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."
"The solution is easy for administrators because you can check logs and write rules on the same page."
"The most important feature of Check Point Remote Access VPN is the multiple factor authentication."
"Setup using the manuals was easy."
"Once we install and connect the VPN service, it keeps on running until we disconnect."
"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."
"Check Point Remote Access VPN has some useful features, and configuring it is relatively straightforward."
"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."
"One of the most outstanding features is the ability to deliver third-party services and achieve double authenticity with integrated identities."
"The solution's USB redirection could be improved."
"The non-standard setup is quite complex as you have to do changes via GUI and CLI."
"It's difficult to configure on Linux workstations as Check Point Remote VPN clients support only Windows and Mac devices."
"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."
"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."
"A characteristic to improve is the communication service under the SMTP scheme."
"Bug Fixes and enhancement requests should be remediated earlier."
"Without a doubt and with the new trends in technology, Check Point should already have a blade with a 2MFA solution and not through some other vendor."
"The VPN remote Access blade could be improved."
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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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