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Best Hydra Alternatives in 2026

Updated

20 platforms from virtual desktop infrastructure software ranked against Hydra on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    QVD Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac Free7.9
    Hydra vs QVD
  2. 2
    ThinLinc Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWebWin $10.17/mo7.8
    Hydra vs ThinLinc
  3. 3
    Hive Fabric Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin Free7.6
    Hydra vs Hive Fabric
  4. 5
    Amazon WorkSpaces Free trial AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb $4.19/mo7.2
    Hydra vs Amazon WorkSpaces
  5. 6
    Leostream Platform Free trial AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac 7.2
    Hydra vs Leostream Platform
  6. 7
    Inuvika OVD Enterprise Free trial AndroidiOSLinuxMacself-hosted $0.63/mo7.1
    Hydra vs Inuvika OVD Enterprise
  7. 8
    UDS Enterprise Free trial AndroidiOSLinuxMacself-hosted €6.50/mo7.1
    Hydra vs UDS Enterprise
  8. 9
    Kasm Workspaces Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free7.0
    Hydra vs Kasm Workspaces
  9. 10
    Ravada VDI Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWebWin Free7.0
    Hydra vs Ravada VDI
  10. 11
    NComputing VERDE VDI Free trial AndroidiOSLinuxMacself-hosted 6.9
    Hydra vs NComputing VERDE VDI
  11. 12
    Citrix Workspace AndroidextensioniOSLinuxMac 6.7
    Hydra vs Citrix Workspace
  12. 13
    eG Enterprise Free trial Linuxself-hostedWebWin $100/mo6.6
    Hydra vs eG Enterprise
  13. 14
    Nerdio Manager for Enterprise Free trial apiWeb $1/mo6.5
    Hydra vs Nerdio Manager for Enterprise
  14. 15
    Parallels Desktop LinuxMacWin 6.4
    Hydra vs Parallels Desktop
  15. 16
    Workspace ONE Boxer WebWinMacLinuxiOS $5.40/mo6.4
    Hydra vs Workspace ONE Boxer
  16. 17
    Workspot Enterprise VDI Platform AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb 6.4
    Hydra vs Workspot Enterprise VDI Platform
  17. 18
    Citrix Secure Private Access AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb 6.3
    Hydra vs Citrix Secure Private Access
  18. 19
    IsardVDI AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac 6.2
    Hydra vs IsardVDI
  19. 20
    Parallels Remote Application Server (RAS)Parallels WinLinuxiOSAndroidWeb 6.2
    Hydra vs Parallels Remote Application Server (RAS)
  20. 21
    Azure Virtual Desktop AndroidiOSMacWebWin 6.0
    Hydra vs Azure Virtual Desktop

Hydra alternatives compared

#PlatformScoreFree planFromRuns on
1QVD7.9Free planFreeAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
2ThinLinc7.8Free plan$10.17/moLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
3Hive Fabric7.6Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
5Amazon WorkSpaces7.2No$4.19/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
6Leostream Platform7.2No—Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
7Inuvika OVD Enterprise7.1No$0.63/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
8UDS Enterprise7.1No€6.50/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
9Kasm Workspaces7.0Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
10Ravada VDI7.0Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
11NComputing VERDE VDI6.9No—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
12Citrix Workspace6.7No—Android, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
13eG Enterprise6.6No$100/moLinux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
14Nerdio Manager for Enterprise6.5No$1/moAPI, Web
15Parallels Desktop6.4No—Linux, Mac, Windows
16Workspace ONE Boxer6.4No$5.40/moWeb, Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android
17Workspot Enterprise VDI Platform6.4No—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
18Citrix Secure Private Access6.3No—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
19IsardVDI6.2No—Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
20Parallels Remote Application Server (RAS)6.2No—Windows, Linux, iOS, Android, Web
21Azure Virtual Desktop6.0No—Android, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows
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Questions about Hydra alternatives

What is the best alternative to Hydra?

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

What is the best free alternative to Hydra?

QVD is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 5 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.