# Omnissa Horizon alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 230 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Omnissa Horizon 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/omnissa-horizon/alternatives/

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

- Windows 365: 41
- Azure Virtual Desktop: 39
- Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop: 31
- Citrix DaaS: 30
- V2 Cloud: 30
- Amazon WorkSpaces: 22

## Virtual desktops

**Small business**: 84 of 84 answers did not name Omnissa Horizon.

- Windows 365: first choice in 26 of those 84
- V2 Cloud: first choice in 25 of those 84
- Amazon WorkSpaces: first choice in 14 of those 84
- Azure Virtual Desktop: first choice in 14 of those 84
- Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop: first choice in 9 of those 84
- Citrix DaaS: first choice in 2 of those 84
- Microsoft Remote Desktop: first choice in 2 of those 84
- Microsoft Windows 365: first choice in 2 of those 84

**Mid-market**: 79 of 84 answers did not name Omnissa Horizon (Omnissa Horizon is #10 of 10 at 0%).

- Azure Virtual Desktop: first choice in 13 of those 79
- Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop: first choice in 12 of those 79
- Citrix DaaS: first choice in 8 of those 79
- Amazon WorkSpaces: first choice in 6 of those 79
- Windows 365: first choice in 6 of those 79
- Nerdio Manager: first choice in 5 of those 79
- V2 Cloud: first choice in 5 of those 79
- Apps4Rent: first choice in 3 of those 79

**Enterprise**: 67 of 84 answers did not name Omnissa Horizon (Omnissa Horizon is #6 of 8 at 0%).

- Citrix DaaS: first choice in 20 of those 67
- Azure Virtual Desktop: first choice in 12 of those 67
- Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop: first choice in 10 of those 67
- Windows 365: first choice in 9 of those 67
- Microsoft Windows 365: first choice in 3 of those 67
- Amazon WorkSpaces: first choice in 2 of those 67
- Amazon WorkSpaces Core: first choice in 1 of those 67
- Google Cloud Virtual Desktops: first choice in 1 of those 67

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