Cameyo Alternatives for Streaming Windows Apps

Cameyo still works, under a new owner. Google acquired the company in June 2024, as TechCrunch reported on June 5, 2024, and cameyo.com now redirects to cameyo.google. The relaunched Cameyo by Google became generally available on November 12, 2025, with Chrome Enterprise integration, Gemini able to work inside delivered apps and a price of $132 per user per year, per Computerworld. Its job is unchanged: deliver single Windows apps such as ERP clients or AutoCAD to a browser or a progressive web app, without a full virtual desktop.

Some teams leave because they do not want their Windows app delivery tied to Google's Chrome roadmap, others because they need full desktops, GPU workloads or a self-hosted stack. The seven options below start with cloud app streaming services, then cover on-premises and hybrid app publishing, a free self-hosted tool and a browser-first DaaS.

Prices below are as of November 8, 2026. Our method is on How we review tools.

Quick comparison

Azure Virtual Desktop

AVD publishes individual apps as RemoteApps, so a user sees only the ERP client or the line-of-business tool, as with Cameyo, or a full Windows desktop when needed. Multi-session Windows 11 Enterprise lets several users share one VM, which keeps compute costs down.

The AVD pricing page splits the bill into user access rights and Azure infrastructure. Access is covered by Microsoft 365 E3 or E5, A3 or A5, F3, Business Premium, Windows Enterprise E3 or E5 and Windows VDA licences. Reserved instances cut compute cost by up to 72%.

Best for: Microsoft 365 organisations that want app streaming without a new vendor licence.

Pricing:

• User access included with eligible Microsoft 365 and Windows Enterprise licences
• Azure compute, storage and networking billed by usage
• External users: monthly per-user access fee

Watch out for:

• Hosts running Windows Server instead of Windows multi-session need RDS CALs with Software Assurance, an RDS User Subscription or an SAL.
• You build and size the host pools yourself, which is more Azure work than Cameyo's managed service.

Official site: Azure Virtual Desktop.

Amazon WorkSpaces Applications

AWS renamed AppStream 2.0 to Amazon WorkSpaces Applications, and it is the AWS service closest to Cameyo. It streams desktop apps to a browser, converts desktop software into SaaS-style delivery and can also serve full desktops. Elastic fleets bill per streaming session, so idle capacity does not cost money.

The WorkSpaces Applications pricing page lists a Windows stream.standard.medium instance at $0.10 an hour running in US East, plus a Microsoft RDS SAL of $4.19 per user per month for single-session fleets or $6.42 for multi-session. Schools and qualifying public bodies pay $0.44.

Best for: Teams on AWS that want to pay by the hour for occasional app use.

Pricing:

• Windows stream.standard.medium: $0.10 per hour running, $0.025 stopped (US East)
• RDS SAL: $4.19 per user per month (single-session), $6.42 (multi-session)
• No user fee for Linux fleets or Windows BYOL
• Each instance includes 200 GB storage

Watch out for:

• The user fee is charged in full for any month with a session, not prorated, so a one-off login costs a full month.
• Stopped On-Demand instances still bill a small hourly fee, and public IPv4 addresses are billed separately.

Official site: Amazon WorkSpaces Applications. Our listing: Amazon WorkSpaces Applications.

Parallels RAS

Parallels RAS is for teams that want Cameyo-style app publishing on servers they control. It runs on-premises, in a private cloud or in hybrid setups, is listed on the Azure and AWS marketplaces and can manage Azure Virtual Desktop hosts from the same console.

Licensing is simple: one edition with every feature, sold per concurrent user on prepaid one- to three-year subscriptions, per the Parallels RAS buy page. Service providers can license per peak concurrent user through SPLA. A 30-day trial is available.

Best for: Mid-size companies with their own Windows servers and shift workers who share licences.

Pricing:

• Per concurrent user, prepaid 1 to 3 year subscription; price on request
• SPLA for service providers
• 30-day free trial

Watch out for:

• Online purchases renew automatically by default, so turn that off if you only want one term.
• You run the gateways and session hosts, so patching and capacity planning stay with your team.

Official site: Parallels RAS.

