Key differences
Configuration. Claude Enterprise uses a web-based admin console. Claude Desktop on 3P is configured entirely via MDM (Jamf, Intune, Group Policy) or a bootstrap server, with no Anthropic-hosted admin interface. 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. Inference. Claude Desktop on 3P routes all inference through 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 deployments hosted on Azure, prompts and completions remain within Azure; only usage metadata and content flagged by Anthropic’s safety systems egress to Anthropic. Deployments hosted on Anthropic run on Anthropic’s infrastructure. See the Microsoft Foundry page for details. Pricing. Claude Desktop 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.User features
| Feature | Claude Enterprise | Claude Desktop on 3P |
|---|---|---|
| Chat tab | ✓ | ✓ |
| Cowork tab | ✓ | ✓ |
| Code tab | ✓ | ✓ |
| Auto mode / Act without asking | ✓ | ✓ (admin opt-in) |
| Projects | ✓ | ✓ |
| Code execution for analysis | ✓ | ✓ |
| File access, upload, and export | ✓ | ✓ |
| Local MCP | ✓ | ✓ |
| Remote MCP | ✓ | ✓ |
| Skills, plugins, and hooks | ✓ | ✓ |
| Artifacts | ✓ | ✓ |
| Memory | ✓ | ✓ † |
| Scheduled tasks | ✓ | ✓ |
| Global languages | ✓ | ✓ |
| Project and plugin sharing | ✓ | — |
| Plugin marketplaces | ✓ | ✓ |
| Mobile | ✓ | — |
| Web access | ✓ | — |
| Voice mode | ✓ | — |
| Claude in Chrome | ✓ | — |
| Claude Design | ✓ | — |
| Claude Security | ✓ | — |
| Claude Tag | ✓ | — |
| Computer use | — | — |
Admin features
| Feature | Claude Enterprise | Claude Desktop on 3P |
|---|---|---|
| Endpoint / gateway configuration | — | ✓ |
| Skills, hooks, and plugins distribution | ✓ | ✓ |
| MCP server allowlist | ✓ | ✓ |
| Feature toggles (web search, local MCP, etc.) | ✓ | ✓ |
| Auto-updates | ✓ | ✓ (configurable) |
| Per-user spend caps | ✓ (differentiated) | ✓ (blanket only) |
| Compliance API | ✓ | — ‡ |
| Analytics API | ✓ | — ‡ |
| OpenTelemetry export | ✓ | ✓ |
| User management via UI | ✓ | — |
| RBAC | ✓ | via MDM |