Key Points• The preferred donor for patients with poor-risk AML in CR1 proceeding to alloHSCT include MRD or 10/10 MUD.• Alternative donors are 9/10 MUD, UCB grafts, and especially haplo, but sufficient numbers and follow-up to define a hierarchy are lacking.Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (alloHSCT) remains the treatment of choice to consolidate remission in patients with poor-risk acute myeloid leukemia (AML).With increasing alternative donors available, the preferred donor or stem cell source is debated. We set out to study outcome in recipients of alloHSCT with poor-risk AML in first complete remission (CR1) by donor type. A total of 6545 adult patients with poor-risk AML in CR1 receiving an alloHSCT using matched related donor (MRD, n 5 3511) or alternative donors, including 10/10 (n 5 1959) or 9/10 matched unrelated donors (MUDs, n 5 549), umbilical cord blood (UCB) grafts (n 5 333), or haplo-identical (haplo) donors (n 5 193) were compared. Overall survival (OS) at 2 years following MRD alloHSCT was an estimated 59 6 1%, which did not differ from 10/10 MUD (57 6 1%) and haplo alloHSCT (57 6 4%). OS, however, was significantly lower for 9/10 MUD alloHSCT (49 6 2%) and UCB grafts (44 6 3%), respectively (P , .001). Nonrelapse mortality (NRM) depended on donor type and was estimated at 26 6 3% and 29 6 3% after haplo alloHSCT and UCB grafts at 2 years vs 15 6 1% following MRD alloHSCT. Multivariable analysis confirmed the impact of donor type with OS following MRD, 10/10 MUD, and haplo alloHSCT not being statistically significantly different.NRM was significantly higher for alternative donors as compared with MRD alloHSCT.Collectively, these results suggest that alloHSCT with MRDs and 10/10 MUDs may still be preferred in patients with poor-risk AML in CR1. If an MRD or 10/10 MUD is not available, then the repertoire of alternative donors includes 9/10 MUD, UCB grafts, and haplo-identical donors. The latter type of donor is increasingly applied and now approximates results with matched donors.