What DaDesktop Isn't

DaDesktop doesn’t fit neatly into any existing category. Sometimes, it’s simpler to understand what DaDesktop does by looking at what it isn’t, and how it stands apart.

Online Conference

Is DaDesktop Online Conference software like Zoom or Teams?

In most cases, you’ll still need Zoom, Teams, Skype, or WeChat alongside DaDesktop.

DaDesktop might include built-in conferencing down the track, but that’s not a priority at the moment.

What do Zoom and DaDesktop have in common?

Both offer basic chat features.

Public Cloud 

Does DaDesktop work like AWS, Google Cloud, Azure, or Aliyun?

Public clouds are built for hosting applications. DaDesktop, on the other hand, is designed for people to access remote desktops.

What do AWS and DaDesktop have in common?

From a user’s point of view, there aren’t many similarities. Both let you use a remote machine and run software on it. But AWS EC2 is aimed at sysadmins, while DaDesktop is built for learners, trainers, course organisers, and management.

Some organisations still run remote courses on AWS or other cloud platforms, even though a typical public cloud tends to be pricier, slower, and less user-friendly than DaDesktop. DaDesktop is purpose-built for course delivery, not general computing.

Learning Management System (LMS)

Is DaDesktop similar to Moodle, Rise Up, Open edX, or other LMS platforms?

An LMS is typically about supporting education like uni courses, or built for online learning. DaDesktop is currently designed for instructor-led corporate training, aimed at corporate and government employees, not school or university students. 

DaDesktop centres on instructor-led delivery, with the trainer present throughout the course.

What do LMS platforms and DaDesktop have in common?

DaDesktop shares a number of features with LMS systems, and in many cases, surpasses them.

Using DaDesktop, a course admin can enrol participants, keep tabs on attendance, monitor engagement, see who’s connecting, and even record their screens during the session.

It handles most of this automatically. For instance, trainers don’t need to check attendance themselves—the system logs it. DaDesktop can record where users are, how long they stayed connected, which exercises they completed, and which they skipped.

If someone misses a course, they can catch up with recordings and practise in the exact same environment as those who attended live.