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Microsoft Azure vs VMware Horizon Comparison (2026)

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VMware Horizon

Overview

Microsoft Azure is a cloud computing platform designed to help organizations run virtual desktops and applications in the cloud. It offers businesses with built-in migration tools, which enables administrators to migrate remote desktop services (RDS) and Windows server desktops to various devices.

Horizon is a desktop virtualization software designed to help businesses manage virtual desktops and published applications on digital workspaces. Administrators can secure the virtual infrastructure via role-based access control and single sign-on (SSO) capabilities.

Platforms supported

Web-based
iPhone app
Android app
Windows Phone app

Typical customers

Freelancers
Small businesses
Mid size businesses
Large enterprises

Customer support

Phone
Online
Knowledge base
Video tutorials

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Platforms supported

Web-based
iPhone app
Android app
Windows Phone app

Typical customers

Freelancers
Small businesses
Mid size businesses
Large enterprises

Customer support

Phone
Online
Knowledge base
Video tutorials

view more detailsview details

Video & Screenshots

Pricing

Starting from

Per month

Free trial available
Credit cardless trial
Free account
Subscription based

Starting from

3116

/user

One-time payment

Free trial available
Credit cardless trial
Free account
Subscription based

User reviews

4.6

1.9K

1.2K

636

Value for money

Ease of use

Features

Customer support

79%

would recommend this app

4.4

Value for money

Ease of use

Features

Customer support

86%

would recommend this app

Pros

“We use it for our charity's CRM as it gives us enterprise-level cloud infrastructure, reliability and scalability, plus we get charity pricing and credits that make technology we'd normally never be able to afford for a 100% non-profit organisation like ours.”

Mark C.

Board Trustee Membership Secretary

“Microsoft Azure gives us the ability to manage devices (corporate or BYOD), utilize Conditional Access Policies, and also provide other security measures in order to provide and sustain a stable work and network environment.”

Clyde W.

System Adminstrator

“Managing user identities, conditional access policies, and device enrollment all from one portal has made life a lot easier from an IT standpoint. Once everything is configured correctly, it's pretty reliable, and having cloud-based identity management means we're not dependent on an on-prem domain controller for everything.”

Blake A.

IT Technician

Pros

“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.”

Viveka P.

Associate

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

Viveka P.

Associate

“I love the fact VMware horizon isn't too costly, that is, it's very affordable and most of all, it is very flexible in the sense that, users can access their virtual desktops and applications from anywhere”

Mbonjo R.

Network Engineer

Cons

“Token caching and SSO behavior on shared workstations has also caused some headaches that took a while to dig into and weren't well documented.”

Blake A.

IT Technician

“We were nearly caught out by the costs escalating too quickly, even with the charity discounts we had from MS, when we started adding services we thought we needed!”

Mark C.

Board Trustee Membership Secretary

“The platform is already cluttered with numerous features and options and during most times admins feels overhelmed with tech features.”

Chinthaka J.

Head of Global IT

Cons

“Setting up and configuring the virtual desktop infrastructure environment can be complex, it might be challenging for organizations with limited IT resources.”

Viveka P.

Associate

“Performance can be downgraded sometimes and its difficult to track it too.”