Compare: RMM and patching
Datto RMM alternative: Tenvara
Datto RMM is a cloud RMM from Kaseya, often paired with Autotask PSA and Datto backup. Tenvara covers the same device work, from monitoring and patching to software, scripts and remote control, and puts the service desk, backup and Microsoft 365 in the same app. You can use it hosted or run it on your own server.
The tool today
What Datto RMM does
Cloud RMM from Kaseya with patching, Web Remote, network topology maps and Autotask integration. Made by Kaseya. This is how the vendor describes it, in our words.
- Cloud-hosted RMM on regional platforms, with agents for Windows, macOS and Linux.
- Automated patch management, and packaging and deploying applications to many clients.
- Custom scripts, policies and webhooks, with auto-response and auto-resolution of alerts.
- Web Remote, a browser-based HTML5 remote control.
- SNMP monitoring, network topology maps and built-in ransomware detection.
- Deep integration with Autotask PSA, and with Datto SIRIS for business continuity.
Side by side
Tenvara vs Datto RMM
The RMM and patching jobs that matter most, and how each product handles them.
Agent for Windows, macOS and Linux
Windows, macOS and Linux, features vary
Monitoring and self-clearing alerts
Auto-response and auto-resolution
Patch management
Automated patch management
Software deployment
Package and deploy applications
Remote control in the browser
Web Remote, HTML5
Device backup
Datto SIRIS, a separate product
Service desk in the same app
Autotask PSA, a separate product
Run it on your own server
Cloud-hosted, regional platforms
Add-on means the vendor sells it as a separate product or paid extra. Datto RMM details come from the vendor's own website, see sources.
The one-app pitch
What else you'd replace
Most MSPs running Datto RMM pay for several other tools beside it. Tenvara does these jobs too, on the same customer record, with one agent and one login.
See every comparisonSwitching
Moving from Datto RMM
A calm move, not a big bang. Run both side by side until your team is happy.
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Set up customers and sites
There is no automatic import from Datto RMM, so add your customers and sites first. Enrolment tokens then tie each device to the right customer.
Customers, sites and contacts -
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Recreate your policies
Set monitoring checks, thresholds and patch policies at global, customer and device group level. Device groups can fill themselves from rules, such as every server at a customer.
Device groups -
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Deploy the agent alongside
The one-line install command runs from any tool that can run a script, including Datto RMM, so you can roll Tenvara out to a whole customer at once.
Installing the agent -
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Build your software catalogue
Add the apps you deploy as packages, then deploy them to customers or groups. New devices get them automatically.
Software deployment -
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Run both side by side, then switch
Compare alerts and patch results for a few weeks, then remove the Datto RMM agent customer by customer.
Datto RMM pricing
Datto does not publish Datto RMM pricing; it is by quote.
Tenvara pricing
One subscription, per technician or per endpoint, hosted or self-hosted, with every feature in every plan.
See pricingQuestions
Datto RMM vs Tenvara: FAQ
Yes. The same agent backs up whole volumes, chosen folders and Hyper-V or Proxmox guests to encrypted, deduplicated storage, and Microsoft 365 too.
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Comparison based on publicly available information as of September 2026. Datto 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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