Apache Guacamole vs. F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM)

Apache Guacamole

F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM)

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Apache Guacamole	Score 9.8 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
F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM)	Score 8.6 out of 10	N/A	F5 Networks provides BIG-IP Access Policy Manager as an identity and access solution which can be deployed as a standalone solution or as an add-on to F5 Networks' flagship BIG-IP TLM or F5 Advanced WAF applications.	N/A

Pricing

Apache Guacamole

F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM)

Editions & Modules

No answers on this topic

Offerings

Pricing Offerings
Apache Guacamole	F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM)
Free Trial
No	No
Free/Freemium Version
Yes	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

Entry-level Setup Fee

No setup fee

Additional Details

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Community Pulse
	Apache Guacamole	F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM)
Top Pros	No answers on this topic	Pro Factor authentication Pro Two factor authentication Pro Remote access
Top Cons	No answers on this topic	Minus Ui ux Minus One click Minus External users

Features

Apache Guacamole

F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM)

Remote Administration

Comparison of Remote Administration features of Product A and Product B
	Apache Guacamole 8.7 2 Ratings 5% above category average	F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) - Ratings
Screen sharing	9.52 Ratings	00 Ratings
File transfer	9.12 Ratings	00 Ratings
Access to sleeping/powered-off computers	9.12 Ratings	00 Ratings
Over-the-Internet remote session	10.02 Ratings	00 Ratings
Initiate remote control from mobile	7.02 Ratings	00 Ratings
Remote management of servers & workstations	9.52 Ratings	00 Ratings
Centralized management dashboard	8.01 Ratings	00 Ratings
Session record	8.01 Ratings	00 Ratings
Monitoring and Alerts	7.01 Ratings	00 Ratings
Multi-platform remote control	9.52 Ratings	00 Ratings

Virtual Private Network

Comparison of Virtual Private Network features of Product A and Product B
	Apache Guacamole - Ratings	F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) 9.2 2 Ratings 4% above category average
AES 256-bit Encryption	00 Ratings	10.01 Ratings
Kill Switch	00 Ratings	10.01 Ratings
Multi-Platform Support	00 Ratings	10.01 Ratings
Simultaneous Connections	00 Ratings	8.01 Ratings
Customer Support Services	00 Ratings	8.01 Ratings

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	Apache Guacamole	F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM)
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User Ratings
	Apache Guacamole	F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM)
Likelihood to Recommend	8.6 (2 ratings)	8.5 (12 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	8.0 (1 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Usability	10.0 (1 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Implementation Rating	10.0 (1 ratings)	- (0 ratings)

User Testimonials
	Apache Guacamole	F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM)
Likelihood to Recommend	Apache Limitations are only the effort you want to have to configure it (correctly). Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	F5 I think that the platform is well suited to many Remote Access VPN solutions, but I also think there is a lot of room for improvement on the backend. If you are hoping to deploy your APM solution across many different datacenters or colos, it may not be the best choice for the final solution. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Pros	Apache Remote connect to Linux OS Remote connect to Windows OS Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	F5 SAML 2.0 identity federation support. Integrates with third-party SSO solutions. Bridging modern authentication and authorization (SAML, OAuth/OIDC) and classic authentication and authorization methods. Policy routing Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Cons	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. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	F5 CCU Licenses are limited by device and are not shared between APM devices User sessions are not stored globally, so persistence can be an issue with users all over the world Configuration can get complicated when split up between multiple sites Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Usability	Apache it's easy Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	F5 No answers on this topic
Implementation Rating	Apache It's easy and free of use, therefore perfect for quick implementations when needed. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	F5 No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered	Apache We have successfully used noVNC for remote access. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	F5 It is open platform so support is not good and than F5 and features visibility as not good as F5. F5 Set up and easy to use to admin console. Also have more feature visibility for load balancing, web server accelerator, application server ddos protection and WAF. F5 more efficient to handle concurrent request. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Return on Investment	Apache The software is 100% open source and free, however, we are not currently utilizing it due to stability problems we have experienced. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	F5 This is really a tough question and I believe F5 should look into the price tags of these products which would help the SMB segments to use this product. As for our industry and the kind of business the ROI is a bit high. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
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