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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 Free7.4
    Hydra vs QVD
  2. 2
    ThinLinc Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWebWin $10.17/mo7.1
    Hydra vs ThinLinc
  3. 3
    Hive Fabric Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin Free7.0
    Hydra vs Hive Fabric
  4. 4
    Ravada VDI Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWebWin Free7.0
    Hydra vs Ravada VDI
  5. 6
    Citrix Workspace AndroidextensioniOSLinuxMac 6.8
    Hydra vs Citrix Workspace
  6. 7
    IsardVDI AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac 6.8
    Hydra vs IsardVDI
  7. 8
    Kasm Workspaces Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free6.8
    Hydra vs Kasm Workspaces
  8. 9
    Leostream Platform Free trial AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac 6.8
    Hydra vs Leostream Platform
  9. 10
    Amazon WorkSpaces Free trial AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb $4.19/mo6.7
    Hydra vs Amazon WorkSpaces
  10. 11
    UDS Enterprise Free trial AndroidiOSLinuxMacself-hosted €6.50/mo6.7
    Hydra vs UDS Enterprise
  11. 12
    Inuvika OVD Enterprise Free trial AndroidiOSLinuxMacself-hosted $0.63/mo6.6
    Hydra vs Inuvika OVD Enterprise
  12. 13
    Citrix Secure Private Access AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb 6.5
    Hydra vs Citrix Secure Private Access
  13. 14
    ControlUp for VDI AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac 6.5
    Hydra vs ControlUp for VDI
  14. 15
    HP Anyware AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb $12.50/mo6.5
    Hydra vs HP Anyware
  15. 16
    NComputing VERDE VDI Free trial AndroidiOSLinuxMacself-hosted 6.5
    Hydra vs NComputing VERDE VDI
  16. 17
    Workspace ONE Boxer WebWinMacLinuxiOS $5.40/mo6.5
    Hydra vs Workspace ONE Boxer
  17. 18
    Workspot Enterprise VDI Platform AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb 6.5
    Hydra vs Workspot Enterprise VDI Platform
  18. 19
    Parallels Desktop LinuxMacWin 6.4
    Hydra vs Parallels Desktop
  19. 20
    Parallels Remote Application Server (RAS)Parallels WinLinuxiOSAndroidWeb 6.3
    Hydra vs Parallels Remote Application Server (RAS)
  20. 21
    SyncHPC Linuxself-hostedWebWin 6.3
    Hydra vs SyncHPC

Hydra alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1QVD7.4Free planFreeAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
2ThinLinc7.1Free plan$10.17/moLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
3Hive Fabric7.0Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
4Ravada VDI7.0Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
6Citrix Workspace6.8No—Android, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
7IsardVDI6.8No—Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
8Kasm Workspaces6.8Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
9Leostream Platform6.8No—Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
10Amazon WorkSpaces6.7No$4.19/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
11UDS Enterprise6.7No€6.50/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
12Inuvika OVD Enterprise6.6No$0.63/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
13Citrix Secure Private Access6.5No—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
14ControlUp for VDI6.5No—Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
15HP Anyware6.5No$12.50/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
16NComputing VERDE VDI6.5No—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
17Workspace ONE Boxer6.5No$5.40/moWeb, Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android
18Workspot Enterprise VDI Platform6.5No—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
19Parallels Desktop6.4No—Linux, Mac, Windows
20Parallels Remote Application Server (RAS)6.3No—Windows, Linux, iOS, Android, Web
21SyncHPC6.3No—Linux, self-hosted, 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 7.4 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 on what each maker publishes: documentation depth, a free tier and the platforms it runs on.