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## Key differences from Claude Enterprise ## Features in Claude Desktop on 3P ## Good to know about Claude Desktop on 3P ## Key differences ## User features ## Admin features
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33> Feature comparison between Claude Enterprise and Claude Desktop on third-party (3P)
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5The tables below compare the feature set of Claude Desktop on third-party (3P) to Claude Enterprise.
5Claude Desktop on third-party (3P) is a deployment mode of Claude Desktop that routes all model inference through [a provider you configure](/docs/third-party/claude-desktop/overview). Pricing is token-based consumption billed by your cloud provider, with no seat licensing.
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7## Key differences
7## Key differences from Claude Enterprise
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9**Configuration.** Both are administered from the web-based [admin console](/docs/third-party/claude-desktop/admin-console) in **Organization settings** on claude.ai. Claude Desktop on 3P can also be configured through [MDM](/docs/third-party/claude-desktop/mdm) (Jamf, Intune, Group Policy) or a [bootstrap server](/docs/third-party/claude-desktop/bootstrap).
9<div className="feature-compare">
10 | Feature | Claude Enterprise | Claude Desktop on 3P |
11 | - | :-: | :-: |
12 | [Connect to your cloud provider for inference](/docs/third-party/claude-desktop/configuration#connection) | <Icon icon="xmark" color="#9E9E9E" /> No | <Icon icon="circle-check" iconType="solid" /> **Yes** |
13 | [Data residency in multiple regions](/docs/third-party/claude-desktop/overview#data-residency-and-international-deployment) | <Icon icon="xmark" color="#9E9E9E" /> No | <Icon icon="circle-check" iconType="solid" /> **Yes**, depending on provider |
14 | [Run inference outside Anthropic's cloud](/docs/third-party/claude-desktop/overview#data-handling-by-provider) | <Icon icon="xmark" color="#9E9E9E" /> No | <Icon icon="circle-check" iconType="solid" /> **Yes**, depending on provider |
15 | Mobile and claude.ai web-based access | <Icon icon="circle-check" iconType="solid" /> **Yes** | <Icon icon="xmark" color="#9E9E9E" /> No |
16 | Sessions in Anthropic's cloud | <Icon icon="circle-check" iconType="solid" /> **Yes** | <Icon icon="xmark" color="#9E9E9E" /> No |
17 | Sharing between users | <Icon icon="circle-check" iconType="solid" /> **Yes** | <Icon icon="xmark" color="#9E9E9E" /> No |
18 | Voice mode | <Icon icon="circle-check" iconType="solid" /> **Yes** | <Icon icon="xmark" color="#9E9E9E" /> No |
19 | Claude Security and [Claude Tag](/docs/claude-tag/overview) | <Icon icon="circle-check" iconType="solid" /> **Yes** | <Icon icon="xmark" color="#9E9E9E" /> No |
20</div>
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11**Telemetry.** Claude Desktop on 3P sends usage and debugging metrics only, and these can be fully disabled via managed configuration. Claude Enterprise does not offer telemetry toggles. See [Telemetry and egress](/docs/third-party/claude-desktop/telemetry).
22## Features in Claude Desktop on 3P
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13**Inference.** Claude Desktop on 3P routes all inference through the provider you configure, and data handling at the inference endpoint depends on that provider. For Google Cloud's Agent Platform and Amazon Bedrock, data handling is governed by Google Cloud and Amazon Bedrock respectively. For Microsoft Foundry, Anthropic operates the Claude models and handles conversation data as an independent processor for Microsoft. See [Data handling by provider](/docs/third-party/claude-desktop/overview#data-handling-by-provider) on the Overview page for each provider's data path.
24Some features have limits or need setup, described in [Good to know about Claude Desktop on 3P](#good-to-know-about-claude-desktop-on-3p).
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15**Pricing.** Claude Desktop on 3P is token-based consumption billed by your cloud provider, with no seat licensing.
