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Apache Guacamole vs noVNC: catalog facts
Apache Guacamole	noVNC
Free Free and open source under the Apache License 2.0; commercial support is offered by third…	Free Free and open source.
Web, Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
No client software or plugins needed, only a web browser Supports VNC, RDP and SSH through one gateway	Works in any modern browser, including mobile browsers No VNC viewer to install on the client machine
Requires setting up and maintaining your own server Releases are infrequent	Needs a VNC server on the remote machine The NPM package holds only the core library, not the full client
Self-hosted	Web application, Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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