# Parallels RAS alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 233 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Parallels RAS 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/parallels-ras/alternatives/

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

- Windows 365: 43
- Azure Virtual Desktop: 40
- Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop: 34
- Citrix DaaS: 27
- V2 Cloud: 26
- Amazon WorkSpaces: 21

## Virtual desktops

**Small business**: 79 of 84 answers did not name Parallels RAS.

- Windows 365: first choice in 24 of those 79
- V2 Cloud: first choice in 22 of those 79
- Amazon WorkSpaces: first choice in 14 of those 79
- Azure Virtual Desktop: first choice in 13 of those 79
- Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop: first choice in 8 of those 79
- Citrix DaaS: first choice in 2 of those 79
- Microsoft Remote Desktop: first choice in 2 of those 79
- Microsoft Windows 365: first choice in 2 of those 79

**Mid-market**: 73 of 84 answers did not name Parallels RAS (Parallels RAS is #8 of 10 at 2%).

- Azure Virtual Desktop: first choice in 12 of those 73
- Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop: first choice in 10 of those 73
- Windows 365: first choice in 8 of those 73
- Citrix DaaS: first choice in 6 of those 73
- Amazon WorkSpaces: first choice in 5 of those 73
- Nerdio Manager: first choice in 5 of those 73
- V2 Cloud: first choice in 4 of those 73
- Apps4Rent: first choice in 3 of those 73

**Enterprise**: 81 of 84 answers did not name Parallels RAS.

- Citrix DaaS: first choice in 19 of those 81
- Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop: first choice in 16 of those 81
- Azure Virtual Desktop: first choice in 15 of those 81
- Windows 365: first choice in 11 of those 81
- Microsoft Windows 365: first choice in 5 of those 81
- Amazon WorkSpaces: first choice in 2 of those 81
- Amazon WorkSpaces Core: first choice in 1 of those 81
- Google Cloud Virtual Desktops: first choice in 1 of those 81

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