Choosing a virtual desktop platform used to be about features. In 2026, it is about financial survival. The VDI market has fractured into three distinct cost models, and the wrong choice could inflate your IT budget by 300%.
We built this engine to provide an unbiased, line-by-line financial blueprint. Unlike standard calculators, we factor in the massive market shifts affecting your bottom line right now:
- The “Broadcom Tax”: See the real impact of the new vSphere Foundation (VVF) per-core pricing vs. Omnissa’s bundled per-user model.
- The Citrix Premium: Compare the new Universal Hybrid Multi-Cloud licensing costs against cloud-native alternatives.
- The AVD Advantage: Quantify exactly how much you save by using your existing Microsoft 365 entitlements to eliminate control plane costs.
Don’t wait for your renewal notice to find out you’re overpaying. Run the numbers below to calculate your “Avoidable Cost” and build a data-backed business case for your migration.
Unified VDI Cost Comparison & Saving Calculator
Choosing a virtual desktop platform used to be about features. In 2026, it is about financial survival. The VDI market has fractured into three distinct cost models, and the wrong choice could inflate your IT budget by 300%.
We built this engine to provide an unbiased, line-by-line financial blueprint. Unlike standard calculators, we factor in the massive market shifts affecting your bottom line right now:
- The "Broadcom Tax": See the real impact of the new vSphere Foundation (VVF) per-core pricing vs. Omnissa's bundled per-user model.
- The Citrix Premium: Compare the new Universal Hybrid Multi-Cloud licensing costs against cloud-native alternatives.
- The AVD Advantage: Quantify exactly how much you save by using your existing Microsoft 365 entitlements to eliminate control plane costs.
Don't wait for your renewal notice to find out you're overpaying. Run the numbers below to calculate your "Avoidable Cost" and build a data-backed business case for your migration.
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3-Year Cumulative Cost Analysis
Detailed Cost Breakdown Comparison
| Cost Component | Azure AVD | Citrix Cloud | Citrix On-Prem | Omnissa |
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