Citrix DaaS

Citrix is the long-standing enterprise choice for app and desktop virtualization, now owned by Cloud Software Group. Citrix DaaS runs the control plane in the cloud while workloads sit on your hypervisors or public clouds, and the range includes SecurAccess with Chrome Enterprise, NetScaler and XenServer.

The newer Platform Flex licence counts Flex Credits consumed monthly per worker persona, as the Citrix Platform Flex docs describe, with persistent dedicated workloads as a priced add-on.

Best for: Large regulated organisations that need fine policy control and already have Citrix admins.

Pricing:

• No public price: quote through Citrix or a partner
• Platform Flex: Flex Credits consumed monthly per worker persona

Watch out for:

• On-premises license servers must stay connected to Citrix's License Activation Service; after 30 days offline, activations become invalid.
• Pricing and packaging are complex compared with Cameyo's single per-user figure.

Official site: Citrix DaaS. Our listing: Citrix DaaS.

Omnissa Horizon

Horizon is VMware Horizon under a new name. Broadcom sold VMware's end-user computing unit to KKR in a $4 billion deal that closed on July 1, 2024; the unit now trades as Omnissa. Horizon 8 publishes apps and desktops from vSphere, Nutanix AHV, OpenStack or Red Hat OpenShift, or from Azure, AWS, Google Cloud, Oracle Cloud and Alibaba Cloud.

It is sold as SaaS or term subscriptions with no public prices on the Horizon 8 page. Teams that ran Cameyo next to an older Horizon estate can often consolidate onto one platform.

Best for: vSphere or Nutanix shops that want app and desktop publishing from one vendor.

Pricing:

• No public price; SaaS and term subscriptions

Watch out for:

• Omnissa raised Horizon prices from May 4, 2026 for new purchases and expansions: 7% with VMware vSphere Foundation for VDI, 16% to 21% without, according to reseller Schneider IT Management.

Official site: Omnissa Horizon. Our listing: Omnissa Horizon.

Kasm Workspaces

Kasm streams containerized apps, browsers and desktops to any web browser from servers you host. The Community edition is free for up to 5 concurrent sessions, aimed at individuals, nonprofits and testing, with support through GitHub issues.

Paid Basic, Essentials and Premier editions remove the session cap and add browser isolation at scale, session recording and web filtering, per the Kasm features matrix. Our Kasm Workspaces alternatives page covers the wider self-hosted VDI field.

Best for: Small teams or labs that want to self-host browser-based app streaming for free.

Pricing:

• Community: free, up to 5 concurrent sessions
• Basic, Essentials, Premier: contact sales

Watch out for:

• Kasm is container-first. Legacy Windows apps, Cameyo's main use, need a separate Windows server connected through RDP.
• No paid edition has a public price.

Official site: Kasm Workspaces.

Dizzion DaaS (Frame)

Frame was a browser-first DaaS long before Cameyo's relaunch. Dizzion bought it from Nutanix in June 2023, and it still delivers apps and desktops entirely in the browser, at up to 4K and 60 frames per second across several displays.

Dizzion publishes one concrete price. The Dizzion DaaS AWS Marketplace listing sells a 50-VM bundle for $1,700 a month on a one-month prepaid term, with $34 for each extra VM and up to 24% off longer contracts.

Best for: Teams that need GPU-heavy apps or full desktops in a browser with a managed service.

Pricing:

• AWS Marketplace: $1,700 per month for 50 VMs, prepaid monthly; $34 per extra VM; $0.06 per VM per hour extra usage
• Direct: Flex Credits prepaid model, price on request

Watch out for:

• AWS infrastructure is billed on top of the marketplace price.
• It is priced per VM, not per user, so light app-only use costs more than Cameyo's per-user model.

Official site: Dizzion DaaS (Frame).

How to choose

When to stay with Cameyo

Stay with Cameyo if your fleet is Chromebooks or Chrome Enterprise browsers. Google now builds it into Chrome Enterprise, Gemini can work inside the apps it delivers, and one per-user figure is simpler to budget than compute plus licence models. The Cameyo by Google site cites an ESG study claiming 54% lower operating costs than VDI and DaaS, a vendor-funded figure worth testing against your own numbers.

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