# V2 Cloud alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 176 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where V2 Cloud 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/v2-cloud/alternatives

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

- Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop: 34
- Azure Virtual Desktop: 30
- Windows 365: 27
- Citrix DaaS: 24
- Microsoft Windows 365: 9
- Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) / Windows 365: 3

## Virtual desktops

**Small business**: 34 of 84 answers did not name V2 Cloud (V2 Cloud is #1 of 9 at 32%).

- Windows 365: first choice in 9 of those 34
- Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop: first choice in 5 of those 34
- Azure Virtual Desktop: first choice in 2 of those 34
- Parallels RAS: first choice in 2 of those 34
- Amazon WorkSpaces: first choice in 1 of those 34
- Microsoft Windows 365: first choice in 1 of those 34
- Splashtop: first choice in 1 of those 34
- V2 Cloud WorkSpaces: first choice in 1 of those 34

**Mid-market**: 58 of 84 answers did not name V2 Cloud (V2 Cloud is #3 of 11 at 15%).

- Azure Virtual Desktop: first choice in 13 of those 58
- Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop: first choice in 10 of those 58
- Windows 365: first choice in 7 of those 58
- Microsoft Windows 365: first choice in 5 of those 58
- Citrix DaaS: first choice in 3 of those 58
- Amazon WorkSpaces: first choice in 1 of those 58
- Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) / Windows 365: first choice in 1 of those 58
- Nerdio Manager for MSP: first choice in 1 of those 58

**Enterprise**: 84 of 84 answers did not name V2 Cloud.

- Citrix DaaS: first choice in 21 of those 84
- Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop: first choice in 19 of those 84
- Azure Virtual Desktop: first choice in 15 of those 84
- Windows 365: first choice in 11 of those 84
- Microsoft Windows 365: first choice in 3 of those 84
- Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) / Windows 365: first choice in 2 of those 84
- Amazon WorkSpaces with AlwaysOn desktops: first choice in 1 of those 84
- Microsoft: first choice in 1 of those 84

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