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The tables below compare the feature set of Cowork on third-party (3P) to Claude Enterprise.

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Key differences

Configuration. Claude Enterprise uses a web-based admin console. Cowork on 3P is configured entirely via MDM (Jamf, Intune, Group Policy), with no Anthropic-hosted admin interface. Telemetry. Cowork 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. Inference. Cowork on 3P routes all inference through the provider you configure. When using Vertex AI or Bedrock, Anthropic never sees prompts or completions; equivalent guarantees for Azure Foundry are coming. Pricing. Cowork on 3P is token-based consumption billed by your cloud provider, with no seat licensing. Features not available in 3P. Features marked with — are absent from the UI. Users see a clean interface without error states for unavailable features.

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User features

FeatureClaude EnterpriseCowork on 3P
Cowork tab✓✓
Code tab✓✓
Chat tab✓—
Projects✓✓
Code execution for analysis✓✓
File access, upload, and export✓✓
Local MCP✓✓
Remote MCP✓✓
Anthropic 1P Connectors✓— *
Skills, plugins, and hooks✓✓
Artifacts✓✓
Memory✓✓ †
Scheduled tasks✓✓
Global languages✓✓
Project and plugin sharing✓—
Plugin Marketplaces✓✓ **
Dispatch / mobile✓—
Voice mode✓—
Claude in Chrome✓—
Computer use✓—
* The Anthropic M365 Connectors and Google Workspace are not currently supported in Cowork on 3P, but will be available soon; we will update our docs when they become available. ** Plugins distributed via the org-plugins directory appear to users as an organization marketplace. The public Anthropic plugin marketplace is not available. † Memory in Cowork on 3P is stored on the device, not on Anthropic infrastructure. Users can review, delete, or pause it under Settings → Cowork → Memory; see Memory. Chat-history search and nightly summary generation are Chat-tab features and are not applicable in 3P.

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Admin features

FeatureClaude EnterpriseCowork on 3P
Endpoint / gateway configuration—✓
Skills, hooks, and plugins distribution✓✓
MCP server allowlist✓✓
Feature toggles (web search, local MCP, etc.)✓✓
Telemetry—✓ (configurable)
Auto-updates✓✓ (configurable)
Per-user spend caps✓ (differentiated)✓ (blanket only)
OpenTelemetry export✓✓
User management via UI✓—
RBAC✓via MDM