Apporto vs Omnissa Horizon (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Omnissa Horizon grades higher than Apporto: 1.8 against 1.6 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Apporto grades higher on ease of use. Omnissa Horizon grades higher on features and platforms. They get the same grade on value for money and the free plan.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Apporto
Browser-based virtual desktops and computer labs for work and schools
Paid
Omnissa Horizon
Virtual desktops and apps on-premises, in the cloud or hybrid
Paid
Which one is for you
Pick Apporto if
- Fits if you run a university lab and want desktops students open from any device
- Works for a company wanting a browser desktop without running VDI itself
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you are an individual buyer, as the pages target organizations
- Skip it if you want a price list, because none is published
- Too light for self-serve trials: only demos and pilots arranged through sales
- Watch out: AI grading, tutoring and integrity tools are separate from the virtual desktops
Pick Omnissa Horizon if
- Fits if you are an IT team that needs desktops and apps delivered to many users
- Works for firms that want a choice of on-premises or cloud hosting
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want an app to reach your own PC, as this is an IT-managed platform
- Watch out: Horizon Term licences run on your own infrastructure, so hosting and management cost extra
- Watch out: Horizon 8 and Horizon Cloud are separate products with their own features
- Tight if you want a price up front, as none is published
How we grade them
| 1.6GPAApportoWeak | 1.8GPAOmnissa HorizonWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CNo price is published; the site offers demos, a contact form and pilot programs, so cost can't be set against the category. | CNo price is published: the products page sends buyers to Omnissa for Horizon SaaS and Term pricing, so it sits at C. |
| Free plan and trial | FNo free plan and no trial on record. A pilot program is arranged through sales. | FNo free plan and no trial is listed anywhere on the vendor pages. |
| Features | CVirtual desktops, computer labs and cybersecurity labs with exam tools. The AI grading and tutoring parts are separate products, so the desktop job stands on its own. | BFull desktops, published apps, App Volumes, REST APIs and a cloud desktop service are listed, which covers the core of virtual desktop delivery. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. An organization has to set up labs and users before anyone starts. | DNo store rating on record. It needs servers or a cloud tenant, images and policies set up by an IT team. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb only: users open it in a browser, and the listing names no desktop or phone app. | BWindows, Mac, Linux, iPhone and Android are listed, with Teams, Zoom, Nutanix, AWS, NVIDIA and Terraform. No web client is listed. |
| Best for | browser-based virtual labs for schools | company virtual desktops and published apps |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Apporto and Omnissa Horizon. How we grade
Where they differ
- Omnissa Horizon also covers workflow automation.
In commonRemote desktop
At a glance
| Apporto | Omnissa Horizon | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Paid |
| Starts at | Not published | Not published |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| macOS | ||
| Windows | ||
| Linux | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Apporto | Omnissa, LLC |
| Price read from | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Apporto
- No prices are published; the site offers demos, a contact form and pilot programs.
- The AI grading, tutoring and integrity tools are separate products from the virtual desktops.
- The pages read target organizations, so there is no plan for individual buyers.
Omnissa Horizon
- No prices are published; the products page offers Horizon SaaS and Horizon Term pricing only through the vendor.
- Horizon Term licenses run on your own infrastructure, so hosting and management cost is extra.
- Horizon 8 and Horizon Cloud are separate products with their own feature sets.
- It is an IT-managed platform, not an app for reaching your own PC.
Key features
Apporto
- Digital workspaces
- Browser-based desktops for remote and hybrid staff, which the vendor positions as an alternative to VDI that avoids locking down every device.
- Virtual computer labs
- Lab desktops that students and faculty reach from anywhere, aimed at cutting support tickets for campus IT.
- Cybersecurity labs
- A hands-on sandbox with pre-built courses and 24/7 remote access for security training.
- Exam and integrity tools
- ExamSpace is a browser-based exam workspace and TrustEd is an analytics product that looks for anomalies in student work.
- AI grading and tutoring
- AI PowerGrader gives feedback against rubrics, and CoTutor offers in-context AI guidance for students.
Omnissa Horizon
- Full desktops and published apps
- Horizon 8 serves complete virtual desktops or individual applications, with centralized control over performance, policies and infrastructure.
- Deploy where it suits
- Desktops can run on-premises, in private clouds or in public cloud, and the site also lists air-gapped and isolated environments as a use case.
- App Volumes
- Omnissa App Volumes packages and delivers applications on demand, which the vendor says reduces image sprawl and speeds up updates.
- Automation through REST APIs
- Deployment and management tasks can be scripted with REST APIs and infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform.
- Horizon Cloud DaaS
- Horizon Cloud is a separate cloud-native desktop-as-a-service offering, and the site announces a version that runs on OpenStack.
Plans
Apporto
Pricing could not be confirmed. See apporto.com.
Omnissa Horizon
Pricing could not be confirmed. See omnissa.com.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Apporto or Omnissa Horizon?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Apporto has no price we could confirm, and Omnissa Horizon has no price we could confirm.
Which has a free plan, Apporto or Omnissa Horizon?
As of Nov 13, 2026, neither Apporto nor Omnissa Horizon has a free plan.
Which platforms do Apporto and Omnissa Horizon run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Apporto lists a web app and only Omnissa Horizon lists macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android apps. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.