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Best ControlUp for VDI Alternatives in 2026

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

  1. 1
    QVD Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac Free6.7
    ControlUp for VDI vs QVD
  2. 2
    Hive Fabric Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin Free6.5
    ControlUp for VDI vs Hive Fabric
  3. 3
    Ravada VDI Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWebWin Free6.5
    ControlUp for VDI vs Ravada VDI
  4. 4
    Hydra Free plan WebWin $1/mo6.4
    ControlUp for VDI vs Hydra
  5. 5
    Kasm Workspaces Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free6.4
    ControlUp for VDI vs Kasm Workspaces
  6. 6
    ThinLinc Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWebWin $10.17/mo6.4
    ControlUp for VDI vs ThinLinc
  7. 7
    Amazon WorkSpaces Free trial AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb $4.19/mo5.7
    ControlUp for VDI vs Amazon WorkSpaces
  8. 8
    Citrix Workspace AndroidextensioniOSLinuxMac 5.7
    ControlUp for VDI vs Citrix Workspace
  9. 9
    IsardVDI WebWinMacLinuxiOS 5.5
    ControlUp for VDI vs IsardVDI
  10. 10
    Leostream Platform WebWinMacLinux 5.4
    ControlUp for VDI vs Leostream Platform
  11. 11
    UDS Enterprise Free trial AndroidiOSLinuxMacself-hosted €6.50/mo5.4
    ControlUp for VDI vs UDS Enterprise
  12. 12
    Citrix Secure Private Access AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb 5.3
    ControlUp for VDI vs Citrix Secure Private Access
  13. 13
    Inuvika OVD Enterprise Free trial AndroidiOSLinuxMacself-hosted $0.63/mo5.3
    ControlUp for VDI vs Inuvika OVD Enterprise
  14. 14
    Workspace ONE Boxer WebWinMacLinuxiOS $5.40/mo5.3
    ControlUp for VDI vs Workspace ONE Boxer
  15. 15
    Workspot Enterprise VDI Platform AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb 5.3
    ControlUp for VDI vs Workspot Enterprise VDI Platform
  16. 16
    Parallels Desktop LinuxMacWin 5.2
    ControlUp for VDI vs Parallels Desktop
  17. 17
    eG Enterprise Free trial Linuxself-hostedWebWin $100/mo5.1
    ControlUp for VDI vs eG Enterprise
  18. 18
    HP Anyware WebWinMacLinuxiOS 5.1
    ControlUp for VDI vs HP Anyware
  19. 19
    SyncHPC Web 5.1
    ControlUp for VDI vs SyncHPC
  20. 21
    NComputing VERDE VDI WinLinux 4.8
    ControlUp for VDI vs NComputing VERDE VDI

ControlUp for VDI alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1QVD6.7Free planFreeAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
2Hive Fabric6.5Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
3Ravada VDI6.5Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
4Hydra6.4Free plan$1/moWeb, Windows
5Kasm Workspaces6.4Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
6ThinLinc6.4Free plan$10.17/moLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
7Amazon WorkSpaces5.7No$4.19/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
8Citrix Workspace5.7No—Android, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
9IsardVDI5.5No—Web, Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android
10Leostream Platform5.4No—Web, Windows, Mac, Linux
11UDS Enterprise5.4No€6.50/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
12Citrix Secure Private Access5.3No—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
13Inuvika OVD Enterprise5.3No$0.63/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
14Workspace ONE Boxer5.3No$5.40/moWeb, Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android
15Workspot Enterprise VDI Platform5.3No—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
16Parallels Desktop5.2No—Linux, Mac, Windows
17eG Enterprise5.1No$100/moLinux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
18HP Anyware5.1No—Web, Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android
19SyncHPC5.1No—Web
21NComputing VERDE VDI4.8No—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 6.7 out of 10. The others here: Hive Fabric, Ravada VDI, Hydra 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 free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.