Desktop as a Service
Top Azure Virtual Desktop Alternatives and Competitors

Looking to upgrade or change your solution? Take away the guesswork and stay informed with end user feedback to identify and select the solution that best matches your needs.

Windows Virtual Desktop is a comprehensive desktop and app virtualization service running in the cloud. It’s the only virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) that delivers simplified management, multi-session Windows 10, optimizations for Office 365 ProPlus, and support for Remote Desktop Services (RDS) environments. Deploy and scale your Windows desktops and apps on Azure in minutes, and get built-in security and compliance features.

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Best Alternatives and Competitors to Azure Virtual Desktop

Compare how Azure Virtual Desktop stacks up to the competition in the areas that matter most to real users to short list options that will best fit your business needs.

VMware, Inc.

VMware Horizon

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Compared to Azure Virtual Desktop, VMware Horizon is:

Easier to Implement

More Reliable

More Efficient

Better at Integrating

Better at Training

More Inspiring

Amazon

Amazon WorkSpaces

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Compared to Azure Virtual Desktop, Amazon WorkSpaces is:

More Inspiring

More Caring

More Reliable

More Efficient

Easier to Implement

More Respectful

Cloudalize

Cloudalize Cloud Workstation

7.5

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+85

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Compared to Azure Virtual Desktop, Cloudalize Cloud Workstation is:

More Transparent

More Respectful

Better at Support

Less Innovative

Less Inspiring

Worse at Integrating

Citrix

Citrix DaaS

7.3

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+78

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Compared to Azure Virtual Desktop, Citrix DaaS is:

Less Respectful

Less Reliable

Less Efficient

Less Transparent

Less Inspiring

Worse at Integrating

Evolve IP

Evolve IP Desktop as a Service

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+77

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Compared to Azure Virtual Desktop, Evolve IP Desktop as a Service is:

Less Caring

Less Efficient

Less Reliable

Less Respectful

Worse at Support

Less Inspiring

Most Popular Azure Virtual Desktop Comparisons