Login VSI Acquires Hydra: Bringing Cost-Efficient, Streamlined AVD Management to Everyone
[BOSTON, May 28, 2025] — Login VSI, a leader in automated performance and scalability testing for virtualized desktops, images and applications, announces the acquisition of Hydra. Hydra is a powerful management solution for Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD).
Hydra simplifies AVD management with essential capabilities like Image Management, Auto-scaling, User Management tools and Host/Pool maintenance, now enhanced by Login VSI’s deep automated performance and scalability testing expertise. Marcel Meurer, a Microsoft MVP and the creator of Hydra, will be joining the Login VSI Team and continuing to lead Hydra product development. A free community edition offers full functionality for 30 days (to allow you to test full functionality), including Auto-scaling, then transitions to a Free Tier with Image Management, Scripting Management, and Administrative Tools for up to 5 host machines. Paid plans and MSP partnerships are also available, ensuring flexibility for businesses of any size.
“Hydra is about making AVD management easier for administrators and affordable to everyone. This is AVD your way, simple, effective, and built for the real world.” said John Vigeant, CEO of Login VSI. “From small IT organizations to enterprise environments, we’re delivering a solution that simply cuts through the clutter: everything you need, nothing you don’t.”
Key highlights of Hydra include:
- Streamlined Azure Image Management,
- Auto-scaling for dynamic workloads and cost savings,
- Intuitive Host & Pool Management,
- A set of user and session management tools all in one interface.
Hydra is a cost-efficient Azure Virtual Desktop solution for all — scale from small deployments to enterprise needs easily, with MSP-friendly options. For more information, visit LoginVSI.com/Hydra, and get a customized quote today.
This acquisition reinforces Login VSI’s commitment to empowering virtualized environments with accessible, high-value solutions.
About Login VSI
Login VSI is a leader in automated performance and scalability testing for virtual desktops, images, and applications — and a trusted strategic partner to enterprises and vendors delivering modern EUC workspaces. Login VSI offers two flagship platforms designed to optimize digital workspace performance and management:
- Login Enterprise provides unparalleled insights on performance, scalability, and application experiences across VDI and DaaS, Cloud PCs, published applications, physical desktops, and laptops.
- Hydra by Login VSI simplifies Azure Virtual Desktop management through cost-saving automation, rapid image deployment, and intuitive controls — empowering organizations of all sizes, from SMBs to global enterprises and MSPs.
For more information, visit loginvsi.com.
