V2 Cloud is described as 'Desktop virtualization doesn't have to be complicated. V2 Cloud is the IT nerd you need. We work with Independent Software Vendors, Business owners, Managed Service Providers, IT managers and many others to grow their businesses with the Cloud' and is a Cloud Computing service in the network & admin category. There are more than 100 alternatives to V2 Cloud for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Linux, Windows, SaaS and Self-Hosted apps. The best V2 Cloud alternative is DigitalOcean. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try OpenStack or OpenShift. Other great apps like V2 Cloud are Heroku, Linode, Microsoft Azure and Vultr.
V2 Cloud's main product is a remote desktop "Cloud Workspace" service, simulating a Windows workstation using Windows Servers. This product is not related to hosting or cloud computing in a traditional sense, and is intended to be accessed by end users. DigitalOcean provides cloud servers, offers Linux OSs (NOT Windows), does not provide any sort of desktop functionality without extreme tweaking by highly technical users.