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Horizon 8 vs NVIDIA RTX Virtual Workstation comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Horizon 8
Ranking in Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI)
6th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
117
Ranking in other categories
User Virtualization (1st)
NVIDIA RTX Virtual Workstation
Ranking in Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI)
12th
Average Rating
10.0
Reviews Sentiment
4.4
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2026, in the Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) category, the mindshare of Horizon 8 is 6.8%, down from 7.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of NVIDIA RTX Virtual Workstation is 0.0%, up from 0.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Horizon 86.8%
NVIDIA RTX Virtual Workstation0.0%
Other93.2%
Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI)
 

Featured Reviews

SF
Architect at Softcat plc
Architects have improved desktop environments and now optimize operations for diverse clients
From my perspective, there is significant room for improvement in Horizon 8. Many customers are actively seeking alternatives to VMware due to recent licensing changes after Broadcom's acquisition, necessitating upgrades or bundles that they often do not require. Given that Omniser builds on VMware technologies, this creates a negative perception, pushing customers to consider different brands or solutions.
Naresh-Reddy - PeerSpot reviewer
Head Of Engineering at OORWIN LABS INC
Advanced parallel ray tracing has transformed our design workflows and accelerates custom model training
I find a lot of benefits in using NVIDIA RTX 6000. For instance, there is a memory mechanism they have, similar to RAM. When we take normal EC2 instances, they always follow a waterfall mechanism, but with NVIDIA, it takes multiple requests in parallel. Due to that graphics card or memory in place, it can handle numerous requests at a time without waiting for one to complete before moving to the next. This parallel processing allows us to run multiple requests simultaneously, which is a major advantage I have observed with NVIDIA GPUs. The real-time ray tracing feature is beneficial because it acts as a cache mechanism; it does not wait and executes within a fraction of microseconds, storing a lot of data. We can apply parallel indexing, and everything is available in memory. Performance-wise, it is very good compared to a normal CPU. The high-resolution graphics from NVIDIA RTX 6000 helps our work significantly. With this GPU, we can multitask effectively; for instance, we can ask one model to write content for an email while simultaneously deriving an image based on the instructions, and also writing a social media article. This allows us to expect proper responses in a timely manner, with everything happening in parallel and delivering results in seconds.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"It is wonderful for multi-user environments, and it supports different virtual machines and operating systems."
"We can stop the end user from taking data out of the desktops."
"VMware is very helpful for customized platforms that offer auto-promotion and auto-deprovision."
"The solution has enabled us to offer a secure desktop experience to our remote users. This ensures that our personally identifiable information and HIPAA data remain protected, eliminating the risk of being copied to a local, potentially mobile, device. Everything is contained within a centralized structure."
"The product is quite stable; there are no bugs or glitches, it doesn't crash or freeze, and it's reliable."
"Centralized management of desktops is one of the main reasons customers choose this solution."
"VMware Horizon View is easily scalable. Its onboarding is easy and comes with flash provisioning features."
"I can recommend this product to people who are looking into using or implementing it."
"The experience with NVIDIA RTX Virtual Workstation has been nice; even though the cost is very high, after it is in the organization, it gives a lot of good modeling outputs, so it has completely improved the experience overall."
"NVIDIA RTX Virtual Workstation has positively impacted my organization by providing two main benefits: time-saving and improved quality, allowing me to complete tasks that would take days in just hours while using different open models that update regularly."
"Performance-wise, it is very good compared to a normal CPU."
 

Cons

"We are not satisfied with the storage vendor. I would like to see the VDP or other features for backing up the VMs."
"Lacks sufficiently robust audio redirections."
"The most important feature that is missing is the ability to do some remote support on the client itself."
"Expensive / ROI"
"There is room for a more cost-effective pricing structure, as it could be more affordable."
"The product fails to support Mac or Apple workstations."
"The issue now with VMware is that we don't know the future of the solution. Because if you follow the news, it was acquired by another company, and they are changing the old product line."
"The primary concern lies with licensing. There’s confusion regarding licensing terms following the new management’s takeover. Consequently, our resellers and distributors are confused."
"Regarding NVIDIA RTX Virtual Workstation, I would say the licensing cost is high and deployment may require experienced IT administrators."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We are happy with the price."
"The VMware Horizon 7 license is for three months. We are in the testing stage, we are still evaluating the product. We are sure now that we need to buy a license for the production environment."
"The pricing is quite reasonable."
"There is a monthly subscription for the use of this solution and it is expensive."
"VMware Horizon's costs are high."
"The pricing could be improved."
"It is an expensive product. We purchase its yearly license."
"I cannot provide a detailed comment on the pricing; however, I can say that it is quite expensive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Construction Company
10%
Computer Software Company
7%
Construction Company
31%
Retailer
15%
Outsourcing Company
9%
Comms Service Provider
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business62
Midsize Enterprise23
Large Enterprise45
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Questions from the Community

How does VMware Workspace One compare with VMware Horizon 7?
VMware Workspace One has a powerful set of helpful features. The solution offers very good documentation, the initial setup is easy, and the product is very stable and reliable. I think the fact th...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for VMware Horizon 7?
We paid a lot of money for software that is not really fully operational out of the box. We had to have patches from VMware to get it into production. Hence, we lost a lot of time implementing the ...
What needs improvement with VMware Horizon 7?
The solution should provide easy configuration.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for NVIDIA RTX Virtual Workstation?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is good as it is pretty straightforward and easy to understand.
What needs improvement with NVIDIA RTX Virtual Workstation?
Sometimes the CUDA toolkit had different versions that would not run, but updating it or running it in a virtual Python environment resolves the issue, which could be a Windows problem. These are m...
What is your primary use case for NVIDIA RTX Virtual Workstation?
My main use case for NVIDIA RTX Virtual Workstation involves using it for AI inference and also training LoRAs or fine-tuning models, where I am using generative AI for images and video using infer...
 

Also Known As

VMware Horizon, VMware Horizon View, Mware Dynamic Environment Manager
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