Amazon WorkSpaces vs. Apache Guacamole

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Amazon WorkSpaces
Score 7.9 out of 10
N/A
Amazon WorkSpaces is a managed, secure cloud desktop service. Amazon WorkSpaces removes the complexity in managing hardware inventory, OS versions and patches, and Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI).
$21
per month
Apache Guacamole
Score 10.0 out of 10
N/A
Apache Guacamole is a clientless remote desktop gateway. Once installed on a server, all that is needed to access remote desktops is a web browser. Apache Guacamole is free and open source software. It is licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0, and is maintained by a community of developers that use Guacamole to access their own development environments.N/A
Pricing
Amazon WorkSpacesApache Guacamole
Editions & Modules
Starting Price
$21.00
per month
Maximum Price
$140.00
per month
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Amazon WorkSpacesApache Guacamole
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Features
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Remote Administration
Comparison of Remote Administration features of Product A and Product B
Amazon WorkSpaces
-
Ratings
Apache Guacamole
8.7
2 Ratings
10% above category average
Screen sharing00 Ratings9.52 Ratings
File transfer00 Ratings9.12 Ratings
Access to sleeping/powered-off computers00 Ratings9.12 Ratings
Over-the-Internet remote session00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Initiate remote control from mobile00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
Remote management of servers & workstations00 Ratings9.52 Ratings
Centralized management dashboard00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Session record00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Monitoring and Alerts00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Multi-platform remote control00 Ratings9.52 Ratings
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User Ratings
Amazon WorkSpacesApache Guacamole
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(7 ratings)
8.6
(2 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
9.0
(1 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Amazon WorkSpacesApache Guacamole
Likelihood to Recommend
Amazon AWS
With a substantial free tier, AWS is a solution for fast, reliable and secure access to tools and workflows for any project. AWS is still the most intimidating cloud solution to approach. While there is no shortage to power and solutions, it is not for the faint of heart. It is easy to get lost while using AWS though the solution is there. Amazon WorkSpaces (VDI) requires an IT manager with experience deploying applications and building databases. Comparably, Parallels is a much easier UI to navigate, along with many open source and free options.
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Apache
Limitations are only the effort you want to have to configure it (correctly).
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Pros
Amazon AWS
  • Quick, clean access to the VDI images.
  • Easy provisioning of images to use based on multiple criteria.
  • Integrating with our other products (AV/AM, productivity, etc.).
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Apache
  • Remote connect to Linux OS
  • Remote connect to Windows OS
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Cons
Amazon AWS
  • Copy and paste does not work well
  • The performance is degraded during the day being slow at the end of the journey
  • Some user interface issues displaying the page
  • Sometimes when I type a word a letter is pasted many [times]
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Apache
  • We have experienced some stability problems (mostly Tomcat related).
  • The interface could be a little more user-friendly.
  • Certain keyboard shortcuts used by Guacamole GUI are impossible to use in the Firefox browser in out-of-the-box configuration.
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Usability
Amazon AWS
For its Primary purpose in our organization, providing developers and testers a clean, isolated and configurable environments which saves hours. The usability is nearly perfect. Usability is only suffering when user is into more intensive task like any kind of graphic works. At that time user is not experiencing the smoothness like a local machine
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Apache
it's easy
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Support Rating
Amazon AWS
AWS support in general is pretty good, and WorkSpaces is no exception. We haven't had too much need for support but on the occasion we have, they've been quick to respond and helpful. Our issues have been resolved rapidly.
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Apache
No answers on this topic
Implementation Rating
Amazon AWS
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Apache
It's easy and free of use, therefore perfect for quick implementations when needed.
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Alternatives Considered
Amazon AWS
Cisco AnyConnect is a VPN client and using a VPN can reduce the internet speed. It is not quite reliable as workspaces. Cisco AnyConnect is not at all optimised for linux machines. They suffer a lot from crashing and loss of internet speed. Workspaces works quite well even on linux machines
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Apache
We have successfully used noVNC for remote access.
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Return on Investment
Amazon AWS
  • Faster project deliverables
  • Security of our database
  • Have complete control over virtual networking
  • Vds Lagging issues at times due to heavy usage
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Apache
  • The software is 100% open source and free, however, we are not currently utilizing it due to stability problems we have experienced.
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