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."
"It can improve an organization by providing secure access to resources for traveling employees, which can help to reduce the risk of data breaches or other security incidents."
"The solution implemented in the cloud allows us to easily scale in cases of user increase."
"The biggest advantage of Check Point Remote Access VPN is that we already use the Check Point firewall. We only needed to enable the feature and do the configuration in order to enable the VPN feature. We didn't need to buy or manage new hardware. This was a big advantage."
"It operates effectively, particularly during challenges like adversities or infrastructure issues."
"Setup using the manuals was easy."
"Among its most valuable features is how it quickly and easily connects everyone to the VPN service."
"It is a scalable solution...The technical support team of the solution is very good."
"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."
"The solution's USB redirection could be improved."
"Check Point Remote Access VPN handles up to a hundred megabytes for clients, but I want it to be able to handle up to one gigabyte."
"Some configurations, like idle timeout (the requirement came from multiple users), are not possible to configure directly from the Check Point management server."
"There is always room for innovation and the addition of new features."
"Sometimes it causes the consumption of machine resources, and also improves the scanning since they consume many resources in the clients' machines."
"The non-standard setup is quite complex as you have to do changes via GUI and CLI."
"The VPN remote Access blade could be improved."
"I would like the support to be faster."
"We encounter challenges for the product’s installation and troubleshooting processes compared to other VPN products."
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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 60 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, Check Point Harmony Mobile, Fortinet FortiClient and Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange.
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