We performed a comparison between Apache Guacamole and Check Point Remote Access VPN based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about TeamViewer, Microsoft, Citrix and others in Remote Access."I'm using Apache Guacamole as a gateway."
"We have more control over the activity that users have on the internal network, thanks to the monitoring offered by Check Point and the security provided by the gateway."
"We can integrate remote access to our branches through Check Point services."
"The solution implemented in the cloud allows us to easily scale in cases of user increase."
"The management of the solution is very simple. It allows for a single view of all the endpoints."
"For us, it was essential to integrate with Active Directory, which is our credentials repository."
"It is easy to install the Endpoint Remote Access VPN client on different platforms."
"Once we install and connect the VPN service, it keeps on running until we disconnect."
"The IPSec VPN, Mobile Access, and Identity Awareness are three of the blades with which we have been working with since the pandemic. This has given us great mobility, making our network more dynamic."
"The solution's USB redirection could be improved."
"Improved scalability would allow the solution to handle larger numbers of users and devices without a significant impact on performance."
"The main feature that would be improved within Check Point Remote Access is its operation within Linux OS, as it currently does not have many features for that OS."
"For Linux machines, they don't have a full client to install. For the users that utilize Linux, there needs to be an equivalent."
"The scalability needs improvement."
"The connection has gotten less smooth as the number of users increases. The issue is that the logs fill up quickly. Too many users are connecting remotely. It worked great when we only had a few remote connections. Now, it is disconnecting people and dropping the internet connection."
"The cost of maintenance is high compared to most products in the market."
"We have noted some stability issues."
"The Linux version may have an app (similar to Windows) instead of a shell script."
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Apache Guacamole is ranked 20th in Remote Access with 1 review while Check Point Remote Access VPN is ranked 5th in Remote Access with 62 reviews. Apache Guacamole is rated 8.0, while Check Point Remote Access VPN is rated 8.8. The top reviewer of Apache Guacamole writes "A stable and open-source solution that can be used as a gateway". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Check Point Remote Access VPN writes "Is easy to use and has a nice interface, but the scalability needs to improve". Apache Guacamole is most compared with Microsoft Remote Desktop Services, VNC Connect, Citrix DaaS (formerly Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops service), BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access and F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM), whereas Check Point Remote Access VPN is most compared with OpenVPN Access Server, Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client, Fortinet FortiClient, Check Point Harmony Mobile and Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange.
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