Hive Fabric vs UDS Enterprise

Hive Fabric is a virtualization platform for Windows and Linux desktop and server workloads, designed for deployments from edge sites to multiple enterprise locations. Built on the open-source KVM hypervisor, it combines hyperconverged and RAM-based storage with support for network and cloud storage. A browser portal provides access to desktops, servers, and physical systems over RDP or an integrated HTML5 client. Administrators can manage multiple sites and clusters from one web interface, and desktop pools can span hosts without shared storage, with live migration between them. Access can use MFA through RADIUS or token-based two-factor authentication. Data Protection replicates VMs, User Volumes, and Templates to selected cloud or on-premises storage on daily, weekly, or monthly schedules. Hive Sense checks phone-home data hourly and may initiate support engagement when it detects anomalies. Installation uses a single ISO. Community Edition costs nothing and provides a perpetual license for one physical host and unlimited VMs; activation requires ClusterID registration.

UDS Enterprise is a desktop virtualization solution and connection broker for secure access to workspaces. It deploys Windows and Linux virtual desktops and applications, and enables remote use of physical Windows, Linux and macOS devices. Organizations can run it on-premises, in public, private or hybrid cloud, across multiple clouds, or as a fully managed DaaS service. It integrates with virtualization platforms including Citrix Hypervisor, HPE Morpheus, Hyper-V, Nutanix Acropolis, Proxmox, oVirt, VMware vSphere, OpenStack and OpenNebula. Connection options include HTML5, RDP, SPICE, NICE DCV and other listed protocols; identity integrations include Active Directory, Entra ID, OAuth2, OpenLDAP, RADIUS and SAML 2. Security features include an encrypted SSL tunnel for WAN connections, MFA options and granular access policies. UDS Enterprise automates resource life cycles and machine schedules. It is paid, with a 60-day trial and no free plan; the pricing note starts at €52/user/yr. Listed subscriptions include €78 a year per concurrent user in a 50–700-user band. Premium editions include 24×7 support and workplace monitoring and control tools.