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24 alternatives to Amazon AppStream

Stream desktop applications from AWS to any device

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 1 we have checked on their own sites, 1 of them free or with a free tier. Amazon AppStream launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Video Stream▲98

   A must have Chromecast Ext., play all media from desktop

   2014 · getvideostream.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Windows 365▲113

   Stream Windows from the cloud to any device

   2021 · microsoft.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Windows App▲84

   Stream Windows to your devices

   2023 · learn.microsoft.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   AWS Device Farm▲144

   Test your app on real devices in the cloud.

   2015 · aws.amazon.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   AirStream▲88

   Access and stream your personal media from anywhere.

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Microsoft Stream▲64

   Upload and share videos across your organization

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Stream▲166

   Analytics for feeds

   2016 · beta.dashboard.getstream.io · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Katch 2.0▲114

   Record your Periscope and Meerkat streams to the cloud

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Hoistbayfree▲194

   Open-source desktop app for Amazon S3 and CloudFront

   13d ago · hoistbay.app · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Stream Web▲60

    A mobile browser for a mobile world.

    2014 · streamapp.co · its alternatives →

11. 11
    You-Get▲183

    Command-line utility to download media contents from the web

    2016 · you-get.org · its alternatives →

12. 12
    CloudLoad▲9

    Stream torrents on any device

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Amazon Stream▲116

    Beautiful things, updated daily

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    StreamBIN▲88

    Transfer files by a web browser

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    AWS AppSync▲19

    Build apps with real-time and off-line capabilities

    2017 · aws.amazon.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Web2Desk for Business▲198

    Convert your web app to desktop app in one click

    2019 · appmaker.xyz · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Compute Manager▲106

    Native macOS app for your AWS console

    2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    AWS Snowmobile by Amazon▲125

    Move exabytes of data to the cloud in weeks

    2016 · aws.amazon.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Heartbeat▲100

    Transform REST endpoints into streaming APIs

    2016 · heartbeat.appbase.io · its alternatives →

20. 20
    AWS Mobile Services▲73

    Storage, Analytics, Push Notif. & SMS Delivery SDKs

    2014 · aws.amazon.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Lumberyard by Amazon▲101

    Game engine deeply integrated with AWS and Twitch

    2016 · aws.amazon.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    BlueStacks TV▲80

    Play + stream Android games to Twitch straight from your PC

    2016 · bluestacks.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Vivastream▲62

    Networking app for events and conferences

    2014 · vivastream.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    API.stream▲122

    API to build cloud-native live streaming production tools

    2022 · api.stream · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →