# VMware Horizon alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 234 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where VMware Horizon 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/vmware-horizon/alternatives

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

- Windows 365: 45
- Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop: 43
- V2 Cloud: 38
- Azure Virtual Desktop: 31
- Citrix DaaS: 15
- Microsoft Windows 365: 11

## Virtual desktops

**Small business**: 83 of 84 answers did not name VMware Horizon (VMware Horizon is #8 of 9 at 0%).

- V2 Cloud: first choice in 29 of those 83
- Windows 365: first choice in 24 of those 83
- Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop: first choice in 11 of those 83
- Azure Virtual Desktop: first choice in 4 of those 83
- Apps4Rent: first choice in 3 of those 83
- Microsoft Windows 365: first choice in 3 of those 83
- Windows 365 Cloud PC: first choice in 3 of those 83
- Nerdio Manager: first choice in 2 of those 83

**Mid-market**: 78 of 84 answers did not name VMware Horizon (VMware Horizon is #11 of 11 at 0%).

- Azure Virtual Desktop: first choice in 15 of those 78
- Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop: first choice in 15 of those 78
- Windows 365: first choice in 10 of those 78
- V2 Cloud: first choice in 9 of those 78
- Microsoft Windows 365: first choice in 5 of those 78
- Apps4Rent: first choice in 2 of those 78
- Kasm Workspaces: first choice in 2 of those 78
- Amazon WorkSpaces: first choice in 1 of those 78

**Enterprise**: 73 of 84 answers did not name VMware Horizon (VMware Horizon is #5 of 9 at 2%).

- Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop: first choice in 17 of those 73
- Citrix DaaS: first choice in 15 of those 73
- Azure Virtual Desktop: first choice in 12 of those 73
- Windows 365: first choice in 11 of those 73
- Microsoft Windows 365: first choice in 3 of those 73
- Amazon WorkSpaces with AlwaysOn desktops: first choice in 1 of those 73
- Microsoft: first choice in 1 of those 73
- Microsoft AVD + Windows 365: first choice in 1 of those 73

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