26Claude Desktop on 3P is administered from the web-based [admin console](/docs/third-party/claude-desktop/admin-console), and can also be configured through [MDM](/docs/third-party/claude-desktop/mdm) or a [bootstrap server](/docs/third-party/claude-desktop/bootstrap).
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17**Sharing between users.** In Claude Desktop on 3P, users can't share chats, projects, artifacts, skills, or plugins with each other from the app. Administrators can [distribute skills and plugins](/docs/third-party/claude-desktop/extensions) to users.
28<Card title="Everyday work" icon="briefcase" color="#737373" horizontal>
29 <div className="feature-chips not-prose">
30 * [Chat](/docs/third-party/claude-desktop/chat)
31 * [Cowork](/docs/third-party/claude-desktop/configuration#coworktabenabled)
32 * Projects
33 * Artifacts
34 * [Memory](/docs/third-party/claude-desktop/data-storage#memory)
35 * [Scheduled tasks](/docs/third-party/claude-desktop/configuration#scheduledtasksenabled)
36 * [Code execution for analysis](/docs/third-party/claude-desktop/chat#advanced-file-analysis)
37 * [File access, upload, and export](/docs/third-party/claude-desktop/local-access)
38 * Global languages
39 * [Automatically approve in Cowork](/docs/third-party/claude-desktop/configuration#automodeenabled)
40 </div>
41</Card>
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19**Remote sessions.** In Claude Desktop on 3P, users can't run sessions remotely, on Anthropic's or another cloud, except [Code sessions over SSH](/docs/third-party/claude-desktop/ssh-remote-sessions). All other sessions are local, and the device must be awake to run long processes and scheduled tasks. If a scheduled task is missed because the machine is asleep, it runs when the machine wakes up.
43<Card title="Web and browser" icon="globe" color="#737373" horizontal>
44 <div className="feature-chips not-prose">
45 * [Built-in browser](/docs/third-party/claude-desktop/browser#built-in-browser)
46 * [Web search](/docs/third-party/claude-desktop/web-tools#web-search)
47 * [Claude in Chrome](/docs/third-party/claude-desktop/browser#claude-in-chrome)
48 </div>
49</Card>
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21**Features not available in 3P.** Features marked with — are absent from the UI. Users see a clean interface without error states for unavailable features.
51<Card title="Connectors and extensions" icon="plug" color="#737373" horizontal>
52 <div className="feature-chips not-prose">
53 * [Microsoft 365](/docs/third-party/claude-desktop/connectors-m365) and [GitHub](/docs/third-party/claude-desktop/connectors-github) connectors
54 * [Local MCP](/docs/third-party/claude-desktop/extensions#user-extensions)
55 * [Remote MCP](/docs/third-party/claude-desktop/extensions#managed-mcp-servers-admin)
56 * [Skills, plugins, and hooks](/docs/third-party/claude-desktop/extensions)
57 * [Plugin marketplaces](/docs/third-party/claude-desktop/extensions#plugin-marketplaces-admin)
58 </div>
59</Card>
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23## User features
61<Card title="Code" icon="code" color="#737373" horizontal>
62 <div className="feature-chips not-prose">
63 * [Code](/docs/third-party/claude-desktop/code)
64 * [Auto mode in Code](/docs/third-party/claude-desktop/configuration#automodeenabled)
65 * [SSH remote Code sessions](/docs/third-party/claude-desktop/ssh-remote-sessions)
66 </div>
67</Card>
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25| Feature | Claude Enterprise | Claude Desktop on 3P |
26| - | :-: | :-: |
27| Chat | ✓ | ✓ |
28| Cowork | ✓ | ✓ |
29| Code | ✓ | ✓ |
30| Auto mode (Code) | ✓ | ✓ |
31| [SSH remote Code sessions](/docs/third-party/claude-desktop/ssh-remote-sessions) | ✓ | ✓ |
