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VDI platform for managing virtual desktops & applications

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VMware Horizon - 2026 Pricing, Features, Reviews & Alternatives

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Last updated: April 2026

VMware Horizon overview

What is VMware Horizon?

Horizon is a desktop virtualization software designed to help businesses manage virtual desktops and published applications through digital workspaces. Using the session collaboration module, healthcare professionals and educational institutions can invite multiple users to modify the virtual desktop and collaborate on peer reviews, design iterations, and more.

Administrators can secure the virtual desktop infrastructure and minimize potential data breaches via role-based access control and single sign-on (SSO) capabilities. Using Horizon’s Dynamic Environment Manager, enterprises can configure security policies according to business requirements and enforce them across all desktop environments or end-user profiles. It also provides designers and engineering teams with shared workstations, enabling them to collaborate on graphical 3D projects.

Horizon can be deployed on-premise or hosted in the cloud. Built on a hyper-converged infrastructure solution, it enables IT teams to add individual nodes or appliances, monitor system performance, and identify potential issues through automated alerts and real-time analytics.

Starting price

3116per user

Alternatives

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VMware Horizon’s user interface

Ease of use rating:

VMware Horizon pros, cons and reviews insights

To determine these pros and cons insights, we analyzed responses from 

Overall rating

Reviews sentiment

 
 
3-4(15)
5(13)

What do users say about VMware Horizon?

Overall, VMware Horizon offers several advantages for business and organizations, including remote work, centralized management, scalability, cost savings, and consistent user experience across different devices and platforms.

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Who uses VMware Horizon?

Based on 28 verified user reviews.

Company size

Small Businesses

Enterprises

Midsize Businesses

Top industries

Information Technology and Services
Computer & Network Security
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
Research
Others

Use cases

Remote Work
VDI
Remote Desktop
Desktop as a Service (DaaS)
Remote Monitoring and Management

VMware Horizon's key features

Most critical features, based on insights from VMware Horizon users:

Access controls/permissions
Multi-Device support

All VMware Horizon features

Features rating:

Access controls/permissions
Admin console
Alerts/Escalation
Application management
Cloud computing
Collaboration tools
Desktop/Application virtualization
Desktop virtualization
File transfer
For msps
GPU virtualization
Issue tracking
Monitoring
Multi-Device support
Multiple user accounts
Policy management
Remote access/control
Remote monitoring & management
Remote update/installation
Reporting/Analytics
Role-Based permissions
Secure data storage
Single sign on
User management

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VMware Horizon pricing

Value for money rating:

Starting from

3116

/user

One-time payment

Pricing details
Subscription
Free trial
Free plan
Pricing range

User opinions about VMware Horizon price and value

Value for money rating:

To see what individual users think of VMware Horizon's price and value, check out the review snippets below.

“Overall, VMware Horizon offers several advantages for business and organizations, including remote work, centralized management, scalability, cost savings, and consistent user experience across different devices and platforms.”
VP

Viveka P.

Associate

“It enables employees to securely access their desktops and applications from anywhere, using any device.”
VP

Viveka P.

Associate

VMware Horizon integrations (5)

Integrations rated by users

We looked at 28 user reviews to identify which products are mentioned as VMware Horizon integrations and how users feel about them.

Integration rating: 5.0 (1)

Integration rating: 5.0 (1)

My VPN system is based on ASA and AnyConnect and it is an entry point in my company network so MFA is mandatory to be compliant with NIS2.

GO

Gabriel O.

IT Engineer

Integration rating: 5.0 (1)

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Citrix ADC

Integration rating: 5.0 (1)

Citrix ADC adds security / encryption to remote sessions

CR

Craig R.

CIO

Integration rating: 5.0 (1)

VMware Horizon support options

Typical customers

Freelancers
Small businesses
Mid size businesses
Large enterprises

Platforms supported

Web
Android
iPhone/iPad

Support options

FAQs/Forum
Email/Help Desk
Phone Support
Knowledge Base

Training options

Videos

VMware Horizon FAQs

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