# V2 Cloud alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 187 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where V2 Cloud 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/v2-cloud/alternatives/

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

- Azure Virtual Desktop: 36
- Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop: 34
- Citrix DaaS: 29
- Windows 365: 28
- Amazon WorkSpaces: 14
- Microsoft Windows 365: 5

## Virtual desktops

**Small business**: 38 of 84 answers did not name V2 Cloud (V2 Cloud is #1 of 8 at 26%).

- Windows 365: first choice in 11 of those 38
- Amazon WorkSpaces: first choice in 9 of those 38
- Azure Virtual Desktop: first choice in 9 of those 38
- Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop: first choice in 4 of those 38
- Citrix DaaS: first choice in 2 of those 38
- Microsoft Remote Desktop: first choice in 2 of those 38

**Mid-market**: 65 of 84 answers did not name V2 Cloud (V2 Cloud is #5 of 10 at 9%).

- Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop: first choice in 13 of those 65
- Azure Virtual Desktop: first choice in 12 of those 65
- Citrix DaaS: first choice in 6 of those 65
- Windows 365: first choice in 6 of those 65
- Amazon WorkSpaces: first choice in 3 of those 65
- Nerdio Manager: first choice in 3 of those 65
- Microsoft AVD / Windows 365: first choice in 1 of those 65
- Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) / Windows 365: first choice in 1 of those 65

**Enterprise**: 84 of 84 answers did not name V2 Cloud.

- Citrix DaaS: first choice in 21 of those 84
- Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop: first choice in 17 of those 84
- Azure Virtual Desktop: first choice in 15 of those 84
- Windows 365: first choice in 11 of those 84
- Microsoft Windows 365: first choice in 5 of those 84
- Amazon WorkSpaces: first choice in 2 of those 84
- Amazon WorkSpaces Core: first choice in 1 of those 84
- Google Cloud Virtual Desktops: first choice in 1 of those 84

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