Compare XPC
Every other route to a thin-client endpoint replaces something.
A new operating system, new hardware, or a new management platform. XPC is Windows-native software: install it on the PCs you already manage and the user sees one clear, branded screen. Compare it honestly against every serious alternative below.
In their words
Why they stayed with Windows.
Side by side
Pick the comparison you are actually being asked to make.
Each page sets out the same considerations row by row, states plainly where the other product is the better fit, and links the vendor documentation the claims came from.
Group one
Windows-retained alternatives
Software that, like XPC, keeps Windows installed on the endpoint and layers a locked-down or kiosk experience on top of it.
Citrix WEM Transformer
XPC vs Citrix WEM Transformer
Transformer turns a WEM-managed Windows PC into a reversible kiosk for Citrix. XPC is a dedicated, platform-independent access shell built for MSPs across many unrelated remote-access backends.
Read the comparisonCitrix Workspace app Desktop Lock
XPC vs Citrix Desktop Lock
Desktop Lock boots a Windows PC straight into a Citrix desktop. XPC is a platform-independent access shell built for estates and MSPs that are not all-Citrix.
Read the comparisonThinScale ThinKiosk
XPC vs ThinScale
The closest comparison: both keep Windows. XPC is a lighter, purpose-built access shell for approved remote, cloud and web-delivered workspaces, with a simple per-PC price.
Read the comparisonWindows kiosk and Shell Launcher
XPC vs Microsoft Kiosk
What it actually takes to engineer a supportable kiosk from Windows features, versus installing XPC.
Read the comparisonGroup two
Replacement endpoint operating systems
Products that remove Windows from the endpoint and replace it with a different operating system entirely.
Citrix UniconOS (eLux)
XPC vs UniconOS
The full business case, with migration effort priced in engineer hours across a representative estate.
Read the comparisonIGEL OS
XPC vs IGEL
IGEL replaces Windows with an immutable Linux OS managed by UMS. XPC keeps Windows and simplifies what the user sees.
Read the comparisonDell ThinOS
XPC vs Dell ThinOS
ThinOS ships on Dell thin-client hardware and is managed in Wyse Management Suite. XPC works on the Windows PCs you already own.
Read the comparisonNComputing LEAF OS
XPC vs LEAF OS
LEAF OS repurposes old PCs by replacing Windows with Linux. XPC extends the same hardware while keeping Windows and its compatibility.
Read the comparison10ZiG RepurpOS
XPC vs 10ZiG RepurpOS
RepurpOS converts PCs to a Linux thin-client OS. XPC gets the same focused endpoint without a migration or a new console.
Read the comparisonReviewed September 2026. Third-party capabilities are summarised from each vendor's own public documentation and may change. All product names are trademarks of their respective owners; XPC is not affiliated with or endorsed by any of them.
Everything else
XPC vs other solutions
A brief, honest round-up of the secondary alternatives — Linux endpoint operating systems, kiosk browser software, and lockdown or MDM platforms — with what each one genuinely does to Windows.
Read the round-up- HP ThinPro
- Praim ThinOX4PC
- Stratodesk NoTouch
- ClearCube
- ChipPC ThinX OS
- SiteKiosk
- KioWare
- SureLock
- Scalefusion
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What Exactly Is Immutable?
Thin-client simplicity, without leaving Windows.
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