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Best ControlUp for VDI Alternatives in 2026

Updated

20 platforms from virtual desktop infrastructure software ranked against ControlUp for VDI on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    QVD Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac Free7.9
    ControlUp for VDI vs QVD
  2. 2
    Hive Fabric Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin Free7.6
    ControlUp for VDI vs Hive Fabric
  3. 3
    Hydra Free plan WebWin $1/mo7.6
    ControlUp for VDI vs Hydra
  4. 4
    Amazon WorkSpaces Free trial AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb $4.19/mo7.2
    ControlUp for VDI vs Amazon WorkSpaces
  5. 5
    Inuvika OVD Enterprise Free trial AndroidiOSLinuxMacself-hosted $0.63/mo7.1
    ControlUp for VDI vs Inuvika OVD Enterprise
  6. 6
    UDS Enterprise Free trial AndroidiOSLinuxMacself-hosted €6.50/mo7.1
    ControlUp for VDI vs UDS Enterprise
  7. 7
    Kasm Workspaces Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free7.0
    ControlUp for VDI vs Kasm Workspaces
  8. 8
    Ravada VDI Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWebWin Free7.0
    ControlUp for VDI vs Ravada VDI
  9. 9
    ThinLinc Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWebWin $10.17/mo6.9
    ControlUp for VDI vs ThinLinc
  10. 10
    Citrix Workspace AndroidextensioniOSLinuxMac 6.7
    ControlUp for VDI vs Citrix Workspace
  11. 11
    eG Enterprise Free trial Linuxself-hostedWebWin $100/mo6.6
    ControlUp for VDI vs eG Enterprise
  12. 12
    Parallels Desktop LinuxMacWin 6.4
    ControlUp for VDI vs Parallels Desktop
  13. 13
    Workspace ONE Boxer WebWinMacLinuxiOS $5.40/mo6.4
    ControlUp for VDI vs Workspace ONE Boxer
  14. 14
    Workspot Enterprise VDI Platform AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb 6.4
    ControlUp for VDI vs Workspot Enterprise VDI Platform
  15. 15
    Citrix Secure Private Access AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb 6.3
    ControlUp for VDI vs Citrix Secure Private Access
  16. 16
    IsardVDI WebWinMacLinuxiOS 6.2
    ControlUp for VDI vs IsardVDI
  17. 17
    Leostream Platform Free trial AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac 6.1
    ControlUp for VDI vs Leostream Platform
  18. 18
    HP Anyware WebWinMacLinuxiOS 5.8
    ControlUp for VDI vs HP Anyware
  19. 19
    SyncHPC Web 5.7
    ControlUp for VDI vs SyncHPC
  20. 20
    NComputing VERDE VDI WinLinux 5.6
    ControlUp for VDI vs NComputing VERDE VDI

ControlUp for VDI alternatives compared

#PlatformScoreFree planFromRuns on
1QVD7.9Free planFreeAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
2Hive Fabric7.6Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
3Hydra7.6Free plan$1/moWeb, Windows
4Amazon WorkSpaces7.2No$4.19/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
5Inuvika OVD Enterprise7.1No$0.63/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
6UDS Enterprise7.1No€6.50/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
7Kasm Workspaces7.0Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
8Ravada VDI7.0Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
9ThinLinc6.9Free plan$10.17/moLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
10Citrix Workspace6.7No—Android, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
11eG Enterprise6.6No$100/moLinux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
12Parallels Desktop6.4No—Linux, Mac, Windows
13Workspace ONE Boxer6.4No$5.40/moWeb, Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android
14Workspot Enterprise VDI Platform6.4No—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
15Citrix Secure Private Access6.3No—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
16IsardVDI6.2No—Web, Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android
17Leostream Platform6.1No—Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
18HP Anyware5.8No—Web, Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android
19SyncHPC5.7No—Web
20NComputing VERDE VDI5.6No—Windows, Linux
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Questions about ControlUp for VDI alternatives

What is the best alternative to ControlUp for VDI?

QVD, number 1 in virtual desktop infrastructure software with a score of 7.9 out of 10. The others here: Hive Fabric, Hydra, Amazon WorkSpaces and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to ControlUp for VDI?

QVD is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 6 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked on how quickly a newcomer can get going: documentation depth, a free tier or trial, and the platforms it runs on.