touchpoints and monitor synthetic and real user experience
• Trace distributed business transactions and get code-level visibility for web applications
• Understand application dependencies with the supporting infrastructure
• Automatically diagnose the root cause of application issues: is it the network, server, storage, virtualization, cloud?
• Leverage built-in machine learning and artificial intelligence for performance optimization, capacity planning, infrastructure right-sizing and more

Out-of-the-box platforms monitored include VMware, Citrix, SAP, Java, .NET, AWS, Azure, Nutanix, Oracle, SQL Server, SharePoint, O365, Docker, Kubernetes, and more.

About Awingu

Awingu is non-intrusive and builds on top of your current architecture. It is deployed as a virtual appliance on all common hypervisors and will connect with standard protocols to your existing IT assets (e.g. RDP, WebDAV, LDAP, …).

For end users, everything is available in a browser via the online workspace. No need to install agents, plug-ins, etc on the end-user device.

With Zero Trust security features like built-in MFA, SSL encryption, SIEM support, context-awareness, granular usage control, ... Other features to enable easy smart working are virtual printing, smartcard support, SSO, file and session sharing, ...

• Access the same workspace anywhere, on any device, via any web browser
• Provide a highly secure and audited access to all your applications, files and desktops
• Easy to install, manage and use, both for the user and the administrator
• Drives cost reduction compared to alternative solutions, and optimizes TCO up to 81%

Features

• Malware Protection

Features

• API
• Data Export
• Data Import
• External Integrations
• Multi-User
• Notifications
• Malware Protection
• Bug Tracking

Features

• Malware Protection

Summary

• Snapshot Backups

• Always On

• Remote Work

• Virtual Desktop VPN

Summary

• Proactively detect user experience issues before your customers are impacted

• Trace business transactions and isolate the cause of application slowness

• Get code-level visibility to identify inefficient application code and slow database queries

• Automatically map application dependencies within the infrastructure to pinpoint the root cause of the problem

• Leverage built-in reports and insights for infrastructure right-sizing and optimization

Summary

• Work anywhere, on any device. All via the browser.

• Secure remote access to apps, desktops and files, made easy. No VPN needed.

• Securely access server-based apps and desktops as well as local desktops from the browser on any device, anywhere.

• Awingu is a feature-packed, all-in-one turnkey solution! Simple and non-intrusive, both for the end-user and for the administrator.

• Zero Trust solution with built-in MFA, SSL encryption, session recording, granular usage control & context awareness.

• Free trial and pilot for 14 days. Get up and running in no time!

• Awingu blends legacy systems, Office 365 and Teams smoothly into one workspace.

• Smoothly blend your legacy IT in a full Google setup with Awingu

• Aggregate all your existing environments and effortlessly put Awingu on top of it.

• Easily share files and application session and improve your team's productivity.

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FAQs

What platforms does this service support?

• Windows 10, Linux, Android and many web browsers.

Does this service offer guides, tutorials and or customer support?

• On our website, users can find written guides and tutorials and our customer support.

Who are the main user groups of this service?

• Students, coders, remote workers as well as small businesses

Does this service offer multi-user capability (e.g. teams)?

• Standard model is one user per Shell.

What is this service generally used for?

• Write papers, create spreadsheets, track finances or write code. Everything that an ordinary PC can do, Shells virtual cloud desktop can do as well.

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Does this service offer guides, tutorials and or customer support?

• Yes, we have a support team. You can contact us via our support portal, telephone or e-mail. We also have a live chat for commercial questions. Besides that users get access to admin guides, getting started guides as well as a knowledge base and videos. We also have a technical training for the IT admins.

Does this service offer an API?

• Yes, there is an API available to the system admin.

Does this service offer multi-user capability (e.g. teams)?

• Yes, the solution is multi-tenant and very easy to manage.

What is this service generally used for?

• To enable secure remote access for internal and external employees. Companies can use Awingu to set up a personalized workspace, accessible in the browser, for every employee. That way they can easily and securely work from home or anywhere in the world. (Without high costs, nor hassle for the IT admin.)

Who are the main user groups of this service?

• Enterprises, organizations in various verticals (like healthcare, education, local government, logistics, ...)

What platforms does this service support?

• Awingu runs completely in the browser. You don't have to install anything (like plugins or clients) on the end-user device. You install Awingu on any type of hypervisor, it will connect through standard protocols with your back-end infrastructure and show everything in HTML5 protocol to the user. That way they will have access to the assets that they need to work.

What are some applications this service is commonly used in tandem with?
• • Microsoft Office 365 (Teams, Word, Excel, ...)
  • Microsoft Authenticator and Google Authenticator for the built-in MFA
  • Legacy applications like AS400
Does this service integrate with any other apps?

• Yes, it can integrate with all your legacy, web or SaaS applications.

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