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Amazon AppStream 2.0

byAmazon Web Services (AWS)
in Desktop as a Service
4.4

Overview

Product Information on Amazon AppStream 2.0

Updated 10th August 2022

What is Amazon AppStream 2.0?

Amazon AppStream 2.0 is a fully managed non-persistent desktop and application service for remotely accessing your work.

Amazon AppStream 2.0 Pricing

Amazon AppStream 2.0 Product Images

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Overall experience with Amazon AppStream 2.0

IT APPLICATIONS MANAGER
50M - 250M USD, Banking
FAVORABLE

“Okta Deployment Simplifies App Stream Setup But Poses Legacy Configuration Challenges”

5.0
Dec 1, 2025
Easy to setup and deploy with Okta deployment in multiple use case scenarios where we needed to deploy app stream using different set of fleets.
Software Developer
1B - 3B USD, Software
CRITICAL

“Facing Graphical Hurdles with this Web App Recently”

3.0
Dec 4, 2024
Sometimes it's slow, we've had graphic issues with it recently

About Company

Company Description

Amazon Web Services (AWS), established in 2006, is focused on providing essential infrastructure services to businesses globally in the form of cloud computing. The key advantage offered through cloud computing, particularly via AWS, is its capacity to shift fixed infrastructure expenses into flexible costs. Businesses have been able to forgo extensive planning and procurement of servers and other Information Technology (IT) resources, owing to AWS. AWS seeks to provide businesses with prompt and cost-effective access to resources using Amazon's expertise and economies of scale, as and when their business requires. Currently, AWS offers a robust, scalable, economic infrastructure platform on the cloud powering an extensive array of businesses worldwide. It operates across numerous industries with data center locations in various parts of the globe including U.S., Europe, Singapore, and Japan.

Company Details

Updated 23rd December 2024
Company type
Public
Year Founded
2006
Head office location
Seattle, United States
Number of employees
10001+
Website
http://aws.amazon.com

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Amazon AppStream 2.0 Likes & Dislikes

Like

1. It was very quick to setup. 2. it was easy to navigate between configured applications. 3. it was innovative in a sense where we could use multiple image builders to make certain apps deployed to only certain users.

Like

secure connections web app availability

Like

The flexibility in Licensing to match application patterns

Dislike

it was sometimes difficult to certain legacy application's configured. it also was not easy to get Group Policy and naming conventions of the names of the specific machines from image builder templates configured properly. not supported with most Pre-2016 OS images that are out of support but may still be needed for legacy reasons.

Dislike

recent graphical issues

Dislike

minor issues around client localization

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Amazon AppStream 2.0 Reviews and Ratings

4.4

(64 Ratings)

Rating Distribution

5 Star
48%
4 Star
47%
3 Star
5%
2 Star
0%
1 Star
0%
Why ratings and reviews count differ?

Customer Experience

Evaluation & Contracting

4.4

Integration & Deployment

4.5

Service & Support

4.5

Product Capabilities

4.3

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  • IT APPLICATIONS MANAGER
    50M-1B USD
    Banking
    Review Source

    Okta Deployment Simplifies App Stream Setup But Poses Legacy Configuration Challenges

    5.0
    Dec 1, 2025
    Easy to setup and deploy with Okta deployment in multiple use case scenarios where we needed to deploy app stream using different set of fleets.
  • DIRECTOR OF FINANCE
    10B+ USD
    Insurance (except health)
    Review Source

    Rapid Value Delivery Seen After Switching Legacy Remote Application Runtimes

    5.0
    Dec 1, 2025
    when replacing legacy remote application runtimes, Appstream was offered to us and delivered the anticipated value quite quickly.
  • Operations Associate
    Gov't/PS/Ed
    Government
    Review Source

    Dang near perfect.

    4.0
    Dec 2, 2025
    very good product, only reason not 5 stars is it would be good to speed up the shut down, start fleet and starting the image builder with updating the agent. the agent update + power on image builder takes 30 min.
  • RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATE
    Gov't/PS/Ed
    Government
    Review Source

    AppStream Enables Seamless Access to Hosted Clients with Simplified Navigation

    4.0
    Dec 2, 2025
    appstream is how we connect to our hosted clients. it works very well and allows easy access to our proprietary services
  • LEAD DATA WAREHOUSE AND ANALYTICS DEVELO
    50M-1B USD
    Manufacturing
    Review Source

    Desktop Apps on the Web made easy

    4.0
    Jul 16, 2025
    The setup process can be a little protractive. The application delivers what it promises and it accelerates your time to market, especially for desktop apps. The cost per user can add up, and it would be beneficial if there were more options to offset the computational cost. I would recommend it for anyone trying to make legacy systems rapidly available on the web.
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