{"id":73192,"date":"2026-04-28T13:56:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T11:56:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/?p=73192"},"modified":"2026-04-28T15:08:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T13:08:03","slug":"omnissa-horizon-price-adjustments-new-omnissa-licenses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/lu\/omnissa-horizon-price-adjustments-new-omnissa-licenses\/","title":{"rendered":"Omnissa: Horizon Price Adjustments &#038; New Omnissa Licenses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Effective May 4, 2026, Omnissa <strong>increases prices for Horizon VDI SaaS and Term bundles<\/strong>. Also, <strong>Workspace ONE Server Essentials<\/strong> and <strong>Platinum suites for Horizon and Workspace ONE<\/strong> will become <strong>available<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-73185\" src=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2026\/04\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2026-04-28-Update-LinkedIn-Omnissa-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"710\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2026\/04\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2026-04-28-Update-LinkedIn-Omnissa-1.png 1080w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2026\/04\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2026-04-28-Update-LinkedIn-Omnissa-1-500x329.png 500w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2026\/04\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2026-04-28-Update-LinkedIn-Omnissa-1-800x526.png 800w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2026\/04\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2026-04-28-Update-LinkedIn-Omnissa-1-150x99.png 150w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2026\/04\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2026-04-28-Update-LinkedIn-Omnissa-1-768x505.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Summary<\/h2>\n<div style=\"background-color: #fdeaea; padding: 12px 16px; border-left: 4px solid #d9534f; margin: 16px 0;\">\n<ul style=\"margin-top: 8px; margin-bottom: 0;\">\n<li><strong>Horizon with VMware vSphere Foundation (VVF) for VDI<\/strong> <strong>SaaS and Term bundles: +7%<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Horizon without VMware vSphere Foundation (VVF) for VDI SaaS and Term bundles: +16 to 21%<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Exception:<\/strong> Horizon Cloud on Azure Standard Subscription<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Scope:<\/strong> Applies to <strong>new and expansion licenses only<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Horizon renewals are not impacted by this price adjustment<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Horizon and Workspace ONE Platinum suites<\/strong> become generally available<\/li>\n<li><strong>Workspace ONE Server Essentials SKUs<\/strong> reach general availability<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Price Increase for select Horizon licenses<\/h2>\n<p>Omnissa is introducing a <strong>one-time pricing adjustment<\/strong> for its <strong>Horizon bundle offerings<\/strong>, effective <strong>May 4, 2026<\/strong>. The adjustment applies to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Horizon VDI SaaS bundles<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Horizon Term subscription bundles<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The <strong>price increase level depends on bundle composition<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Horizon bundles <strong>including VMware vSphere Foundation (VVF) for VDI<\/strong> increase by <strong>7 percent (%)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Horizon bundles <strong>without VVF for VDI<\/strong> increase by <strong>16 to 21 percent (%)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Horizon Cloud on Azure Standard Subscription<\/strong> is explicitly excluded from the higher non\u2011VVF increase<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This adjustment <strong>only affects new purchases and expansion (N&amp;E) licenses<\/strong>.<br \/>\nIt is <strong>separate from Horizon renewal uplift policies<\/strong> and <strong>does not retroactively affect existing contracts<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Prices in this article are for educational purposes only and are non-binding.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-73213\" src=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2026\/04\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2026-04-28-Update-Omnissa-Horizon-8.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"3840\" height=\"2160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2026\/04\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2026-04-28-Update-Omnissa-Horizon-8.webp 3840w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2026\/04\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2026-04-28-Update-Omnissa-Horizon-8-500x281.webp 500w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2026\/04\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2026-04-28-Update-Omnissa-Horizon-8-800x450.webp 800w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2026\/04\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2026-04-28-Update-Omnissa-Horizon-8-150x84.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2026\/04\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2026-04-28-Update-Omnissa-Horizon-8-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2026\/04\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2026-04-28-Update-Omnissa-Horizon-8-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2026\/04\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2026-04-28-Update-Omnissa-Horizon-8-2048x1152.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3840px) 100vw, 3840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Are you affected by the May 2026 price increase?