# Microsoft Windows 365 alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 237 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Microsoft Windows 365 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/microsoft-windows-365/alternatives

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

- Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop: 46
- Windows 365: 45
- V2 Cloud: 37
- Azure Virtual Desktop: 35
- Citrix DaaS: 23
- Apps4Rent: 5

## Virtual desktops

**Small business**: 80 of 84 answers did not name Microsoft Windows 365.

- V2 Cloud: first choice in 29 of those 80
- Windows 365: first choice in 24 of those 80
- Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop: first choice in 11 of those 80
- Azure Virtual Desktop: first choice in 4 of those 80
- Apps4Rent: first choice in 3 of those 80
- Windows 365 Cloud PC: first choice in 3 of those 80
- Nerdio Manager: first choice in 2 of those 80
- Parallels RAS: first choice in 2 of those 80

**Mid-market**: 76 of 84 answers did not name Microsoft Windows 365 (Microsoft Windows 365 is #5 of 11 at 7%).

- Azure Virtual Desktop: first choice in 16 of those 76
- Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop: first choice in 16 of those 76
- Windows 365: first choice in 10 of those 76
- V2 Cloud: first choice in 8 of those 76
- Apps4Rent: first choice in 2 of those 76
- Citrix DaaS: first choice in 2 of those 76
- Kasm Workspaces: first choice in 2 of those 76
- Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) / Windows 365: first choice in 2 of those 76

**Enterprise**: 81 of 84 answers did not name Microsoft Windows 365.

- Citrix DaaS: first choice in 21 of those 81
- Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop: first choice in 19 of those 81
- Azure Virtual Desktop: first choice in 15 of those 81
- Windows 365: first choice in 11 of those 81
- Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) / Windows 365: first choice in 2 of those 81
- Amazon WorkSpaces with AlwaysOn desktops: first choice in 1 of those 81
- Microsoft: first choice in 1 of those 81
- Microsoft AVD + Windows 365: first choice in 1 of those 81

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