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ConnectWise RMM alternative: Tenvara

ConnectWise RMM is the cloud-native RMM in the ConnectWise platform, with monitoring tuned by its NOC. Tenvara covers the day to day device work, from monitoring and patching to scripts and remote control, and keeps it in one app with your tickets, backup and Microsoft 365. You can use it hosted or run it on your own server.

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Tenvara: RMM and patching

The tool today

What ConnectWise RMM does

Cloud-native RMM from ConnectWise with NOC-tuned alerts, third-party patching and ScreenConnect. Made by ConnectWise. This is how the vendor describes it, in our words.

  • Cloud-native RMM for workstations, servers and cloud infrastructure.
  • Automated patching for operating systems and thousands of third-party apps.
  • PowerShell, Bash and batch scripting, with workflow orchestration.
  • NOC-tuned monitoring conditions.
  • Discovers, monitors and maps client networks, with live topology.
  • Remote access through ScreenConnect.

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Tenvara vs ConnectWise RMM

The RMM and patching jobs that matter most, and how each product handles them. Then what else comes with Tenvara, such as security monitoring, Microsoft 365 posture checks and documentation, in the same app.

Monitoring and alert thresholds

Tenvara Yes

Policies by customer, group or device Guide

ConnectWise RMM Yes

NOC-tuned alert conditions

Operating system patching

Tenvara Yes

Windows, macOS and Linux, by policy Guide

ConnectWise RMM Yes

Automated OS patching

Third-party app updates

Tenvara Yes

Catalogue apps via winget, Homebrew, apt, dnf Guide

ConnectWise RMM Yes

Thousands of third-party apps

Scripting

Tenvara Yes

PowerShell, Bash, Python and more Guide

ConnectWise RMM Yes

PowerShell, Bash and batch

Remote control

Tenvara Yes

Built into the agent, in the browser Guide

ConnectWise RMM Yes

Through ScreenConnect

Device and Microsoft 365 backup

Tenvara Yes

Images, folders, VMs and Microsoft 365 Guide

ConnectWise RMM Add-on

x360Recover separate; Microsoft 365 backup on Premium

Service desk in the same app

Tenvara Yes

Alerts become tickets in the same app Guide

ConnectWise RMM Add-on

ConnectWise PSA, a separate product

Run it on your own server

Tenvara Yes

Hosted, or self-hosted with Docker Compose Guide

ConnectWise RMM No

Cloud-native

Network discovery and mapping

Tenvara Yes

A probe per site, with a topology map Guide

ConnectWise RMM Yes

Discovery, monitoring and topology maps

Windows 11 readiness

Tenvara Yes

Windows 11 readiness scan and feature version control Guide

ConnectWise RMM Yes

Readiness for Upgrade widget and feature update policy

Policies by customer, site, group and device

Tenvara Yes

A Policies tab at every level, with sites as a level Guide

ConnectWise RMM Yes

Site, policy group and device overrides

Script, file and service checks

Tenvara Yes

Signed script checks, file, folder and software checks Guide

ConnectWise RMM Yes

Script, file system, service and process monitors

End-user tray app

Tenvara Yes

Report a problem, my requests and your own menu items Guide

ConnectWise RMM Yes

Communicator with tickets, chat and custom menus

Fix it from the alert

Tenvara Yes

Alerts name what raised them and offer the fix, with approval Guide

ConnectWise RMM Yes

Alerts trigger scripts and remediation workflows

Remote Ctrl+Alt+Del and UAC prompts

Tenvara Yes

Answered in the session, with a card saying if policy blocks it Guide

ConnectWise RMM Yes

Send Ctrl+Alt+Del and UAC control in ScreenConnect

Switch between a computer's sessions

Tenvara Yes

Move to another user's session from the Sessions menu Guide

ConnectWise RMM Yes

Select Logon Session in ScreenConnect

Also in Tenvara

What else you get with Tenvara, in the same app

Security monitoring

Tenvara Yes

Security events from devices, Microsoft 365 and firewalls, with detections Guide

ConnectWise RMM Add-on

Separate product: ConnectWise SIEM

Microsoft 365 security posture

Tenvara Yes

Security checks on every tenant, mapped to CIS, NIST, SCuBA and Essential Eight Guide

