Kasm Workspaces vs Omnissa Horizon

Kasm Workspaces9.4Visit Omnissa Horizon9.0Visit

Higher score Kasm Workspaces #1 in Remote Desktop Hosting 9.4/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 4 features Visit Kasm

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Omnissa Horizon #4 in Remote Desktop Hosting 9.0/10 Pricing on request ✓ 0 of 4 features Visit Omnissa

• Kasm Workspaces fits best

  Flexible, feature-rich hybrid workspace deployments

• Omnissa Horizon fits best

  Complex multi-cloud VDI programs

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Side by side

Feature	Kasm Workspaces 9.4/10 Visit ↗	Omnissa Horizon 9.0/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.4	9.0
Ranking	#1 in Remote Desktop Hosting	#4 in Remote Desktop Hosting
Best for	Flexible, feature-rich hybrid workspace deployments	Complex multi-cloud VDI programs
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	—	Pricing on request
Free plan	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android
Support	Tickets, Community, Docs	Phone, Tickets, Community, Docs · 24/7
Integrations	8 integrations	18 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Kasm Workspaces 0/4 · Omnissa Horizon 0/4
Browser access	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Persistent desktop	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Administrator access	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
GPU option	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Operating systems	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Included storage	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Concurrent users	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Browser, RDP, thin-client, desktop, and mobile PWA access Persistent profiles, application streaming, VM workloads, and GPU support SAML, OIDC, storage connections, policy controls, and a developer API	Supports persistent and non-persistent desktop pools Broad cloud, infrastructure, identity, and graphics integrations Automates provisioning through REST API and Terraform
Cons	Community Edition is limited to testing, nonprofit, and eligible non-commercial use Starter licensing separates named users from concurrent sessions Enterprise pricing requires a quote	Requires a sales-led purchasing process May be more than needed for simple remote access Customer-managed deployment requires infrastructure administration
Our verdict	Kasm Workspaces is a workspace orchestration platform for delivering remote desktops, applications, browsers, and containerized sessions through a web browser. It is designed for organizations that need controlled access from managed or… Read the review →	Omnissa Horizon is virtual desktop infrastructure and application delivery software for organizations managing centrally controlled desktops and published applications. Horizon 8 supports customer-managed deployments across on-premises… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Kasm Workspaces — where it wins

  • Browser, RDP, thin-client, desktop, and mobile PWA access
  • Persistent profiles, application streaming, VM workloads, and GPU support
  • SAML, OIDC, storage connections, policy controls, and a developer API

  Where it doesn't

  • Community Edition is limited to testing, nonprofit, and eligible non-commercial use
  • Starter licensing separates named users from concurrent sessions
  • Enterprise pricing requires a quote

• Omnissa Horizon — where it wins

  • Supports persistent and non-persistent desktop pools
  • Broad cloud, infrastructure, identity, and graphics integrations
  • Automates provisioning through REST API and Terraform

  Where it doesn't

  • Requires a sales-led purchasing process
  • May be more than needed for simple remote access
  • Customer-managed deployment requires infrastructure administration

• Kasm Workspaces9.4/10 · Free plan

  A flexible hybrid workspace platform with broad delivery, identity, storage, and GPU options.

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• Omnissa Horizon9.0/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad VDI platform for complex hybrid and multi-cloud desktop programs.

  Visit OmnissaFull verdict →