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Best Shells Alternatives in 2026

Updated

20 apps from cloud PC services ranked against Shells on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Amazon WorkSpaces Free trial AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb $4.19/mo5.8
    Shells vs Amazon WorkSpaces
  2. 2
    Dizzion Cloud PC AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb 5.8
    Shells vs Dizzion Cloud PC
  3. 3
    Workspot Cloud PCs AndroidapiiOSMacWeb 5.7
    Shells vs Workspot Cloud PCs
  4. 4
    Ace Cloud Hosting Desktop as a Service Free trial AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb $352.19/mo5.4
    Shells vs Ace Cloud Hosting Desktop as a Service
  5. 5
    Fantom Cloud PC AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb ₹1,599/mo5.4
    Shells vs Fantom Cloud PC
  6. 6
    Infosaic Cloud Virtual Desktop AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb $11.95/mo5.4
    Shells vs Infosaic Cloud Virtual Desktop
  7. 7
    MacinCloud Free trial AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb $4/mo5.4
    Shells vs MacinCloud
  8. 8
    Shadow PC AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb $29.99/mo5.4
    Shells vs Shadow PC
  9. 10
    V2 Cloud Free trial AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb $35/mo5.4
    Shells vs V2 Cloud
  10. 11
    Vagon Cloud Computer AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb $0.25/mo5.4
    Shells vs Vagon Cloud Computer
  11. 12
    Cloudalize Cloud Workstation WebWinMac 5.3
    Shells vs Cloudalize Cloud Workstation
  12. 13
    Cloudzy Desktop as a Service AndroidiOSLinuxMacWin $3.48/mo5.3
    Shells vs Cloudzy Desktop as a Service
  13. 14
    Hinode LinuxMacWebWin $0.30/mo5.3
    Shells vs Hinode
  14. 15
    Stim.io AndroidiOSMac 5.3
    Shells vs Stim.io
  15. 16
    ubiDesktop Free trial AndroidiOSLinuxMacWin $10.90/mo5.3
    Shells vs ubiDesktop
  16. 17
    Azure Virtual Desktop AndroidiOSMacWebWin 5.2
    Shells vs Azure Virtual Desktop
  17. 18
    Cloud PC ID LinuxMacWin IDR 5,000/mo5.2
    Shells vs Cloud PC ID
  18. 19
    Uniserve Desktop as a Service 5.2
    Shells vs Uniserve Desktop as a Service
  19. 20
    Windows 365 AndroidiOSMacWebWin 5.2
    Shells vs Windows 365
  20. 21
    Raff Hosted Virtual Desktops WebWin $45.99/mo5.1
    Shells vs Raff Hosted Virtual Desktops

Shells alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Amazon WorkSpaces5.8No$4.19/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
2Dizzion Cloud PC5.8No—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
3Workspot Cloud PCs5.7No—Android, API, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows
4Ace Cloud Hosting Desktop as a Service5.4No$352.19/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
5Fantom Cloud PC5.4No₹1,599/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
6Infosaic Cloud Virtual Desktop5.4No$11.95/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
7MacinCloud5.4No$4/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
8Shadow PC5.4No$29.99/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
10V2 Cloud5.4No$35/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
11Vagon Cloud Computer5.4No$0.25/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
12Cloudalize Cloud Workstation5.3No—Web, Windows, Mac
13Cloudzy Desktop as a Service5.3No$3.48/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows
14Hinode5.3No$0.30/moLinux, Mac, Web, Windows
15Stim.io5.3No—Android, iOS, Mac
16ubiDesktop5.3No$10.90/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows
17Azure Virtual Desktop5.2No—Android, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows
18Cloud PC ID5.2NoIDR 5,000/moLinux, Mac, Windows
19Uniserve Desktop as a Service5.2No——
20Windows 3655.2No—Android, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows
21Raff Hosted Virtual Desktops5.1No$45.99/moWeb, Windows
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Questions about Shells alternatives

What is the best alternative to Shells?

Amazon WorkSpaces, number 1 in cloud PC services with a score of 5.8 out of 10. The others here: Dizzion Cloud PC, Workspot Cloud PCs, Ace Cloud Hosting Desktop as a Service and 16 more.

Is there a free alternative to Shells?

None of the 20 alternatives here publishes a free plan on its own pricing page.

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.