AnyDesk vs Apache Guacamole comparison

AnyDesk Software and Apache are both solutions in the Remote Access category. AnyDesk Software is ranked #14 with an average rating of 9.0, while Apache is ranked #4 with an average rating of 9.4. AnyDesk Software holds a 1.8% mindshare in VUS, compared to Apache’s 2.8% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of AnyDesk Software users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Apache users who would recommend it.

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Microsoft Intune

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the Remote Access category, the mindshare of Microsoft Intune is 6.3%, down from 10.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of AnyDesk is 1.8%, down from 2.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Apache Guacamole is 2.8%, down from 4.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Remote Access Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Microsoft Intune	6.3%
Apache Guacamole	2.8%
AnyDesk	1.8%
Other	89.1%

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OluwashileAdeniyi

Senior Infrastructure Security Engineer at a outsourcing company with 51-200 employees

Centralized endpoint security has improved and supports hybrid work and BYOD policies

Regarding what I dislike about Microsoft Intune and its downsides, I would say that more Mac controls are needed because we have limited Mac and Linux control. When comparing controls and policies between Windows, Mac, and Linux, Windows has almost everything you can think of, while Mac and Linux have limited types of control. You cannot implement certain things on Mac and Linux that you can on Windows. The limited controls are a major issue. Additionally, if Microsoft could find a way to embed servers into Microsoft Intune, that would be beneficial. Microsoft Intune is not really designed for servers or Windows servers. It is more tailored towards Windows 11 and Windows 10 operating systems. Windows servers are not fully supported. Enterprise organizations usually have both servers and endpoints, which are users' workstations. For servers, most people look for other solutions such as SCCM, which is Configuration Manager. However, SCCM is what Microsoft Intune is trying to replace. Both SCCM and Microsoft Intune belong to Microsoft. Microsoft is trying to transition organizations into Microsoft Intune, the native cloud solution. However, because this update is still in process, servers are not fully compatible with Microsoft Intune and cannot be managed by it. The current policy that has emerged from issues with clients is what they call co-management, which is relatively new, and I do not know if adoption is significant. Many legacy or older customers who have been using these products for decades still have SCCM. When it is time for them to manage their Windows devices, they use what is called cloud attach. Cloud attach is a term whereby your SCCM is connected to your Microsoft Intune. Most people do not know about it, but I have deployed it for several organizations. Cloud attach and co-management work together so that your device is in SCCM, but some policies are pushed from Microsoft Intune. It is like two different solutions working hand in hand. That is what they call co-management. Microsoft Intune does not bring all of your endpoint and security management tools into one place, which is the goal and how it should be. However, as I mentioned, servers are not included. If we talk about end users, Microsoft Intune does bring all your devices together. In a typical enterprise environment, you have end users with workstations, laptops, company-issued phones, and bring your own devices. You can create policies for all of these. However, for the backend, your servers do not have much coverage. Servers are not really covered by Microsoft Intune in that way.

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Justus Gisemba

Senior Developer at Minisoft

Remote support has reduced client visits and saves us significant time and costs

The best features that AnyDesk offers in my experience are the remote control and remote access. Those features are valuable to me because of the ease in how you connect remotely without necessarily installing AnyDesk on your computer. You just download the application, open it, and it gives you your address. You share this with your colleague or client, and then in just one click you are connected. Another feature I appreciate about AnyDesk is security. If you are trying to do something that requires administrator rights of the computer that you are working on, it will alert you and request that the person on the other end accept the operation that you are doing. That security feature is excellent. AnyDesk has positively impacted my organization by helping us provide timely help to our clients. This reduces costs because we do not have to travel to the client to help them. I can connect remotely and help someone in a timely manner. I can share a specific outcome where, now that we have more than one hundred clients that we help, I estimate we have saved more than one hundred thousand dollars.

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Deepak Shah

Sr Backend Engineer at Singhania QuestPlus

Secure web access for guest users has transformed how we protect servers without device agents

Apache Guacamole can be improved as the documentation is really okay. It's written in very good detail. However, there's a problem in that it is written in too much detail and doesn't take you step-by-step. We did have some minor issues, such as there was some gap in mentioning how to install it and how to make and compile the file which they have posted on the repository. We had to figure it out, and once we got that knowledge, we were able to speed up our process. I think that the documentation wasn't that well written. There were gaps in it. It was well written but not written step-by-step. They can improve Apache Guacamole's UI. We didn't use their UI and use our own UI instead, but their UI can be improved. Simple is also good but it can be improved.

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Pros

"Microsoft Intune has positively impacted our organization by improving our overall security posture through enforcing compliance policies and reducing access from unmanaged devices."

"Intune's integration with Defender and other security solutions is valuable because it offers a view into different security vulnerabilities and enables us to secure them more effectively."

"I can see that the patch management process is much improved with the bundled patch management option available in Microsoft Intune compared to the KPI deployment required by the other deployment solutions."