32| Sessions in Anthropic's cloud | ✓ | — |
33| Automatically approve (Cowork) | — ¶ | ✓ Δ |
34| Skip all approvals (Cowork) | — ¶ | — |
35| Projects | ✓ | ✓ |
36| Code execution for analysis | ✓ | ✓ |
37| Web search | ✓ | ✓ § |
38| [Built-in browser](/docs/third-party/claude-desktop/browser) | ✓ | ✓ |
39| File access, upload, and export | ✓ | ✓ |
40| Local MCP | ✓ | ✓ |
41| Remote MCP | ✓ | ✓ |
42| [Microsoft 365](/docs/third-party/claude-desktop/connectors-m365) and [GitHub](/docs/third-party/claude-desktop/connectors-github) connectors | ✓ | ✓ |
43| Skills, plugins, and hooks | ✓ | ✓ |
44| Artifacts | ✓ | ✓ |
45| Memory | ✓ | ✓ † |
46| Scheduled tasks | ✓ | ✓ |
47| Global languages | ✓ | ✓ |
48| Sharing between users | ✓ | — |
49| Plugin marketplaces | ✓ | ✓ |
50| Mobile | ✓ | — |
51| claude.ai web-based access | ✓ | — |
52| Voice mode | ✓ | — |
53| [Claude in Chrome](/docs/third-party/claude-desktop/browser#claude-in-chrome) | ✓ | ✓ ‖ |
54| Claude Design | ✓ | — |
55| Claude Security | ✓ | — |
56| Claude Tag | ✓ | — |
57| Computer use | — | — |
69<Card title="Administration" icon="sliders" color="#737373" horizontal>
70 <div className="feature-chips not-prose">
71 * [Admin console](/docs/third-party/claude-desktop/admin-console)
72 * [Endpoint or gateway configuration](/docs/third-party/claude-desktop/configuration#connection)
73 * [Skills, hooks, and plugins distribution](/docs/third-party/claude-desktop/extensions#organization-plugins-admin)
74 * [MCP server allowlist](/docs/third-party/claude-desktop/extensions#controlling-user-extensions)
75 * [Feature toggles](/docs/third-party/claude-desktop/configuration#capabilities)
76 * [Auto-updates](/docs/third-party/claude-desktop/installation#updates)
77 * [Per-user usage caps](/docs/third-party/claude-desktop/configuration#inferencemaxtokensperwindow)
78 * [User management via UI](/docs/third-party/claude-desktop/admin-console#connect-your-identity-provider)
79 * [RBAC](/docs/third-party/claude-desktop/admin-console#per-group-permission-policies)
80 </div>
81</Card>
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59§ Amazon Bedrock deployments and gateways that do not forward Anthropic server tools need a web search provider configured first; see [Web search options](/docs/third-party/claude-desktop/web-tools#web-search-options).
83<Card title="Monitoring and retention" icon="chart-line" color="#737373" horizontal>
84 <div className="feature-chips not-prose">
85 * [OpenTelemetry export](/docs/third-party/claude-desktop/telemetry#sending-telemetry-to-your-own-collector)
86 * [Turning off telemetry](/docs/third-party/claude-desktop/telemetry#telemetry-categories)
87 * [Data retention policies](/docs/third-party/claude-desktop/data-storage#automatic-deletion-of-idle-sessions)
88 </div>
89</Card>
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61† Memory in Claude Desktop on 3P is stored on the device, not on Anthropic infrastructure. Users can review, delete, or pause it under **Settings → Cowork → Memory**; see [Memory](/docs/third-party/claude-desktop/data-storage#memory). Chat-history search and nightly summary generation are not available in Chat on 3P.
91## Good to know about Claude Desktop on 3P
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63¶ Cowork's Automatically approve and Skip all approvals modes are not available for Claude Enterprise organizations.
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65Δ Offered when an administrator sets [`autoModeEnabled`](/docs/third-party/claude-desktop/configuration#automodeenabled) to `true`.
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67‖ Claude in Chrome works with Claude Desktop on 3P only in organizations managed from the [Enterprise Admin Console](/docs/third-party/claude-desktop/admin-console).
