# Amazon WorkSpaces alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 122 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Amazon WorkSpaces holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/amazon-workspaces/alternatives

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

- Windows 365: 19
- Azure Virtual Desktop: 11
- Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop: 11
- V2 Cloud: 11
- Citrix DaaS: 9
- Microsoft Windows 365: 3

## Virtual desktops

**Small business**: 35 of 84 answers did not name Amazon WorkSpaces (Amazon WorkSpaces is #6 of 9 at 2%).

- V2 Cloud: first choice in 8 of those 35
- Windows 365: first choice in 8 of those 35
- Windows 365 Cloud PC: first choice in 2 of those 35
- Apps4Rent: first choice in 1 of those 35
- Azure Virtual Desktop: first choice in 1 of those 35
- Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop: first choice in 1 of those 35
- Nerdio Manager: first choice in 1 of those 35
- Parallels RAS: first choice in 1 of those 35

**Mid-market**: 38 of 84 answers did not name Amazon WorkSpaces (Amazon WorkSpaces is #9 of 11 at 0%).

- Windows 365: first choice in 5 of those 38
- Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop: first choice in 4 of those 38
- Azure Virtual Desktop: first choice in 3 of those 38
- V2 Cloud: first choice in 3 of those 38
- Kasm Workspaces: first choice in 2 of those 38
- Apps4Rent Hosted Virtual Desktop: first choice in 1 of those 38
- Kamatera: first choice in 1 of those 38
- Nutanix Frame: first choice in 1 of those 38

**Enterprise**: 49 of 84 answers did not name Amazon WorkSpaces (Amazon WorkSpaces is #6 of 9 at 0%).

- Citrix DaaS: first choice in 9 of those 49
- Azure Virtual Desktop: first choice in 7 of those 49
- Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop: first choice in 6 of those 49
- Windows 365: first choice in 6 of those 49
- Microsoft Windows 365: first choice in 3 of those 49
- Amazon WorkSpaces with AlwaysOn desktops: first choice in 1 of those 49
- Microsoft: first choice in 1 of those 49
- Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) / Windows 365: first choice in 1 of those 49

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