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Virtual Desktops

Best 15 Virtual Desktops Alternatives

Virtual Desktops

Virtual Desktops

4.4
(11)

Starting Price: $28.00 per month

Free trial
Free version
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Virtual Desktops

Virtual Desktops

4.4
(11)

Ratings Breakdown

  • 4.27Ease of use
  • 4.13Value for money
  • 4.56Customer support
  • 4.22Functionality

Pricing

Starting at $28.00 per month

Top Alternative
Inuvika OVD Enterprise

Inuvika OVD Enterprise

5.0
(21)

Ratings Breakdown

  • 4.95Ease of use
  • 4.81Value for money
  • 4.90Customer support
  • 4.95Functionality

Pricing

Starting at $8.55 per month

Top Alternative
Nerdio

Nerdio

4.6
(9)

Ratings Breakdown

  • 4.0Ease of use
  • 4.0Value for money
  • 4.0Customer support
  • 4.44Functionality

Pricing

Starting at $1.00 per month

Top Alternative
vSphere

vSphere

4.7
(431)

Ratings Breakdown

  • 4.37Ease of use
  • 4.24Value for money
  • 4.34Customer support
  • 4.65Functionality

Pricing

Starting at $576.96 per year

Top Alternative
ManageEngine OpManager

ManageEngine OpManager

4.5
(244)

Ratings Breakdown

  • 4.54Ease of use
  • 4.62Value for money
  • 4.54Customer support
  • 4.56Functionality

Pricing

Starting at $95.00 per year

Top Alternative
ManageEngine Applications Manager

ManageEngine Applications Manager

4.6
(252)

Ratings Breakdown

  • 4.60Ease of use
  • 4.69Value for money
  • 4.72Customer support
  • 4.69Functionality

Pricing

Starting at $395.00 per year

Virtual Desktops Alternatives

Inuvika OVD Enterprise

Inuvika OVD Enterprise

5.0
(21)

Starting Price: $8.55 per month

Free trial
Free version

Features Comparison

86%

Unique Features for Inuvika OVD Enterprise

  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Active Directory Integration
  • Admin Console
See All

14%

Shared Features with Virtual Desktops

  • Application Access Control
  • Desktop/Application Virtualization
  • Remote Access/Control
See All

Integrations Comparison

100%

Unique Integrations for Inuvika OVD Enterprise

  • Microsoft 365
  • Microsoft Entra ID
  • Okta
See All

0%

Shared Integrations with Virtual Desktops

  • No shared integrations
See Inuvika OVD Enterprise Screenshots
Nerdio

Nerdio

4.6
(9)

Starting Price: $1.00 per month

Free trial
Free version

Features Comparison

89%

Unique Features for Nerdio

  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Alerts/Escalation
  • Alerts/Notifications
See All

11%

Shared Features with Virtual Desktops

  • Desktop/Application Virtualization
  • Remote Access/Control

Integrations Comparison

100%

Unique Integrations for Nerdio

  • GitHub
  • Microsoft Entra ID
  • ServiceNow

0%

Shared Integrations with Virtual Desktops

  • No shared integrations
See Nerdio Screenshots
vSphere

vSphere

4.7
(431)

Starting Price: $576.96 per year

Free trial
Free version

Features Comparison

100%

Unique Features for vSphere

  • API
  • Bandwidth Monitoring
  • Configuration Management
See All

0%

Shared Features with Virtual Desktops

  • No shared features

Integrations Comparison

0%

Unique Integrations for vSphere

  • No unique integrations

0%

Shared Integrations with Virtual Desktops

  • No shared integrations
See vSphere Screenshots
ManageEngine OpManager

ManageEngine OpManager

4.5
(244)

Starting Price: $95.00 per year

Free trial
Free version

Features Comparison

97%

Unique Features for ManageEngine OpManager

  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Alerts/Escalation
  • Alerts/Notifications
See All

3%

Shared Features with Virtual Desktops

  • Remote Access/Control
  • Remote Monitoring & Management

Integrations Comparison

100%

Unique Integrations for ManageEngine OpManager

  • Freshdesk
  • Grafana
  • Jira
See All

0%

Shared Integrations with Virtual Desktops

  • No shared integrations
See ManageEngine OpManager Screenshots
ManageEngine Applications Manager

ManageEngine Applications Manager

4.6
(252)

Starting Price: $395.00 per year

Free trial
Free version

Features Comparison

100%

Unique Features for ManageEngine Applications Manager

  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
See All

0%

Shared Features with Virtual Desktops

  • No shared features

Integrations Comparison

100%

Unique Integrations for ManageEngine Applications Manager

  • ManageEngine AlarmsOne
  • ManageEngine OpManager
  • ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus
See All

0%

Shared Integrations with Virtual Desktops

  • No shared integrations
See ManageEngine Applications Manager Screenshots
Amazon EC2

Amazon EC2

4.7
(173)

Pricing: Available upon request

Free trial
Free version

Features Comparison

100%

Unique Features for Amazon EC2

  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Activity Dashboard
  • API
See All