ConnectWise RMM Add-on

Separate product: ConnectWise SaaS Security

IT documentation

Tenvara Yes

Customer records and knowledge base articles, linked to devices Guide

ConnectWise RMM Add-on

Separate product: ConnectWise Documentation (formerly ITBoost)

Credentials vault

Tenvara Yes

Encrypted logins and two-factor secrets, with every reveal logged Guide

ConnectWise RMM Add-on

Separate product: ConnectWise Documentation (formerly ITBoost)

Quotes and proposals

Tenvara Yes

Branded proposals with customer e-signature Guide

ConnectWise RMM Add-on

Separate product: ConnectWise CPQ

Customer feedback

Tenvara Yes

Customers rate resolved tickets by email and in the portal Guide

ConnectWise RMM Add-on

Separate product: ConnectWise Customer Feedback (SmileBack)

Project management

Tenvara Yes

Phases, tasks, dependencies, timelines and budgets for each customer Guide

ConnectWise RMM Add-on

Sold separately as ConnectWise PSA

Invoicing and payments

Tenvara Yes

Invoices from contracts and time, Xero or QuickBooks sync, card and Direct Debit Guide

ConnectWise RMM Add-on

Sold separately as ConnectWise PSA

Add-on means the vendor sells it as a separate product or paid extra. ConnectWise RMM details come from the vendor's own website, see sources.

The one-app pitch

What else you'd replace

Most MSPs running ConnectWise RMM pay for several other tools beside it. Tenvara does these jobs too, on the same customer record, with one agent and one login.

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Switching

Moving from ConnectWise RMM

A calm move, not a big bang. Run both side by side until your team is happy.

How a gradual move to Tenvara works
  1. 1

    Import your customers and sites

    If you use ConnectWise PSA, the setup helper imports its CSV exports with saved mappings, a check and undo. Otherwise import from any CSV, with a dry run first. Each enrolment token then ties a device to the right customer.

    Importing from other PSAs
  2. 2

    Recreate your policies

    Set monitoring checks, thresholds and patch policies at global, customer and device group level. The defaults suit most MSPs, so you may only need a few changes.

    Policies, checks and thresholds
  3. 3

    Deploy the agent alongside

    The one-line install command runs from any tool that can run a script, including your current RMM, so you can roll Tenvara out to a whole customer at once.

    Installing the agent
  4. 4

    Decide which alerts become tickets

    Alert rules choose which alerts open tickets, in which queue and at what priority, and can resolve the ticket when the alert clears.

    Alerts into tickets and notifications
  5. 5

    Run both side by side, then switch

    Compare alerts and patch results for a few weeks, then remove the old agent customer by customer.

ConnectWise RMM pricing

ConnectWise RMM is package based and priced by quote.

Tenvara pricing

One product with every feature included, hosted or self-hosted. Tenvara is new and in beta, and pricing is announced before launch.

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Questions

ConnectWise RMM vs Tenvara: FAQ

Windows, macOS and Linux, including Debian, Ubuntu, RHEL, Fedora and most systemd distributions. It is one signed agent with modules for monitoring, patching, scripts, remote control, backup and more.

Yes. The one-line install command works from any RMM, Intune or MDM that can run a script, so one enrolment token can cover a whole customer.

Yes. The same agent backs up whole volumes, chosen folders and Hyper-V or Proxmox guests to encrypted, deduplicated storage, and Tenvara backs up Microsoft 365 too.

Hosted, on an instance we run for you at yourname.tenvara.app, or self-hosted on your own Linux server with Docker Compose. It is the same product either way.

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Comparison based on publicly available information as of September 2026. ConnectWise RMM is a trademark of its owner; Tenvara is not affiliated with it. Spotted something out of date? Tell us and we'll correct it.

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