"Internet-based access with security is what I have found to be most valuable. It is also a stable and scalable solution."

"If they have Office 365 or Azure, Intune is by far the best choice."

"The Autopilot feature is the most valuable because it saves significant time on managing devices. We can ship devices globally, and users can set them up on their own. It's convenient."

"In terms of technical support, you will get an immediate response."

"I like that it's very good and very simple. I found that we just needed to have a proper subscription for an Intune tenant, and from the subscription, if we have the right role assigned, like the global admin role or the owner role, we can use Microsoft cloud resources. With the help of that, we can do many things like setting up Microsoft Intune in the cloud to create our virtual machines. All these can be done, and the steps are very simple. I really liked it. I like features like Windows Auto-Enrollment. I like it very much because whenever you supply it to the end-user, it will be ready to use immediately. The end-user only needs to provide the user credentials, and then they are good to go. I also really like Cloud PC, which was recently launched on Azure."

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"AnyDesk has positively impacted my organization by helping us provide timely help to our clients, reducing costs because we do not have to travel, and with more than one hundred clients I estimate we have saved more than one hundred thousand dollars."

"The main impact Apache Guacamole had on my team's efficiency was that they did not need to access any server or anything else, because instead of performing several clicks to access a machine and needing to know where it was located, its full name, or the IP address, we were able to create groups and folders where machines were all properly organized and easy to access."

"Apache Guacamole has positively impacted our organization because we are able to give access to Windows instances easily."

"One of the advantages is that it helps to simplify and fasten the processes, so the workflow goes much faster."

"I believe Apache Guacamole is the best option on the market at the moment because it is free."

"Apache Guacamole is really easy to use."

"Apache Guacamole has impacted my organization positively by providing us with a cheap alternative that is very customizable, which we can offer to customers that previously we had to decline because they could not afford Citrix."

"I'm using Apache Guacamole as a gateway."

"Apache Guacamole has positively impacted my organization by making my life easier when I need to set up separate VMs or machines for my CTF, especially when hosting CTFs with hundreds of participants accessing VMs at the same time."

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Cons

"I have not been satisfied with it, and I am planning to change it soon. There are a lot of updates coming from Microsoft that suddenly affect our security policies."

"The scalability could be improved, and like most other MDM products, Intune is good but not 100% there yet."

"Intune is not the most user-friendly mobile device management platform available."

"Microsoft Intune is not user-friendly to manage and has room for improvement."

"To make it a perfect ten, it would be helpful if there was a better way to troubleshoot user issues, as I've had a few users with corrupt files before and had to redeploy it without knowing the root cause."

"Microsoft Intune can be improved by making it even more seamless for users to download their certificates."

"Not all technicians are knowledgeable of the Microsoft solution, so they have to work on that as well."

"It would be great if Intune offered better data protection controls for BYOD Windows PCs."

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"An improvement I would like to see for AnyDesk is that the free package has quite a limitation that comes with many advertisements once you exhaust the number of connections."

"I think that in the visual interface it would be interesting to make it easier to change the background."

"In my opinion, Apache Guacamole can be improved with USB access, a native client, and enhanced browser access, which would be beneficial."

"I have faced some difficulties when copying and pasting data at points, but apart from that, the stability is great and cursor movements are in real-time with very low latency."

"I would give Apache Guacamole an eight out of ten because there have been moments where I faced some networking issues with it, where connections were a problem, and sometimes the login and logout processes were issues as well."

"There is no customer support for Apache Guacamole."

"I gave it a nine because some very advanced features such as session recording and clipboard functionality are still not available on Apache Guacamole, though they are available on Citrix."

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

"I think that the documentation wasn't that well written."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Intune is inexpensive. It also comes bundled in some Office 365 licenses, so you can choose to purchase it separately or as a package."

"Our Office 365 Business Premium license, including Office 365 and Intune Management, offers excellent value."

"While I can't provide insights from a business perspective, it's worth noting that the pricing may differ significantly, and the discount we received might not be reflective of standard business rates."

"It's affordable. It's cheaper if you have an Office 365, E5, or E3 subscription because everything is there."

"It's affordable. In comparison to the competitors, the price depends on what features you need from Intune, but it's affordable. There are no hidden costs, but there are some features that go for a premium price. Those are the add-ons for which you have to pay extra."

"There is a license needed for this solution and it is either included in one of the enterprise license agreements. Microsoft licensing is a mathematical institute, it could be quite complex. We tend to ask specialized organizations to research what the most profitable way it would be for us to use licenses in the organizations."

"We spend a lot of money on Intune licensing, and some of our users have to be double licensed just because of how our dev and corporate environments are segmented."