<\/h2>\n<p>You are <strong>affected<\/strong> if:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>you <strong>buy new Horizon licenses<\/strong> after May 4, 2026, or<\/li>\n<li>you <strong>expand an existing Horizon environment<\/strong> (additional users or capacity) after May 4, 2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You are <strong>not affected<\/strong> if:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>you <strong>only renew existing Horizon licenses<\/strong> without expansion<\/li>\n<li>your Horizon licenses are already contracted and unchanged<\/li>\n<li>you run <strong>Horizon Cloud on Azure Standard Subscription<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Impact level if affected:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>+7%<\/strong> if Horizon is licensed <strong>with VVF for VDI<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>+16\u201321%<\/strong> if Horizon is licensed <strong>without VVF for VDI<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>What you should do about the price adjustments now<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Check<\/strong> whether any Horizon <strong>net\u2011new or expansion purchases<\/strong> are planned after May 4, 2026<\/li>\n<li><strong>Confirm<\/strong> whether your Horizon bundles include <strong>VMware vSphere Foundation (VVF) for VDI<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Quantify<\/strong> the delta between <strong>+7% vs. +16\u201321%<\/strong> before approving expansions (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/contact\/\">contact an Omnissa partner<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Avoid assuming renewals are impacted<\/strong>, as they are not part of this adjustment<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lock in pricing intentionally<\/strong>, not implicitly, for upcoming growth<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Once a Horizon expansion is quoted after May 4, 2026, the new pricing applies automatically.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>What is Omnissa Horizon?<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Omnissa Horizon<\/strong> is an <strong>enterprise virtual desktop and application platform<\/strong> used to deliver centralized digital workspaces across <strong>on\u2011premises, cloud, and hybrid environments<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Horizon is licensed via <strong>subscription bundles<\/strong> that can be deployed:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>with <strong>integrated infrastructure components<\/strong>, or<\/li>\n<li>on <strong>externally sourced or alternative hypervisors<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>From May 2026 onward, this licensing structure has a <strong>direct and measurable impact on net\u2011new and expansion pricing<\/strong>, while renewal mechanics remain unchanged.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Additional Omnissa portfolio updates effective May 4, 2026<\/h2>\n<p>Omnissa announced <strong>new portfolio additions<\/strong>, reaching general availability on the same day. These portfolio updates are independent of the Horizon price increase and only matter when planning new scope or restructuring bundles.<\/p>\n<h3>Horizon Platinum<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-73209\" src=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2026\/04\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2026-04-23-Update-Omnissa-Horizon-Platinum-components.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1116\" height=\"592\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2026\/04\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2026-04-23-Update-Omnissa-Horizon-Platinum-components.png 1116w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2026\/04\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2026-04-23-Update-Omnissa-Horizon-Platinum-components-500x265.png 500w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2026\/04\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2026-04-23-Update-Omnissa-Horizon-Platinum-components-800x424.png 800w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2026\/04\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2026-04-23-Update-Omnissa-Horizon-Platinum-components-150x80.png 150w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2026\/04\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2026-04-23-Update-Omnissa-Horizon-Platinum-components-768x407.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1116px) 100vw, 1116px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Horizon Platinum<\/strong> becomes <strong>generally available on May 4, 2026<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>It is a <strong>top\u2011tier Horizon SKU<\/strong> that combines the Horizon base platform with several capabilities that were previously licensed <strong>separately<\/strong>. In practice, Horizon Platinum bundles:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Horizon virtual desktops and applications<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Endpoint and device management components<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Digital employee experience monitoring for Horizon workloads<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Security and risk-related services<\/strong>, such as vulnerability and access\u2011related capabilities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Horizon Platinum is relevant only if your organization already:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>runs <strong>larger or more complex Horizon environments<\/strong>, and<\/li>\n<li>licenses <strong>multiple Horizon add-ons or Workspace ONE components today<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In those cases, Platinum may <strong>simplify licensing<\/strong> and, depending on the existing mix, <strong>change the total cost compared to buying components individually<\/strong>.<br \/>\nFor customers using <strong>basic Horizon functionality only<\/strong>, Platinum is typically <strong>not<\/strong> required.<\/p>\n<h3>Workspace ONE Platinum<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-73197\" src=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2026\/04\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2026-04-23-Update-Omnissa-Workspace-ONE-Platinum-components.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1138\" height=\"491\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2026\/04\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2026-04-23-Update-Omnissa-Workspace-ONE-Platinum-components.png 1138w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2026\/04\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2026-04-23-Update-Omnissa-Workspace-ONE-Platinum-components-500x216.png 500w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2026\/04\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2026-04-23-Update-Omnissa-Workspace-ONE-Platinum-components-800x345.png 800w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2026\/04\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2026-04-23-Update-Omnissa-Workspace-ONE-Platinum-components-150x65.png 150w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2026\/04\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2026-04-23-Update-Omnissa-Workspace-ONE-Platinum-components-768x331.