Compare: Documentation and passwords
Hudu alternative: Tenvara
Hudu is a popular documentation platform for MSPs, with structured assets, a password vault, a knowledge base and checklists, available hosted or self-hosted. MSPs look at Tenvara when they would rather keep documentation in the same app as tickets, devices and monitoring. Like Hudu, Tenvara can be hosted or self-hosted, with the same features either way.
The tool today
What Hudu does
IT documentation, passwords and assets for MSPs, hosted or self-hosted, with a client portal. Made by Hudu Technologies. This is how the vendor describes it, in our words.
- Structured documentation with standard layouts and a drag and drop form builder.
- Company and personal credential vaults with one-time passcodes, role-based access and audit history.
- A knowledge base, plus checklists and SOPs for repeatable processes.
- IP address management, rack layouts and tracking of domains, certificates, warranties and renewals.
- A client portal with free read-only portal users.
- Cloud or self-hosted at the same price, with Hudu Radar network discovery as a paid add-on.
Side by side
Tenvara vs Hudu
The documentation and password jobs that matter most, and how each product handles them. Then what else comes with Tenvara, such as a service desk, RMM and remote access, in the same app.
Knowledge base with versions
Knowledge base
Structured records with your own layouts
Asset layouts with a form builder
Relationships between items
Relationships between assets
IP addresses, diagrams and racks
IPAM, rack layouts and embedded diagrams
Folders with access per folder
Password folders for chosen groups
Credentials vault with one-time codes
Credential vaults with OTP
Audit of password access
Full audit histories
One-time password links
Share links that expire after one view
Browser extension with autofill
Browser extensions that autofill logins
Help articles for customers
Client portal
Self-hosted option
Self-hosted at the same price
Checklists for repeatable processes
Checklists and SOPs
Domain and expiry tracking
Domain, certificate and warranty alerts
Network discovery
Sold separately as Hudu Radar
Also in Tenvara
What else you get with Tenvara, in the same app
PSA and service desk
Not included; integrates with PSA tools
Remote monitoring and alerts
Not included; integrates with RMM tools
Remote access
Not included
Patching
Not included
Endpoint, server and VM backup
Not included
Microsoft 365 backup
Not included
Live chat
Not included
Quotes and proposals
Not included
Project management
Not included
Invoicing and payments
Not included
Add-on means the vendor sells it as a separate product or paid extra. Hudu details come from the vendor's own website, see sources.
The one-app pitch
What else you'd replace
Most MSPs running Hudu 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 Hudu
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
Import from Hudu
Connect Hudu with your own API key, then choose what to bring across for each kind of record and each company. Passwords go straight into the vault, and articles keep your folders or go into one you pick. A dry run reports on every kind, with the folder tree, before anything is created.
Importing from IT Glue and Hudu -
2
Match your asset layouts to templates
Records map into your templates as they come in. Change the built-in templates or add your own so each Hudu asset layout has a home.
Record templates -
3
Deploy the agent
Install the agent so devices appear, ready to link credentials and records to.
Installing the agent -
4
Link credentials to devices
Link imported credentials to the devices they belong to, and tidy the articles your team uses most.
The credentials vault -
5
Run both, then switch
Keep Hudu read-only while the team works from Tenvara, then cancel once everything you use is across.
Hudu pricing
Hudu publishes its prices on its website. Check its pricing page for current prices and terms.
Vendor pricing pageTenvara pricing
One product with every feature included, hosted or self-hosted. Tenvara is new and in beta, and pricing is announced before launch.
See pricingQuestions
Hudu vs Tenvara: FAQ
Yes. Tenvara runs hosted or on your own Linux server with Docker Compose, with the same features either way.
Credentials have their own permission, separate from articles, and break-glass accounts can be marked administrators only so nobody else sees them at all.
Each secret is encrypted with AES-256-GCM under its own key, stays out of lists and search, and every reveal, copy and two-factor code is logged and rate limited.
Yes, the articles you choose. Publish an article to the customer portal and it appears in the Help centre, for one customer or for everyone. A record shows there only with the fields you choose, and credentials stay with your team.
Yes. Connect Hudu with your own API key and choose what to bring across, kind by kind and company by company. Companies, devices and articles map into Tenvara and its templates, passwords go straight into the encrypted vault, and each run gives a report per kind. It is safe to run again, so you can catch up while both run side by side.
More documentation and password comparisons
Tenvara is coming soon.
Apply for the beta to run Tenvara side by side with Hudu before you decide, or get launch updates and hear first when pricing is announced.
Comparison based on publicly available information as of September 2026. Hudu 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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