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69## Admin features
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71| Feature | Claude Enterprise | Claude Desktop on 3P |
72| - | :-: | :-: |
73| Endpoint / gateway configuration | — | ✓ |
74| Skills, hooks, and plugins distribution | ✓ | ✓ |
75| MCP server allowlist | ✓ | ✓ |
76| Feature toggles (web search, local MCP, etc.) | ✓ | ✓ |
77| Auto-updates | ✓ | ✓ |
78| Per-user usage caps | ✓ | ✓ |
79| [Data retention policies](/docs/third-party/claude-desktop/data-storage#automatic-deletion-of-idle-sessions) | ✓ | ✓ |
80| Compliance API | ✓ | — ‡ |
81| Analytics API | ✓ | — ‡ |
82| OpenTelemetry export | ✓ | ✓ |
83| User management via UI | ✓ | ✓ ◊ |
84| RBAC | ✓ | ✓ ◊ |
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86‡ Many of these capabilities can be achieved via OpenTelemetry export to your own collector. See [Monitoring](/docs/cowork/monitoring).
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88◊ With the [Enterprise Admin Console](/docs/third-party/claude-desktop/admin-console), administrators add users and groups, connect single sign-on and SCIM, assign administrator roles, and set per-group permission policies from **Organization settings** on claude.ai. Deployments configured through MDM or a bootstrap server manage access through those channels.
93<Accordion title="Notes on setup, limits, monitoring, and data handling">
94 | Topic | What to know |
95 | - | - |
96 | Sessions and scheduled tasks | Sessions are local, except [Code sessions over SSH](/docs/third-party/claude-desktop/ssh-remote-sessions), and the device must be awake to run long processes and scheduled tasks. |
97 | Memory | [Memory](/docs/third-party/claude-desktop/data-storage#memory) in Claude Desktop on 3P is stored on the device, not on Anthropic infrastructure. Chat-history search and nightly summary generation are not available in Chat on 3P. |
98 | Web search | Amazon Bedrock deployments and gateways that do not forward Anthropic server tools need a [web search provider](/docs/third-party/claude-desktop/web-tools#web-search-options) configured first. |
99 | Claude in Chrome | Claude in Chrome works with Claude Desktop on 3P only in organizations managed from the [Enterprise Admin Console](/docs/third-party/claude-desktop/admin-console). |
100 | Automatically approve in Cowork | Cowork offers the **Automatically approve** mode when an administrator sets [`autoModeEnabled`](/docs/third-party/claude-desktop/configuration#automodeenabled) to `true`. |
101 | User management via UI and RBAC | With the [Enterprise Admin Console](/docs/third-party/claude-desktop/admin-console), administrators add users and groups, connect single sign-on and SCIM, assign administrator roles, and set per-group permission policies from **Organization settings** on claude.ai. Deployments configured through MDM or a bootstrap server manage access through those channels. |
102 | Monitoring | Many capabilities of the Compliance API and Analytics API can be achieved via [OpenTelemetry export](/docs/third-party/claude-desktop/telemetry#sending-telemetry-to-your-own-collector) to your own collector. |
103 | Telemetry | Claude Desktop on 3P sends [crash reports and product analytics](/docs/third-party/claude-desktop/telemetry#telemetry-categories) to Anthropic by default. This telemetry contains no prompt or response content, and you can fully disable it via managed configuration. |
104 | Data handling | [Data handling](/docs/third-party/claude-desktop/overview#data-handling-by-provider) at the inference endpoint depends on the provider you configure. For Google Cloud's Agent Platform and Amazon Bedrock, data handling is governed by Google Cloud and Amazon Bedrock respectively. For Microsoft Foundry, Anthropic operates the Claude models and handles conversation data as an independent processor for Microsoft. For the Anthropic API, Anthropic processes conversation data under your Anthropic agreement, as described on the [Claude API](/docs/third-party/claude-desktop/claude-api) page. |
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