Omnissa Horizon vs Parallels RAS

Omnissa Horizon9.3Visit Parallels RAS9.1Visit

Higher score Omnissa Horizon #1 in Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Software 9.3/10 Pricing on request ✓ 4 of 4 features Try Omnissa Horizon

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Parallels RAS #2 in Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Software 9.1/10 Pricing on request · 30-day trial Free trial✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Parallels RAS

• Omnissa Horizon fits best

  Mature enterprise VDI across many clouds

• Parallels RAS fits best

  Flexible hybrid VDI and application delivery

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Side by side

Feature	Omnissa Horizon 9.3/10 Visit ↗	Parallels RAS 9.1/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.3	9.1
Ranking	#1 in Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Software	#2 in Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Software
Best for	Mature enterprise VDI across many clouds	Flexible hybrid VDI and application delivery
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request	Pricing on request · 30-day trial
Free plan	Not checked yet	—
Free trial	—	30 days
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android
Support	Phone, Tickets, Community, Docs · 24/7	Email, Phone, Tickets, Community, Docs · 24/7
Integrations	18 integrations	12 integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Omnissa Horizon 4/4 · Parallels RAS 4/4
Profile management	✓	✓
Application virtualization	✓	✓
Identity integration	✓	✓
GPU support	✓	✓
Specs
Deployment model	Not checked yet	Hybrid
Desktop types	Both	Both
Client platforms	Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, web browser, thin clients	Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS/iPadOS, Android, Chrome OS, HTML5 browser
Our review
Pros	Supports persistent and non-persistent desktop pools Delivers desktops and applications with GPU-accelerated 3D graphics Integrates with major clouds, hypervisors, identity, and automation tools	Supports VDI, RDSH, Azure Virtual Desktop, and remote PCs Connects with major on-premises, private-cloud, and public-cloud platforms Combines provisioning, autoscaling, profiles, monitoring, and automation
Cons	Pricing requires contact with sales Horizon 8 and Horizon Cloud are separate platforms Its broad administration scope may exceed smaller deployments' needs	Paid licensing uses a contact-sales, concurrent-user model Its broad feature set may exceed the needs of smaller deployments No perpetual free plan is provided
Our verdict	Omnissa Horizon provides virtual desktop infrastructure and published application delivery for organizations that need centrally managed desktops and applications. Horizon 8 supports customer-managed deployments across on-premises… Read the review →	Parallels RAS is a virtual application and desktop delivery platform for organizations, IT administrators, service providers, and enterprises. It brings application publishing, desktop publishing, VDI, Remote Desktop Services, Azure… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Omnissa Horizon — where it wins

  • Supports persistent and non-persistent desktop pools
  • Delivers desktops and applications with GPU-accelerated 3D graphics
  • Integrates with major clouds, hypervisors, identity, and automation tools

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contact with sales
  • Horizon 8 and Horizon Cloud are separate platforms
  • Its broad administration scope may exceed smaller deployments' needs

• Parallels RAS — where it wins

  • Supports VDI, RDSH, Azure Virtual Desktop, and remote PCs
  • Connects with major on-premises, private-cloud, and public-cloud platforms
  • Combines provisioning, autoscaling, profiles, monitoring, and automation

  Where it doesn't

  • Paid licensing uses a contact-sales, concurrent-user model
  • Its broad feature set may exceed the needs of smaller deployments
  • No perpetual free plan is provided

• Omnissa Horizon9.3/10 · Pricing on request

  Enterprise VDI with broad infrastructure support, automation, and contact-sales pricing.

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• Parallels RAS9.1/10 · Pricing on request · 30-day trial

  A broad hybrid VDI platform for centralized desktop, application, and remote PC delivery.

  Visit Parallels RASFull verdict →