# Amazon WorkSpaces alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 122 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Amazon WorkSpaces holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/amazon-workspaces/alternatives/

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Windows 365: 20
- Azure Virtual Desktop: 15
- V2 Cloud: 13
- Citrix DaaS: 9
- Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop: 6
- Microsoft Windows 365: 3

## Virtual desktops

**Small business**: 33 of 84 answers did not name Amazon WorkSpaces (Amazon WorkSpaces is #4 of 8 at 12%).

- V2 Cloud: first choice in 9 of those 33
- Windows 365: first choice in 9 of those 33
- Azure Virtual Desktop: first choice in 3 of those 33
- Apporto: first choice in 1 of those 33
- Citrix DaaS: first choice in 1 of those 33
- Microsoft Remote Desktop: first choice in 1 of those 33
- Parallels RAS: first choice in 1 of those 33
- VirtualBox: first choice in 1 of those 33

**Mid-market**: 41 of 84 answers did not name Amazon WorkSpaces (Amazon WorkSpaces is #3 of 10 at 10%).

- Azure Virtual Desktop: first choice in 4 of those 41
- V2 Cloud: first choice in 4 of those 41
- Windows 365: first choice in 3 of those 41
- Citrix DaaS: first choice in 2 of those 41
- Apps4Rent: first choice in 1 of those 41
- Kasm Workspaces: first choice in 1 of those 41
- Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop: first choice in 1 of those 41
- Microsoft Hyper-V with Remote Desktop Services: first choice in 1 of those 41

**Enterprise**: 48 of 84 answers did not name Amazon WorkSpaces (Amazon WorkSpaces is #5 of 8 at 4%).

- Azure Virtual Desktop: first choice in 8 of those 48
- Windows 365: first choice in 8 of those 48
- Citrix DaaS: first choice in 6 of those 48
- Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop: first choice in 5 of those 48
- Microsoft Windows 365: first choice in 3 of those 48
- Amazon WorkSpaces Core: first choice in 1 of those 48
- Google Cloud Virtual Desktops: first choice in 1 of those 48
- Microsoft: first choice in 1 of those 48

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