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

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 220 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where VMware 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/vmware-horizon/alternatives/

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

- Windows 365: 45
- Azure Virtual Desktop: 38
- V2 Cloud: 28
- Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop: 26
- Amazon WorkSpaces: 16
- Citrix DaaS: 14

## Virtual desktops

**Small business**: 81 of 84 answers did not name VMware Horizon (VMware Horizon is #8 of 8 at 0%).

- Windows 365: first choice in 26 of those 81
- V2 Cloud: first choice in 23 of those 81
- Azure Virtual Desktop: first choice in 12 of those 81
- Amazon WorkSpaces: first choice in 11 of those 81
- Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop: first choice in 8 of those 81
- Microsoft Remote Desktop: first choice in 2 of those 81
- Microsoft Windows 365: first choice in 2 of those 81
- VirtualBox: first choice in 2 of those 81

**Mid-market**: 69 of 84 answers did not name VMware Horizon (VMware Horizon is #9 of 10 at 0%).

- Azure Virtual Desktop: first choice in 13 of those 69
- Windows 365: first choice in 8 of those 69
- Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop: first choice in 5 of those 69
- Nerdio Manager: first choice in 5 of those 69
- V2 Cloud: first choice in 5 of those 69
- Citrix DaaS: first choice in 4 of those 69
- Amazon WorkSpaces: first choice in 3 of those 69
- Apps4Rent: first choice in 3 of those 69

**Enterprise**: 70 of 84 answers did not name VMware Horizon (VMware Horizon is #8 of 8 at 0%).

- Azure Virtual Desktop: first choice in 13 of those 70
- Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop: first choice in 13 of those 70
- Windows 365: first choice in 11 of those 70
- Citrix DaaS: first choice in 10 of those 70
- Microsoft Windows 365: first choice in 5 of those 70
- Amazon WorkSpaces: first choice in 2 of those 70
- Amazon WorkSpaces Core: first choice in 1 of those 70
- Google Cloud Virtual Desktops: first choice in 1 of those 70

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