# Parallels RAS alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 225 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Parallels RAS 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/parallels-ras/alternatives

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

- Windows 365: 39
- Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop: 38
- V2 Cloud: 36
- Azure Virtual Desktop: 30
- Citrix DaaS: 22
- Microsoft Windows 365: 11

## Virtual desktops

**Small business**: 76 of 84 answers did not name Parallels RAS (Parallels RAS is #5 of 9 at 4%).

- V2 Cloud: first choice in 27 of those 76
- Windows 365: first choice in 21 of those 76
- Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop: first choice in 9 of those 76
- Azure Virtual Desktop: first choice in 4 of those 76
- Apps4Rent: first choice in 3 of those 76
- Microsoft Windows 365: first choice in 3 of those 76
- Windows 365 Cloud PC: first choice in 3 of those 76
- Nerdio Manager: first choice in 2 of those 76

**Mid-market**: 67 of 84 answers did not name Parallels RAS (Parallels RAS is #7 of 11 at 2%).

- Azure Virtual Desktop: first choice in 12 of those 67
- Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop: first choice in 10 of those 67
- V2 Cloud: first choice in 9 of those 67
- Windows 365: first choice in 7 of those 67
- Microsoft Windows 365: first choice in 5 of those 67
- Apps4Rent: first choice in 2 of those 67
- Citrix DaaS: first choice in 2 of those 67
- Kasm Workspaces: first choice in 2 of those 67

**Enterprise**: 82 of 84 answers did not name Parallels RAS (Parallels RAS is #9 of 9 at 0%).

- Citrix DaaS: first choice in 20 of those 82
- Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop: first choice in 19 of those 82
- Azure Virtual Desktop: first choice in 14 of those 82
- Windows 365: first choice in 11 of those 82
- Microsoft Windows 365: first choice in 3 of those 82
- Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) / Windows 365: first choice in 2 of those 82
- Amazon WorkSpaces with AlwaysOn desktops: first choice in 1 of those 82
- Microsoft: first choice in 1 of those 82

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