Comparison

Google Cloud Workstations vs Omnissa Horizon (VMware Horizon)

No leader: the top candidate Omnissa Horizon (VMware Horizon) has only 0.22 confidence (low), below the 0.35 needed to declare a winner. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
Google Cloud Workstations10
Omnissa Horizon (VMware Horizon)23
Score
Vioscale score
Google Cloud Workstations10 / 100low · 15%
Omnissa Horizon (VMware Horizon)23 / 100low · 22%
Pricing
Free tier
Google Cloud Workstations
Omnissa Horizon (VMware Horizon)
Model
Google Cloud Workstationscommercial
Omnissa Horizon (VMware Horizon)commercial
Price level
Google Cloud Workstationsunknown
Omnissa Horizon (VMware Horizon)unknown
Transparent
Google Cloud Workstations
Omnissa Horizon (VMware Horizon)
Integrations
Count
Google Cloud Workstations11
Omnissa Horizon (VMware Horizon)
Reliability
Status page
Google Cloud Workstations
Omnissa Horizon (VMware Horizon)
Market
Availability
Google Cloud WorkstationsAvailable worldwide · Popular in US
Omnissa Horizon (VMware Horizon)Available worldwide

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for virtual desktops vdi. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capabilities
Deployment model
Google Cloud Workstations-
Omnissa Horizon (VMware Horizon)-
Persistent workspaces
Google Cloud Workstations-
Omnissa Horizon (VMware Horizon)-
Non persistent stateless
Google Cloud Workstations-
Omnissa Horizon (VMware Horizon)-
Published app virtualization
Google Cloud Workstations-
Omnissa Horizon (VMware Horizon)-
GPU acceleration passthrough
Google Cloud Workstations-
Omnissa Horizon (VMware Horizon)-
Browser html5 client
Google Cloud Workstations-
Omnissa Horizon (VMware Horizon)-
Zero thin client os support
Google Cloud Workstations-
Omnissa Horizon (VMware Horizon)-
Granular usb clipboard controls
Google Cloud Workstations-
Omnissa Horizon (VMware Horizon)-
Multi monitor support
Google Cloud Workstations-
Omnissa Horizon (VMware Horizon)-
Azure active directory SSO
Google Cloud Workstations-
Omnissa Horizon (VMware Horizon)-
SOC2 type ii
Google Cloud Workstations-
Omnissa Horizon (VMware Horizon)-
Fedramp authorized
Google Cloud Workstations-
Omnissa Horizon (VMware Horizon)-
Pricing model
Google Cloud Workstations-
Omnissa Horizon (VMware Horizon)-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Google Cloud Workstations

A cloud-based platform providing containerized development environments with built-in security controls, support for multiple IDE options (VS Code, JetBrains products), integrated AI code assistance, and connections to third-party development tools. Billed on per-hour usage of compute, storage, and network resources.

Independently observed

Omnissa Horizon (VMware Horizon)

Not documented yet.

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Google Cloud Workstations

Usage-based

Usage-based pricing for VM hours, disk storage, workstation management, control plane, and network traffic.

as of verify ↗

Omnissa Horizon (VMware Horizon)

Subscription
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Google Cloud Workstations
Omnissa Horizon (VMware Horizon)
On-premise
Google Cloud Workstations
Omnissa Horizon (VMware Horizon)
Hybrid
Google Cloud Workstations
Omnissa Horizon (VMware Horizon)

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Google Cloud Workstations

11 total
  • Gemini Code Assist
  • GitLab
  • TeamCity
  • IntelliJ IDEA
  • PyCharm
  • Rider
  • CLion
  • JetBrains Gateway
  • Code OSS
  • Posit Workbench
  • RStudio Pro
Independently observed

Omnissa Horizon (VMware Horizon)

Not documented yet.

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.