BrowserGap vs Citrix Remote Browser Isolation
BrowserGap
github.com
Citrix Remote Browser Isolation
docs.citrix.comSide by side
| Figure | BrowserGap | Citrix Remote Browser Isolation |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 3 | 1 |
| Spec score · Browser Isolation Software | 9.0 (#1) | 7.6 (#11) |
| Integrations | The README documents Puppeteer and Playwright use, a DevTools connection at localhost:5002, and a JavaScript SDK with VF.openSecurely(url). | Published apps can integrate with Citrix StoreFront Cloud and on-premises StoreFront, and the service can work with Citrix Secure Private Access. |
| Purpose | BrowserGap is described as a clientless remote browser isolation product for security, automation, and privacy. | The service isolates web browsing to protect corporate networks from browser-based attacks and provide access to internet-hosted web applications. |
Plans
BrowserGap
- Source-available community editionFree
- Managed session$3.81, paid once
- Pro / license exemptionPriced on request
Citrix Remote Browser Isolation
- Single EditionPriced on request
In their own words
BrowserGap
BrowserGap is an open-source remote browser isolation solution for automation, security, privacy, and CBII. It runs a browser remotely and streams the page as pixels to a browser interface on the user's device, so the page's HTML, CSS, and JavaScript do not execute there. Users can work with tabs, forms, file transfers, modal dialogs, incognito tabs, and session-data clearing. Developers can embed a BrowserView in another web app, connect Puppeteer, or use the VF.openSecurely(url) API method. BrowserGap can also expose automation activity so a person can intervene when a job needs input. It adjusts image resampling to available bandwidth. The project can be self-hosted from source or run in Docker; binary instructions require Google Chrome on Windows, Mac OS, or Linux. Secure document viewing with content disarm and reconstruction is supported, but the source-available edition requires users to set up the viewer. The community edition is free under stated in-house deployment conditions. A managed session is listed at $3.81, paid once.
Citrix Remote Browser Isolation
Citrix Remote Browser Isolation separates web browsing from a user’s device to protect corporate networks from browser-based attacks and provide access to internet-hosted web applications. Users open web apps in a configured browser, while browsing data does not transfer directly between the website and the device. Published browsers support shared-passcode, authenticated, and unauthenticated external web apps. Administrators can set URL allow lists, control clipboard use, printing, kiosk mode, region failover, and client drive mapping, then monitor or disconnect active sessions. Optional activity logging records visited host names, access times, user identifiers, and allowlist status in the customer’s Azure Storage Account; uploads occur hourly rather than in real time. Cloud browsers run on VDAs, with Citrix Cloud managing security and patching. Session history and HTTP-request cache are deleted when sessions end, according to Citrix. Access requires an HTML5-compatible browser, with no downloadable client. Traffic uses TLS 1.2 only. Self-hosted workloads require a customer Azure subscription and specified Citrix and DaaS entitlements.