# Azure Virtual Desktop alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 156 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Azure Virtual Desktop 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/azure-virtual-desktop/alternatives

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

- Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop: 46
- V2 Cloud: 23
- Citrix DaaS: 14
- Windows 365: 11
- Microsoft Windows 365: 5
- Apps4Rent: 4

## Virtual desktops

**Small business**: 49 of 84 answers did not name Azure Virtual Desktop (Azure Virtual Desktop is #4 of 9 at 7%).

- V2 Cloud: first choice in 17 of those 49
- Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop: first choice in 11 of those 49
- Windows 365: first choice in 4 of those 49
- Apps4Rent: first choice in 3 of those 49
- Microsoft Windows 365: first choice in 2 of those 49
- Parallels RAS: first choice in 2 of those 49
- Windows 365 Cloud PC: first choice in 2 of those 49
- Kasm Workspaces: first choice in 1 of those 49

**Mid-market**: 54 of 84 answers did not name Azure Virtual Desktop (Azure Virtual Desktop is #1 of 11 at 23%).

- Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop: first choice in 16 of those 54
- V2 Cloud: first choice in 6 of those 54
- Windows 365: first choice in 4 of those 54
- Citrix DaaS: first choice in 3 of those 54
- Kasm Workspaces: first choice in 2 of those 54
- Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) / Windows 365: first choice in 2 of those 54
- Apps4Rent: first choice in 1 of those 54
- Apps4Rent Hosted Virtual Desktop: first choice in 1 of those 54

**Enterprise**: 53 of 84 answers did not name Azure Virtual Desktop (Azure Virtual Desktop is #3 of 9 at 22%).

- Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop: first choice in 19 of those 53
- Citrix DaaS: first choice in 11 of those 53
- Microsoft Windows 365: first choice in 3 of those 53
- Windows 365: first choice in 3 of those 53
- Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) / Windows 365: first choice in 2 of those 53
- Microsoft: first choice in 1 of those 53
- Microsoft AVD + Windows 365: first choice in 1 of those 53
- Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop - AVD: first choice in 1 of those 53

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