"Microsoft licenses are costly."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

10%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Computer Software Company

Government

University

11%

Comms Service Provider

10%

Educational Organization

Financial Services Firm

Manufacturing Company

13%

Educational Organization

12%

Comms Service Provider

11%

Computer Software Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	192
Midsize Enterprise	62
Large Enterprise	185

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Company Size	Count
Small Business	9
Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	3

Questions from the Community

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for AnyDesk?

My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing for AnyDesk is that it is affordable.

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What needs improvement with AnyDesk?

An improvement I would like to see for AnyDesk is that the free package has quite a limitation that comes with many a...

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What is your primary use case for AnyDesk?

My main use case for AnyDesk is remote access to help clients remotely. A specific example of when I used AnyDesk to ...

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What needs improvement with Apache Guacamole?

Currently, I do not have anything to say regarding improvements for Apache Guacamole. The data sharing part could be ...

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What advice do you have for others considering Apache Guacamole?

My advice for others looking into using Apache Guacamole is that it is a good tool. You need to have a bit of a learn...

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I am using the open-source version of Apache Guacamole and did not purchase it through the AWS Marketplace.

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Also Known As

Intune, MS Intune, Microsoft Endpoint Manager

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Overview

Microsoft Intune is a cloud-based service designed for device management, security, and compliance. It supports automation and facilitates endpoint management for Windows, iOS, and Android devices, ensuring data protection and efficient policy enforcement.

Microsoft Intune offers seamless integration with tools like Windows Autopilot to automate device setup and deployment. Integrated with Azure Active Directory, it enhances policy management while providing robust reporting and analytics tools for compliance tracking. Despite its intuitive interface aimed at simplifying navigation and device security management, there are challenges such as compatibility issues with Linux and Mac, limited policy support for Android, and demands for better third-party integration. It's widely used for both corporate-owned devices and BYOD scenarios in dynamic IT environments.

What are the key features of Microsoft Intune?

Windows Autopilot: Automates device setup for rapid deployment.
Azure Active Directory Integration: Enhances user policy management.
Reporting and Analytics: Improves compliance visibility.
Mobile Application Management: Ensures app security without compromising personal data.
Cloud-Based Management: Allows management from any location.

What benefits and ROI can users expect?

Time Efficiency: Automation reduces time in policy enforcement and configuration updates.
Enhanced Security: Ensures data protection across corporate-owned and BYOD devices.
Improved Compliance: Advanced reporting tools enhance compliance visibility.
Flexible Management: Cloud-based nature supports management from any location.

In industries such as finance and healthcare, Microsoft Intune is implemented to ensure data protection and compliance with regulatory standards. Manufacturing sectors utilize Intune for managing a distributed workforce across global locations, while educational institutions employ it to secure and manage devices in learning environments supporting both students and faculty.

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AnyDesk is highly regarded for providing seamless remote desktop access and support, crucial for IT troubleshooting, remote work, virtual collaborations, and training sessions. Its standout features include exceptional speed, reliability, simple user interface, and cross-platform compatibility, making remote tasks feel effortless and efficient. Organizations benefit from its ability to streamline processes, enhance efficiency, and improve communication, ultimately boosting productivity and project outcomes. AnyDesk's flexible and user-friendly nature makes it an essential tool for diverse work environments, facilitating a smooth remote access experience.

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Apache Guacamole provides an open-source, clientless remote access solution that allows organizations to securely access multiple virtual machines with ease, offering customization to enhance security and efficiency.

With no subscription fees, Apache Guacamole is user-friendly and appeals to enterprises by simplifying remote server access and virtual machine provisioning. Its open-source nature enables significant customization, optimizing workflows and improving efficiencies for organizations looking for alternative remote access tools. It supports remote access, application publishing, and session recording with efficient protocols and extensive documentation ensuring secure, fast server access. Despite its potential, improvements in USB redirection, FX protocol, AI features, and intuitive deployment are needed. The interface requires modernization, and a simpler installation process would greatly benefit users. While networking issues and hosting complexities are challenges, it remains a valuable tool for varying industries.

What are the key features of Apache Guacamole?

User-Friendly Remote Access: Simplifies access to virtual machines and servers with distinct logins.
Open Source Customization: Offers flexibility and enhances security and efficiency.
Remote Access & Publishing: Facilitates application publishing and recording.
Efficient Protocols: Ensures secure and fast server access.
Comprehensive Documentation: Aids in setup and usage with detailed information.

What benefits or ROI can users expect from Apache Guacamole?

Cost Reduction: Eliminates subscription fees.
Improved Onboarding: Streamlines user adoption processes.
Expanded Market Access: Increases adaptability for new market opportunities.

Apache Guacamole is employed across industries to facilitate secure remote server access and virtual machine provisioning. With multi-user support, airlines use it for staff accessing rosters, while educational institutions provision systems effectively. Many choose it as an open-source alternative to Citrix CVAD, customizing it as their in-house solution. It allows secure server access even under strict security constraints, proving helpful in environments requiring guest user capabilities without software installations.

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Mitchells and Buzzers, Callaway

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