Apache Guacamole Reviews

I am provisioning virtual machines for educational institutions such as schools and colleges. The access to these virtual machines is provided via Apache Guacamole.

Apache Guacamole is really easy to use. If I have ten virtual machines provisioned under my name, I can access them with a single login for each virtual machine with their respective credentials. Security concerns are addressed with separate logins for each virtual machine, ensuring complete security.

There should be good documentation regarding GUI customization. Even though I can try customizing the GUI, the documentation is not comprehensive.

I have been using Apache Guacamole for approximately two years.

It is stable enough. The only requirement is to have good internet connectivity for stable access.

Its scalability depends on the cloud. If the cloud is scalable, the virtual machines are scalable as well. In case of failures, the system can autoscale to other virtual machines.

Apache has community support. Since I did not face significant issues, I haven't needed to reach out to them.

The setup was easy and would take just about half an hour to complete the deployment.

It is completely free of charge as it is an open-source solution.

For those considering using Apache Guacamole, I wholeheartedly support its users since it's a free open-source software that is easy to download and use with no significant issues. 

Overall, I rate Apache Guacamole a nine out of ten.

My main use case for Apache Guacamole is exposing private Windows instances to users and managing access.

A specific example of how I use Apache Guacamole to expose private Windows instances and manage access is that we have Windows instances on a private IP in Azure, and then we deploy Apache Guacamole on Kubernetes and then expose it to our users on a public web URL.

The best features Apache Guacamole offers include exposing private sites where everything appears on the web.

When I say everything appears on the web, I mean the ability to access remote desktops and apps through a browser, and that has helped my workflow because users do not need to install any software. I deploy the web application, give the URL to users, and then we are done.

Regarding the features, user management is valuable, security is valuable, role-based access management is valuable, and the ability to add a Windows machine, Linux machine, and containers as well. As an admin, I can check other users and current sessions, which are nice features.

Apache Guacamole has positively impacted our organization because we are able to give access to Windows instances easily. This easy access has changed things for our team and our users by reducing support tickets and time.

Apache Guacamole does not need any improvement as it is working well. It would be nice if support for Kubernetes could be better, but this may not be a use case for all, though some may use it.

I have been using Apache Guacamole for almost three to four years.

Apache Guacamole is very stable.

Its scalability is excellent as it scales and works without any issues.

I did not require any customer support as I could figure everything out on my own.

I did not previously use a different solution, as Guacamole was the first one.

My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is that Apache Guacamole is free, so there is no licensing cost. Setup is easy as I pull out Docker containers, make a deployment, and then deploy to Kubernetes.

I have seen a return on investment in terms of time saved.

Before choosing Apache Guacamole, I did not evaluate other options as Guacamole was the first one.

The advice I would give to others looking into using Apache Guacamole is to deploy and start using it. I gave this review a rating of ten out of ten.

I'm using Apache Guacamole as a gateway.

The solution's USB redirection could be improved. If the machine has a USB port, I'm not able to redirect it.

The solution should include FX protocol instead of RDP.

I have been using Apache Guacamole for five to six years.

Apache Guacamole is a pretty stable solution.

Around 25 to 30 users are using Apache Guacamole in our organization.

We previously used Citrix and decided to switch to Apache Guacamole because it's a free, open-source solution.

We are using the latest version of Apache Guacamole. Only one administrator is required to manage the solution.

Overall, I rate Apache Guacamole eight and a half out of ten.