# Kasm Workspaces review (2026): is the free plan enough? > Containerized desktops, apps and browsers streamed to a browser Checked Nov 13, 2026 ยท graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. Kasm Workspaces streams containerized desktops, applications and isolated web browsers to any modern browser. It can be hosted on your own servers or by Kasm. A free Community Edition covers individuals, nonprofits and non-commercial use, and paid editions are sold through the vendor. - **Category:** Browsers - **Made by:** Kasm Technologies - **Website:** https://kasm.com - **Runs on:** Web - **Who should skip it:** Skip it if you want a price list, since paid editions are contact-sales. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 13, 2026, Kasm Workspaces has a free plan. - **Pricing model:** Free plan - **Free plan:** Community Edition: free for individuals, nonprofits and non-commercial use, up to 5 concurrent sessions. - **Free trial:** None listed. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Community | $0 | Free for individuals, nonprofits and non-commercial use; up to 5 concurrent sessions, self-hosted, with community support. | | Basic | Custom | Browser-focused edition with unlimited concurrent sessions. Contact sales. | | Essentials | Custom | Full workspace catalog with unlimited concurrent sessions. Contact sales. | | Premier | Custom | Everything included. Contact sales. | Read from https://kasm.com/community-edition on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Kasm Workspaces before buying. ## Key features - **Browser isolation:** Web isolation workspaces run browsing in a container away from the endpoint, with web content filtering. - **Desktops and apps:** Streams Linux desktops, Windows desktops and individual applications to the browser, with no client install needed. - **Workspace images:** A library of images including Chrome, Firefox, Brave, Edge, Chromium and Vivaldi browsers, development tools and OSINT tools. - **Admin controls:** User groups, single sign-on, two-factor authentication, DLP controls and an admin console with session history. - **Flexible hosting:** Single-server, multi-server and Kubernetes deployments, or hosted by Kasm in the cloud. - **Developer API:** A REST API is listed for building custom streaming apps on the Workspaces backend. ## Good for - IT and security teams isolating risky web research - Teams that want self-hosted virtual desktops without full VMs - Individuals and nonprofits running the free Community Edition ## Worth knowing - No prices are published for the paid editions; Basic, Essentials and Premier are contact-sales. - Community Edition is limited to 5 concurrent sessions and to individual, nonprofit or non-commercial use. - Paid editions need a support subscription: the feature matrix marks standard support as required. - Self-hosting means installing on a Linux server you run. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.2 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. Kasm Workspaces streams containerized desktops, apps and isolated browsers to any web browser. The free Community Edition is capped at 5 sessions and non-commercial use, you host it yourself on Linux, and the paid editions have no published prices. - **Value for money: C.** Community is $0 but self-hosted on a server you run, which counts as a C. Basic, Essentials and Premier are contact-sales with no published price. - **Free plan and trial: B.** Community Edition is free for individuals, nonprofits and non-commercial use, with up to 5 concurrent sessions, which one person can live on. - **Features: C.** Browser isolation, desktops and apps, workspace images, admin controls and an API, though the paid editions need a support subscription. - **Ease of use: D.** No rating on record. You install it on a Linux server you run, with Docker and Kubernetes among the pieces. - **Platforms and integrations: B.** Reached from any web browser, with Docker, Kubernetes, OpenZiti, WireGuard and OpenVPN listed. No desktop or phone app. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Kasm Technologies's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among browsers - Kasm Workspaces's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 12 of the 60 other browsers we grade, and level with 4. - It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 39 of 60) and worst on ease of use (D, above 0). The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/browsers ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** To replace Kasm Workspaces you would be making a fast, secure link to another computer through any network. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one. That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 44 of the 60 other browsers grade higher. Kasm Workspaces is open source, so there is a third way: take its code and run it yourself. - You could not: A fast, secure link to another computer through any network. - You could not: A web browser. - You could not: It plugs into other products, Docker, Kubernetes and OpenZiti among them. - You could not: What a company asks for before it lets staff use something: single sign-on and roles and permissions. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. ## Works with Docker, Kubernetes, OpenZiti, WireGuard, OpenVPN **Tags:** Remote desktop, Self-hostable, Open source, Web browser ## Alternatives - [Hyperbeam](https://toolgpa.com/tools/hyperbeam): API for embedding shared cloud browsers and virtual computers. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/hyperbeam-vs-kasm-workspaces) - [Island Enterprise Browser](https://toolgpa.com/tools/island-enterprise-browser): Chromium-based work browser with built-in security controls. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/island-enterprise-browser-vs-kasm-workspaces) - [Menlo Security](https://toolgpa.com/tools/menlo-security): Cloud browser security platform for enterprises. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/kasm-workspaces-vs-menlo-security) - [Authentic8 Silo](https://toolgpa.com/tools/authentic8-silo): Isolated cloud browser workspace for digital investigations. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/authentic8-silo-vs-kasm-workspaces) - [Surf Security](https://toolgpa.com/tools/surf-security): Zero trust Chromium browser and extension for enterprises. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/kasm-workspaces-vs-surf-security) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026: - https://kasm.com - https://kasm.com/community-edition Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/kasm-workspaces Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).