What DaDesktop is NOT

DaDesktop falls outside any neat category at the moment. It's often simpler to describe it by starting with what it's not and what makes it different.

Online Conferencing

Is DaDesktop Online Conference software like Zoom or Teams?

Generally, you'll need Zoom, Teams, Skype, or WeChat running alongside DaDesktop.

DaDesktop might one day include built-in conferencing, but that's not a current focus.

What is similar between let us say Zoom and DaDesktop?

They each offer basic chat features.

Public Cloud Environments 

Is DaDesktop like AWS, Google Cloud, Azure or Aliyun?

Public cloud platforms are built to run applications. DaDesktop, on the other hand, is designed for people to access remote desktops.

What is similar between AWS and DaDesktop?

For end users, there's not much overlap. Both let you connect to a remote machine and run software there. But AWS EC2 is aimed at sysadmins, while DaDesktop is built for learners, instructors, course coordinators, and management.

Some organisations still rely on AWS or other clouds to deliver courses remotely. However, typical public cloud setups are pricier, less responsive, and more cumbersome compared to DaDesktop. DaDesktop is purpose-built for training delivery, not for general-purpose computing.

Learning Management System (LMS)

Is DaDesktop like Moodle, Rise UP, Open edX or other LMS?

LMS platforms are geared towards supporting formal education—like university courses—or pure online learning. DaDesktop, by contrast, is built for live, instructor-led corporate training. Its intended audience is corporate and government employees, not school or university students. 

DaDesktop is all about live, instructor-facilitated training where the teacher is actively guiding the session.

What is similar between LMS and DaDesktop?

DaDesktop includes many capabilities that overlap with LMS features—and often exceed them.

For example, a course admin can enroll participants, monitor attendance, gauge engagement, verify connections, and even capture screen recordings during live sessions.

Much of this happens automatically. An instructor doesn't need to take attendance manually—the system logs it. DaDesktop tracks user location, connection duration, which exercises were completed, which were skipped, and so on.

Those who miss a live session can later watch recordings and work through the exact same environment as those who attended.