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