0%

Shared Features with Virtual Desktops

  • No shared features

Integrations Comparison

100%

Unique Integrations for Amazon EC2

  • Amazon CloudWatch
  • Amazon RDS
  • Amazon S3

0%

Shared Integrations with Virtual Desktops

  • No shared integrations
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Neverinstall

Neverinstall

4.4
(69)

Starting Price: $15.00 per month

Free trial
Free version

Features Comparison

78%

Unique Features for Neverinstall

  • Activity Dashboard
  • Application Management
  • Backup and Recovery
See All

22%

Shared Features with Virtual Desktops

  • Application Access Control
  • Desktop/Application Virtualization
  • Remote Access/Control
See All

Integrations Comparison

0%

Unique Integrations for Neverinstall

  • No unique integrations

0%

Shared Integrations with Virtual Desktops

  • No shared integrations
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Citrix DaaS

Citrix DaaS

4.3
(154)

Starting Price: $10.00 per month

Free trial
Free version

Features Comparison

85%

Unique Features for Citrix DaaS

  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Active Directory Integration
  • Activity Dashboard
See All

15%

Shared Features with Virtual Desktops

  • Desktop/Application Virtualization
  • Remote Access/Control
  • Remote Monitoring & Management

Integrations Comparison

0%

Unique Integrations for Citrix DaaS

  • No unique integrations

0%

Shared Integrations with Virtual Desktops

  • No shared integrations
See Citrix DaaS Screenshots
vCenter Server

vCenter Server

4.7
(91)

Pricing: Available upon request

Free trial
Free version

Features Comparison

100%

Unique Features for vCenter Server

  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • API
  • Backup and Recovery
See All

0%

Shared Features with Virtual Desktops

  • No shared features

Integrations Comparison

0%

Unique Integrations for vCenter Server

  • No unique integrations

0%

Shared Integrations with Virtual Desktops

  • No shared integrations
See vCenter Server Screenshots
VM Backup

VM Backup

4.7
(194)

Starting Price: $595.00 per year

Free trial
Free version

Features Comparison

97%

Unique Features for VM Backup

  • Activity Dashboard
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • API
See All

3%

Shared Features with Virtual Desktops

  • Remote Monitoring & Management

Integrations Comparison

0%

Unique Integrations for VM Backup

  • No unique integrations

0%

Shared Integrations with Virtual Desktops

  • No shared integrations
See VM Backup Screenshots
Google Cloud

Google Cloud

4.7
(2230)

Pricing: Available upon request

Free trial
Free version

Features Comparison

98%

Unique Features for Google Cloud

  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Activity Monitoring
  • API
See All

2%

Shared Features with Virtual Desktops

  • Remote Access/Control

Integrations Comparison

97%

Unique Integrations for Google Cloud

  • Gmail
  • Google Docs
  • Google Drive
See All

3%

Shared Integrations with Virtual Desktops

  • Microsoft SharePoint
See Google Cloud Screenshots
StorMagic SvSAN

StorMagic SvSAN

4.8
(14)

Pricing: Available upon request

Free trial
Free version

Features Comparison

84%

Unique Features for StorMagic SvSAN

  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Alerts/Escalation
  • Configuration Management
See All

16%

Shared Features with Virtual Desktops

  • Remote Access/Control
  • Remote Monitoring & Management
  • Remote Update/Installation

Integrations Comparison

100%

Unique Integrations for StorMagic SvSAN

  • Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud
  • HPE GreenLake

0%

Shared Integrations with Virtual Desktops

  • No shared integrations
See StorMagic SvSAN Screenshots
HPE GreenLake

HPE GreenLake

4.6
(7)

Pricing: Available upon request

Free trial
Free version

Features Comparison

87%

Unique Features for HPE GreenLake

  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Audit Management
See All

13%

Shared Features with Virtual Desktops

  • Desktop/Application Virtualization
  • Remote Access/Control

Integrations Comparison

0%

Unique Integrations for HPE GreenLake

  • No unique integrations

0%

Shared Integrations with Virtual Desktops

  • No shared integrations
See HPE GreenLake Screenshots
Google Cloud Compute Engine

Google Cloud Compute Engine

4.1
(10)

Starting Price: $0.01 per month

Free trial
Free version

Features Comparison

100%

Unique Features for Google Cloud Compute Engine

  • Configuration Management
  • Data Migration
  • Resource Management
See All

0%

Shared Features with Virtual Desktops

  • No shared features

Integrations Comparison

0%

Unique Integrations for Google Cloud Compute Engine

  • No unique integrations

0%

Shared Integrations with Virtual Desktops

  • No shared integrations
See Google Cloud Compute Engine Screenshots
Datadog

Datadog

4.6
(354)

Starting Price: $15.00 per month

Free trial
Free version

Features Comparison

100%

Unique Features for Datadog

  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
See All

0%

Shared Features with Virtual Desktops

  • No shared features

Integrations Comparison

100%

Unique Integrations for Datadog

  • Adobe Experience Manager
  • Aerospike
  • Airbrake
See All

0%

Shared Integrations with Virtual Desktops

  • No shared integrations
See Datadog Screenshots