# Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 190 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop 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/microsoft-azure-virtual-desktop/alternatives/

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

- Azure Virtual Desktop: 43
- Windows 365: 43
- V2 Cloud: 23
- Citrix DaaS: 16
- Amazon WorkSpaces: 14
- Microsoft Windows 365: 5

## Virtual desktops

**Small business**: 67 of 84 answers did not name Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop (Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop is #5 of 8 at 9%).

- Windows 365: first choice in 25 of those 67
- V2 Cloud: first choice in 19 of those 67
- Azure Virtual Desktop: first choice in 14 of those 67
- Amazon WorkSpaces: first choice in 8 of those 67
- Citrix DaaS: first choice in 2 of those 67
- Microsoft Remote Desktop: first choice in 2 of those 67
- VirtualBox: first choice in 2 of those 67
- Apporto: first choice in 1 of those 67

**Mid-market**: 64 of 84 answers did not name Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop (Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop is #2 of 10 at 16%).

- Azure Virtual Desktop: first choice in 14 of those 64
- Windows 365: first choice in 8 of those 64
- Amazon WorkSpaces: first choice in 4 of those 64
- Nerdio Manager: first choice in 4 of those 64
- V2 Cloud: first choice in 4 of those 64
- Citrix DaaS: first choice in 3 of those 64
- Apps4Rent: first choice in 2 of those 64
- Kasm Workspaces: first choice in 1 of those 64

**Enterprise**: 59 of 84 answers did not name Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop (Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop is #3 of 8 at 18%).

- Azure Virtual Desktop: first choice in 15 of those 59
- Citrix DaaS: first choice in 11 of those 59
- Windows 365: first choice in 10 of those 59
- Microsoft Windows 365: first choice in 5 of those 59
- Amazon WorkSpaces: first choice in 2 of those 59
- Amazon WorkSpaces Core: first choice in 1 of those 59
- Google Cloud Virtual Desktops: first choice in 1 of those 59
- Microsoft: first choice in 1 of those 59

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