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Choosing the right NoMachine product

To define which is the NoMachine server product more suitable for you, choose A or B according to your needs:

A - Do you need to access the desktop of your Windows, macOS, Linux, Raspberry or ARM device?

B - Do you need multiple personal workspaces on Linux?

Additionally:

C - Do you need to connect to any computer without knowing network details, IP and port?


A - Do you need to access desktop, files and programs on your remote Windows, macOS, Linux, Raspberry or ARM device?

Take a look at the NoMachine Enterprise Desktop, perfect also for remote learning/teaching, on-premise remote assistance, distant control, home working, remote collaboration:

Enterprise Desktop
1 license per-installation

no limits to users and connections
VPN and 2FA included
also in pack of 10 licenses for 10 machines

Do you have more machines and want a unique entry point for all?

If you have or plan to have 2 or more Enterprise Desktops, you can choose one of the Cloud Server products as a gateway to your remote desktops and get:
- Single point of access to all the Enterprise Desktop nodes
- Central management of the nodes
- Configurable users' access to the nodes, also with automatic assignment

Choose among:

Workgroup Cloud Server
up to ten (10) connections
VPN and 2FA included
best for small-sized enterprises, organizations, classes...
Cloud Server
up to forty (40) connections
VPN and 2FA included
best for small/medium-sized enterprises, organizations, classes...
Enterprise Cloud Server
no limits to connections
VPN and 2FA included
best for large/extra large-sized enterprises, organizations, classes...

Are you looking for business continuity?

If you need business continuity through built-in fail-over protection, set-up a NoMachine failover cluster to grant continuous access to the nodes:

Enterprise Cloud Server Cluster
2 licenses for two hosts
no limits to connections
VPN and 2FA included
failover cluster for HA

best for large/extra large-sized enterprises, organizations, classes...


B - Do you need multiple workspaces on Linux?

You can get full access to personal desktops ('NoMachine virtual desktops') and applications, included 3D/2D design, programs for simulation and modeling, lab tools, medical software etc …

Choose between:

Workstation
1 license per-installation
Also in pack of ten licenses for ten machines
Up to four personal desktops or single applications

VPN and 2FA included
best for small-sized enterprises, organizations, classes...
Small Business Terminal Server
1 license per-installation
Up to ten personal desktops or single applications

VPN and 2FA included
best for small-sized enterprises, organizations, classes...

Do you plan more than ten personal desktops at once?

If already know to need more than ten NoMachine virtual desktops, adopt the Terminal Server:

Terminal Server
1 license per-installation
No limits to personal desktops and single applications

VPN and 2FA included
best for small/medium-sized enterprises, organizations, classes...

Do you need to load-balance sessions among NoMachine hosts?

Go for a multi-node environment with the automatic load-balancing of sessions, if you want to distribute users' load among more machines and look for scalability:

Enterprise Terminal Server + Enterprise Terminal Server Nodes
1 license for Enterprise Terminal Server
1 license for each node (Enterprise Terminal Server Node)
VPN and 2FA included
best for large/extra large-sized enterprises, organizations, classes...

Are you looking for business continuity?

If you are looking for business continuity through built-in failover protection, set-up a NoMachine failover cluster to grant continuous access to the Enterprise Terminal Server Nodes:

Enterprise Terminal Server Cluster + Enterprise Terminal Server Nodes
2 licenses for two Enterprise Terminal Server Cluster installed on two hosts
1 license for each node (Enterprise Terminal Server Node)
VPN and 2FA included
failover cluster for HA

best for large/extra large-sized enterprises, organizations, classes...

Do you want to access from a unique entry point all your NoMachine servers?

If you have more NoMachine servers and want to access all of them from a single point, take one of the Cloud Server products as a gateway to your desktops and applications and get:
- Single point of access to all the nodes
- Central management of the nodes
- Configurable users' access to the nodes, even with automatic assignment of the node
Choose among:

Workgroup Cloud Server
up to ten connections
VPN and 2FA included
best for small-sized enterprises, organizations, classes...
Cloud Server
up to 40 connections
VPN and 2FA included
best for small/medium-sized enterprises, organizations, classes...
Enterprise Cloud Server
no limits to connections
VPN and 2FA included
best for large/extra large-sized enterprises, organizations, classes...

Do you need also business continuity?

If you need also business continuity through built-in failover protection, set-up an active/passive NoMachine cluster to grant continuous access to the nodes:

Enterprise Cloud Server Cluster
2 licenses for two hosts
no limits to connections
VPN and 2FA included
failover cluster for HA

best for large/extra large-sized enterprises, organizations, classes...


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We offer a fully featured version for 30 days evaluation of each of our products, do not hesitate to try NoMachine in your environment and use it in your real context!
Packages can be downloaded at: https://www.nomachine.com/download-enterprise


C - Do you need to connect to any computer without knowing network details, IP and port?

The NoMachine Network service allows you to connect to any NoMachine computer anywhere in the world, even if you don’t know its IP address or the computer sits behind a NAT or a firewall. Adding machines to Network is free, connecting to a machine added to Network requires a Network Subscription. Associate it to your NoMachine server subscription or even to NoMachine free.

The NoMachine Network model is a user-based one and counts concurrent connections from a given device. You don't need to register which devices you are connecting from, nor which devices you want to connect to. What counts is the number of connections you start from one of your client devices where you log in.

The available NoMachine Network subscriptions, with monthly or yearly options, are:

Personal Subscription
1 Network connection
Standard Subscription
4 Network connections at the same time from 1 device
Advanced Subscription
8 Network connections at the same time from 1 device
Business Subscription
16 Network connections at the same time from 1 device
Datacenter Subscription
32 Network connections at the same time from 1 device

Find here more details: https://www.nomachine.com/network/what-network-subscription