Alternative to Strigo

Why choose DaDesktop over Strigo?

While Strigo provides sophisticated drop-in infrastructure support, it tends to lag behind in areas like cost, performance, and crucially, it lacks nested virtualisation — meaning you can't run VMs inside the application's VM. This capability is especially handy when delivering training on server platforms like Kubernetes and Docker, where having a complete 'end-to-end' test environment makes all the difference.

DaDesktop, by contrast, offers an affordable, high-performance solution with exceptionally fast nested virtualisation built right in as standard. The interface is more straightforward, and with an on-site option backed by a far greater number of data centres across Canada, you get much lower connection latency. The outcome is a smooth, powerful, and remarkably responsive learning experience every single time.

DaDesktop also arrives as a complete, turnkey solution, whereas Strigo is a drop-in product that may need fiddly configuration to integrate with another LMS. That setup can sometimes create headaches with client-side firewalls.

Ultimately, for organisations that need an on-prem option — hosting the application themselves for accountability and security — DaDesktop fully supports this setup. Strigo, on the other hand, appears to be an API-hosted platform only and doesn't seem usable on-prem in the same manner.
 

	DaDesktop	Strigo
Cost	1x	10x
Speed	10x	1x
Nested Virt	By default, fast	n/a
On premises option	Yes	n/a