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1138px) 100vw, 1138px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Workspace ONE Platinum<\/strong> also becomes <strong>generally available on May 4, 2026<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>This SKU is aimed at organizations that want <strong>centralized management, experience monitoring, and security controls<\/strong> for endpoints. It combines:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Unified endpoint management (UEM)<\/strong> for desktops and mobile devices<\/li>\n<li><strong>Digital employee experience (DEX)<\/strong> insights and remediation<\/li>\n<li><strong>Security-related services<\/strong>, such as risk analytics and vulnerability defense<\/li>\n<li><strong>Advanced access and support capabilities<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-73201 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2026\/04\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2026-04-23-Update-Omnissa-Workspace-ONE-Platinum-comparison-e1777376965170.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1158\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2026\/04\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2026-04-23-Update-Omnissa-Workspace-ONE-Platinum-comparison-e1777376965170.png 1158w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2026\/04\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2026-04-23-Update-Omnissa-Workspace-ONE-Platinum-comparison-e1777376965170-500x189.png 500w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2026\/04\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2026-04-23-Update-Omnissa-Workspace-ONE-Platinum-comparison-e1777376965170-800x303.png 800w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2026\/04\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2026-04-23-Update-Omnissa-Workspace-ONE-Platinum-comparison-e1777376965170-150x57.png 150w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2026\/04\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2026-04-23-Update-Omnissa-Workspace-ONE-Platinum-comparison-e1777376965170-768x290.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1158px) 100vw, 1158px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Workspace ONE Platinum is relevant for organizations that:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>already license <strong>Workspace ONE Enterprise plus add-ons<\/strong>, or<\/li>\n<li>want to manage <strong>security, experience, and endpoints from a single subscription<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It is <strong>not mandatory<\/strong> for Horizon usage and should be evaluated <strong>only if Workspace ONE is already in scope<\/strong> or planned.<\/p>\n<h3>Workspace ONE Server Essentials<\/h3>\n<p>The previously delayed <strong>Workspace ONE Server Essentials SKUs<\/strong> reach <strong>general availability on May 4, 2026<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>These SKUs focus on <strong>managing servers and non-user-centric workloads<\/strong>, rather than full endpoint fleets.<\/p>\n<p>Workspace ONE Server Essentials is relevant if an organization:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>wants <strong>management and visibility for server workloads<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>previously postponed decisions due to SKU unavailability<\/li>\n<li>plans <strong>new Workspace ONE deployments<\/strong> alongside Horizon expansions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It is <strong>not required<\/strong> for standard Horizon desktop deployments and only matters in environments where <strong>server management is explicitly in scope<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Ready to review your Horizon expansion strategy?<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-71968\" src=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2026\/03\/Office-People-DSCF9092.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"3037\" height=\"2024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2026\/03\/Office-People-DSCF9092.webp 3037w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2026\/03\/Office-People-DSCF9092-500x333.webp 500w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2026\/03\/Office-People-DSCF9092-800x533.webp 800w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2026\/03\/Office-People-DSCF9092-150x100.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2026\/03\/Office-People-DSCF9092-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2026\/03\/Office-People-DSCF9092-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2026\/03\/Office-People-DSCF9092-2048x1365.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3037px) 100vw, 3037px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>SCHNEIDER IT MANAGEMENT supports organizations in <strong>analyzing Horizon pricing impact<\/strong>, <strong>structuring expansions correctly<\/strong>, and <strong>aligning bundle selection with technical and commercial objectives<\/strong>. Contact our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/contact\/\">Omnissa experts<\/a> for help today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Effective May 4, 2026, Omnissa increases prices for Horizon VDI SaaS and Term bundles. Also, Workspace ONE Server Essentials and Platinum suites for Horizon and Workspace ONE will become available. &nbsp; Summary Horizon with VMware vSphere Foundation (VVF) for VDI SaaS and Term bundles: +7% Horizon without VMware vSphere Foundation (VVF) for VDI SaaS and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":44351,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[783],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-73192","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-omnissa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/lu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73192","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/lu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/lu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/lu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/lu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=73192"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/lu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73192\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":73218,"href":"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/lu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73192\/revisions\/73218"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/lu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44351"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/lu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=73192"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/lu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=73192"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/lu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=73192"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}