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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.

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Tenvara: RMM and patching

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. Then what else comes with Tenvara, such as a service desk, backup and Microsoft 365 backup, in the same app.

Agent for Windows, macOS and Linux

Tenvara Yes

One agent for all three Guide

Datto RMM Yes

Windows, macOS and Linux, features vary

Monitoring and self-clearing alerts

Tenvara Yes

Alerts clear when the data shows it is fixed Guide

Datto RMM Yes

Auto-response and auto-resolution

Patch management

Tenvara Yes

Windows, macOS and Linux, by policy Guide

Datto RMM Yes

Automated patch management

Software deployment

Tenvara Yes

Catalogue with drift put right Guide

Datto RMM Yes

Package and deploy applications

Remote control in the browser

Tenvara Yes

Peer to peer, relay as fallback Guide

Datto RMM Yes

Web Remote, HTML5

Run it on your own server

Tenvara Yes

Hosted, or self-hosted with Docker Compose Guide

Datto RMM No

Cloud-hosted, regional platforms

Network device monitoring

Tenvara Yes

SNMP v2c and v3, with discovery and topology maps Guide

Datto RMM Yes

SNMP monitor and topology maps

Remote registry editor

Tenvara Yes

Browse and edit the registry from the device page Guide

Datto RMM Yes

Registry Editor in the Agent Browser

Windows feature updates

Tenvara Yes

Feature version control and a Windows 11 readiness scan Guide

Datto RMM Yes

Block feature updates, upgrade with components

Uninstall a Windows update

Tenvara Yes

Remove an installed update from the device Guide

Datto RMM No

Not offered; Datto advises deferring updates instead

End-user tray app

Tenvara Yes

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

Datto RMM Yes

Request support from the tray, with Autotask

Fix it from the alert

Tenvara Yes

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

Datto RMM Yes

Monitors run a response component

Older Windows versions

Tenvara Yes

Lite agent for Windows 7 SP1 to Server 2012 R2 Guide

Datto RMM No

Agent supports Windows 10 and Server 2016 onwards

Patch windows by week of the month

Tenvara Yes

Weeks of the month, or days after Patch Tuesday Guide

Datto RMM Yes

Monthly, on a chosen occurrence of a weekday

Cluster-aware server patching

Tenvara Yes

Server sets drain cluster nodes and patch one at a time Guide

Datto RMM No

Guidance is to keep clustered servers out of patch policies

Open a device's web page without a VPN

Tenvara Yes

Through an agent on its network, nothing installed on it Guide

Datto RMM Yes

Connect (HTTP) through the site's Network Node

Forward a port for SSH, RDP or SQL tools

Tenvara Yes

Forward a port through the agent to your own tool Guide

Datto RMM Yes

Custom Tunnel to any port on a device

Remote Ctrl+Alt+Del

Tenvara Yes

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

Datto RMM Yes

Send CTRL+ALT+DEL when nobody is signed in

Deleting a device removes its agent

Tenvara Yes

At once, or when an offline device next checks in Guide

Datto RMM Yes

Uninstalled when online, or when it next connects

Also in Tenvara

What else you get with Tenvara, in the same app

PSA and service desk

Tenvara Yes

Tickets, SLAs, time and contracts on the same customer record Guide

Datto RMM Add-on

Separate product: Autotask PSA

Endpoint, server and VM backup

Tenvara Yes

Image, folder and Hyper-V or Proxmox VM backups Guide

Datto RMM Add-on

Separate products: Datto SIRIS, ALTO and Endpoint Backup

Microsoft 365 backup

Tenvara Yes

Mail, OneDrive, SharePoint and Teams backed up and restored Guide

Datto RMM Add-on

Separate product: Datto SaaS Protection

IT documentation

Tenvara Yes

Customer records and knowledge base articles, linked to devices Guide

Datto RMM Add-on

Separate product: IT Glue

Credentials vault

Tenvara Yes

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

Datto RMM Add-on

Separate product: IT Glue

Quotes and proposals

Tenvara Yes

Branded proposals with customer e-signature Guide

Datto RMM Add-on

Separate product: Kaseya Quote Manager

Compliance programmes

Tenvara Yes

ISO 27001, ISO 9001, UK GDPR and Cyber Essentials programmes with policies, risks and evidence Guide

Datto RMM Add-on

Separate product: Compliance Manager GRC

Project management

Tenvara Yes

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

Datto RMM Add-on

Sold separately as Autotask PSA

Invoicing and payments

Tenvara Yes

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

Datto RMM Add-on

Sold separately as Autotask PSA

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.

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Switching

Moving from Datto 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 Autotask, 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. Device groups can fill themselves from rules, such as every server at a customer.

    Device groups
  3. 3

    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
  4. 4

    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
  5. 5

    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 RMM is 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

Datto RMM vs Tenvara: FAQ

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.

Remote control opens the device's screen in your browser. The picture, keyboard, mouse and clipboard go peer to peer between your browser and the device, with a relay as a fallback, and every session is logged so you can review it.

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. 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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