# Apache Guacamole Software Pricing, Alternatives & More 2026 | Capterra

> With the help of Capterra, learn about Apache Guacamole Software - reviews, pricing plans, popular comparisons to other Remote Desktop products and more.

Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/234561/Apache-Guacamole/reviews

---

# 

 Apache Guacamole Software Review 2026: Features, Reviews, Integrations, Pros & Cons

Last updated on March 13, 2026

Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team.

[Description](#description)[Use cases](#use-cases)[Alternatives](#alternatives)[Features](#features)[Pricing](#pricing)[Support](#support)[Reviews](#reviews)

Apache Guacamole

## What is Apache Guacamole?

Apache Guacamole is a clientless remote desktop gateway software. It allows users to access their desktop computers and applications from any device with a web browser, without needing plugins or client software. The open-source software uses standard protocols like VNC, RDP, and SSH to provide this functionality. Apache Guacamole can be self-hosted on servers or deployed in the cloud for convenient and flexible remote access.

## What is Apache Guacamole used for?

[Remote Desktop](https://www.capterra.com/remote-desktop-software/)

Top alternative

Featured

Overall rating

Based on 1 user reviews

Reviews sentiment

Positive

\-

Neutral

\-

Negative

\-

Contact vendor  
for pricing

Free trial  
not available

Capterra Shortlist charts the highest-rated and most popular products...

Our "Best of" badge program showcases products with the highest ratings...

Our "Best of" badge program showcases products with the highest ratings...

Do you work for Apache Guacamole?[Manage this product listing](https://digitalmarkets.gartner.com/get-listed/claim-bx?url=http://www.apache.org&name=Apache Guacamole)

## Compare with a popular alternative

Capterra selects software alternatives based on relevant features, verified user reviews and user interactions. Placement may be influenced by client status.

### Apache Guacamole

5.0 (1)

VS.

[4.7 (583)](https://www.capterra.com/p/173304/RemotePC/reviews/)

Starting Price

Contact vendor

Starting Price

$29.5

Flat Rate, Per Year

Free Trial

Free Version

Pricing Options

Free Trial

Free Version

Ease Of Use

5.0 (1)

Ease Of Use

4.7 (11,602)

Value For Money

0.0 (0)

Value For Money

4.8 (8,203)

Customer Service

0.0 (0)

Customer Service

4.6 (7,495)

## Apache Guacamole alternatives

[4.7 (1,369)](https://www.capterra.com/p/112011/Zoho-Assist/reviews/)

Starting price

$480.00

Per User, Per Month

Highest Rated

[4.9 (279)](https://www.capterra.com/p/145125/dualmon-Remote-Access/reviews/)

Starting price

$19.00

Per User, Per Month

[4.7 (730)](https://www.capterra.com/p/162972/Splashtop-Business-Access/reviews/)

Starting price

$6.00

Per User, Per Month

[4.7 (310)](https://www.capterra.com/p/141792/Pulseway/reviews/)

Starting price

$67.00

Per User, Per Month

[View all alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/234561/Apache-Guacamole/alternatives/)

## Features

Features with the highest number of reviews are displayed first. Those that have no reviews appear next, sorted alphabetically.

Desktop Virtualization

5.0 (1)

0.00% of 1 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Creates virtual version of end user's desktop environment or operating system

File Transfer

4.0 (1)

0.00% of 1 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Move files across different systems or networks

Multiple User Accounts

5.0 (1)

0.00% of 1 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Allow multiple users with individual logins and varying permissions to use the same account, software, portal, or service

Remote Access/Control

5.0 (1)

0.00% of 1 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Access work applications remotely, for when working away from the office and/or traveling

Remote Monitoring & Management

5.0 (1)

0.00% of 1 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Remotely monitor and manage client networks, endpoints, systems, and devices via locally installed applications

API

Application programming interface that allows for integration with other systems/databases

Apache Guacamole 6 features

Application programming interface that allows for integration with other systems/databases

Creates virtual version of end user's desktop environment or operating system

Move files across different systems or networks

Allow multiple users with individual logins and varying permissions to use the same account, software, portal, or service

Access work applications remotely, for when working away from the office and/or traveling

Remotely monitor and manage client networks, endpoints, systems, and devices via locally installed applications

Features

5.0 (1)

5.0

Based on 1 reviews

## Pricing

### Starting price

Contact vendor  
for pricing

Free trial  
available

## Support, customer service and training options

Support

-   Email/Help Desk
-   FAQs/Forum
-   Knowledge Base
-   Phone Support
-   24/7 (Live rep)
-   Chat

Training

-   In Person
-   Live Online
-   Webinars
-   Documentation
-   Videos

Deployment

-   Web
-   Android
-   iPhone/iPad

Typical users

-   Freelancers
-   Small businesses
-   Mid size businesses
-   Enterprises

## User reviews

Overall rating

5.0

Based on 1 reviews

Filter by rating

5(1)

4(0)

3(0)

2(0)

1(0)

Mentioned topic

Sorted by most recent

AU

Anonymous User

System Engineer

Information Technology and Services

### "Best Open Source Remote Desktop Software."

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

0.0

0.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

November 30, 2022

Overall, it's the best available open-source remote desktop software. It can be used if you want to set up and integrate with your own software.

Pros

The feature to add VNC, SSH, and RDP sessions and browse them through the browser is very seamless. It's very easy to set it up and the documentation is very clear. The best thing is it is open-source and does the work similar to what other remote desktop software does.

Cons

After integrating it with an authentication module, say LDAP, we still need to add users to it without a password, it should be automatically added to it by default. Other than that, there should be a guide for creating the most popular desktop environments.

Reasons for choosing Apache Guacamole

Overall it was easy to set it up and get running, also the UI is quite simple and easy to understand.

Review source

Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

Independent research methodology

Capterra's researchers use a mix of verified reviews, independent research and objective methodologies to bring you selection and ranking information you can trust. While we may earn a referral fee when you visit a provider through our links or speak to an advisor, this has no influence on our research or methodology.

[Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/resources/proprietary-data-research/)

How Capterra verifies reviews

Capterra carefully verified over 2.5 million+ reviews to bring you authentic software experiences from real users. Our human moderators verify that reviewers are real people and that reviews are authentic. They use leading tech to analyze text quality and to detect plagiarism and generative AI.

[Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/resources/how-we-verify-reviews/)

How Capterra ensures transparency

Capterra lists all providers across its website—not just those that pay us—so that users can make informed purchase decisions. Capterra is free for users. Software providers pay us for sponsored profiles to receive web traffic and sales opportunities. Sponsored profiles include a link-out icon that takes users to the provider's website.

[Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/resources/how-we-ensure-transparency/)