Omnissa Horizon vs Alibaba Cloud Elastic Desktop Service

Omnissa Horizon9.2Visit Alibaba Cloud Elastic Desktop Service8.8Visit

Higher score Omnissa Horizon #2 in Desk As A Service Software 9.2/10 Pricing on request Visit Omnissa

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Alibaba Cloud Elastic Desktop Service #6 in Desk As A Service Software 8.8/10 30-day trial Free trial Visit Alibaba Cloud

• Omnissa Horizon fits best

  Enterprises standardizing broad VDI infrastructure

• Alibaba Cloud Elastic Desktop Service fits best

  Multi-OS cloud desktop pools with enterprise identity

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Side by side

Feature	Omnissa Horizon 9.2/10 Visit ↗	Alibaba Cloud Elastic Desktop Service 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	8.8
Ranking	#2 in Desk As A Service Software	#6 in Desk As A Service Software
Best for	Enterprises standardizing broad VDI infrastructure	Multi-OS cloud desktop pools with enterprise identity
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request	30-day trial
Free plan	Not checked yet	—
Free trial	—	30 days
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Browser extension
Platforms	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android	Web, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android
Support	Phone, Tickets, Community, Docs · 24/7	Live chat, Tickets, Docs
Integrations	18 integrations	7 integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Specs
Deployment model	Not checked yet	Vendor-hosted
Desktop persistence	Not checked yet	Both
Desktop OS	Not checked yet	Windows; Ubuntu; Rocky Linux; Kylin V10 (availability varies by region and instance type)
Access clients	Not checked yet	Windows client; macOS client; web client; Android client; iOS client
Identity integrations	Not checked yet	Active Directory; Azure Active Directory; AD FS; Google Workspace; Okta; OneLogin; Alibaba Cloud IDaaS
Session duration limit	Not checked yet	96 hours
Our review
Pros	Supports persistent and non-persistent desktop pools. Automates provisioning with instant and full clones. Offers GPU support, REST APIs, and Terraform automation.	Centralizes desktop creation, assignment, configuration, and release Offers pooled desktops, custom images, and automatic assignment Supports SAML, directory integrations, encryption, and snapshot backups
Cons	Pricing requires contacting sales. Customer-managed deployments require infrastructure planning. Horizon 8 and Horizon Cloud are separate platforms.	No ongoing free plan; trial is limited to eligible new users Billing varies by configuration, region, and usage Windows and Linux availability depends on region and instance type
Our verdict	Omnissa Horizon provides virtual desktop infrastructure and published application delivery for organizations that need centrally managed desktops and apps. Horizon 8 supports customer-managed deployments across on-premises infrastructure,… Read the review →	Alibaba Cloud Elastic Desktop Service (EDS), also presented as WUYING Workspace, lets organizations create, assign, manage, and release cloud desktops centrally. It is aimed at teams supporting remote work, branch offices, education, or… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Omnissa Horizon — where it wins

  • Supports persistent and non-persistent desktop pools.
  • Automates provisioning with instant and full clones.
  • Offers GPU support, REST APIs, and Terraform automation.

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contacting sales.
  • Customer-managed deployments require infrastructure planning.
  • Horizon 8 and Horizon Cloud are separate platforms.

• Alibaba Cloud Elastic Desktop Service — where it wins

  • Centralizes desktop creation, assignment, configuration, and release
  • Offers pooled desktops, custom images, and automatic assignment
  • Supports SAML, directory integrations, encryption, and snapshot backups

  Where it doesn't

  • No ongoing free plan; trial is limited to eligible new users
  • Billing varies by configuration, region, and usage
  • Windows and Linux availability depends on region and instance type

• Omnissa Horizon9.2/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad VDI platform for centrally managed desktops and published applications.

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• Alibaba Cloud Elastic Desktop Service8.8/10 · 30-day trial

  Centralized cloud desktops with pooled provisioning, enterprise identity, and flexible billing.

  Visit Alibaba CloudFull verdict →