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Best Hydra Alternatives in 2026

Updated

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

  1. 1
    QVD Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac Free6.7
    Hydra vs QVD
  2. 2
    ThinLinc Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWebWin $10.17/mo6.6
    Hydra vs ThinLinc
  3. 3
    Hive Fabric Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin Free6.5
    Hydra vs Hive Fabric
  4. 4
    Ravada VDI Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWebWin Free6.5
    Hydra vs Ravada VDI
  5. 6
    Kasm Workspaces Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free6.4
    Hydra vs Kasm Workspaces
  6. 7
    Amazon WorkSpaces Free trial AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb $4.19/mo5.7
    Hydra vs Amazon WorkSpaces
  7. 8
    Citrix Workspace AndroidextensioniOSLinuxMac 5.7
    Hydra vs Citrix Workspace
  8. 9
    IsardVDI AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac 5.7
    Hydra vs IsardVDI
  9. 10
    Leostream Platform Free trial AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac 5.7
    Hydra vs Leostream Platform
  10. 11
    Parallels Remote Application Server (RAS)Parallels WinLinuxiOSAndroidWeb 5.5
    Hydra vs Parallels Remote Application Server (RAS)
  11. 12
    SyncHPC Linuxself-hostedWebWin 5.5
    Hydra vs SyncHPC
  12. 13
    UDS Enterprise Free trial AndroidiOSLinuxMacself-hosted €6.50/mo5.4
    Hydra vs UDS Enterprise
  13. 14
    Citrix Secure Private Access AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb 5.3
    Hydra vs Citrix Secure Private Access
  14. 15
    ControlUp for VDI AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac 5.3
    Hydra vs ControlUp for VDI
  15. 16
    HP Anyware AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb $12.50/mo5.3
    Hydra vs HP Anyware
  16. 17
    Inuvika OVD Enterprise Free trial AndroidiOSLinuxMacself-hosted $0.63/mo5.3
    Hydra vs Inuvika OVD Enterprise
  17. 18
    NComputing VERDE VDI Free trial AndroidiOSLinuxMacself-hosted 5.3
    Hydra vs NComputing VERDE VDI
  18. 19
    Workspace ONE Boxer WebWinMacLinuxiOS $5.40/mo5.3
    Hydra vs Workspace ONE Boxer
  19. 20
    Workspot Enterprise VDI Platform AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb 5.3
    Hydra vs Workspot Enterprise VDI Platform
  20. 21
    Parallels Desktop LinuxMacWin 5.2
    Hydra vs Parallels Desktop

Hydra alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1QVD6.7Free planFreeAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
2ThinLinc6.6Free plan$10.17/moLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
3Hive Fabric6.5Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
4Ravada VDI6.5Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
6Kasm Workspaces6.4Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
7Amazon WorkSpaces5.7No$4.19/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
8Citrix Workspace5.7No—Android, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
9IsardVDI5.7No—Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
10Leostream Platform5.7No—Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
11Parallels Remote Application Server (RAS)5.5No—Windows, Linux, iOS, Android, Web
12SyncHPC5.5No—Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
13UDS Enterprise5.4No€6.50/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
14Citrix Secure Private Access5.3No—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
15ControlUp for VDI5.3No—Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
16HP Anyware5.3No$12.50/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
17Inuvika OVD Enterprise5.3No$0.63/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
18NComputing VERDE VDI5.3No—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
19Workspace ONE Boxer5.3No$5.40/moWeb, Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android
20Workspot Enterprise VDI Platform5.3No—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
21Parallels Desktop5.2No—Linux, Mac, 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 6.7 out of 10. The others here: ThinLinc, Hive Fabric, Ravada VDI 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 free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.