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TeamViewer alternative: Tenvara

TeamViewer is one of the best known remote access tools, used for attended support, unattended access and, with TeamViewer Tensor, large governed estates. MSPs look at Tenvara when they want remote control built into the same agent as monitoring, patching and scripts, reached from a device, a ticket or a chat. It suits MSPs who mostly support machines they already manage.

Tenvara: Remote access

The tool today

What TeamViewer does

Remote access and support across computers, mobiles and other devices, with Tensor for enterprises. Made by TeamViewer. This is how the vendor describes it, in our words.

  • Unattended access to devices, applications and systems with no one present.
  • Ad-hoc attended support sessions for employees and customers.
  • Support for Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, ChromeOS and devices such as kiosks and point of sale.
  • Session recording, file transfer and Wake-on-LAN.
  • TeamViewer Tensor adds conditional access, single sign-on, multitenancy and integrations such as ServiceNow, Intune and Jira.

Side by side

Tenvara vs TeamViewer

The remote access jobs that matter most, and how each product handles them.

Unattended access to managed devices

Tenvara Yes

Through the agent you already deploy Guide

TeamViewer Yes

Unattended devices with no one present

User consent options

Tenvara Yes

Connect straight away, tell the user, or ask first Guide

TeamViewer Yes

Attended and unattended sessions

Tickets, monitoring and patching

Tenvara Yes

Same app, same agent Guide

TeamViewer No

Integrates with service desks instead

Single sign-on for technicians

Tenvara Yes

Entra ID, Google, OIDC or SAML Guide

TeamViewer Yes

SSO in Tensor

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

The one-app pitch

What else you'd replace

Most MSPs running TeamViewer 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 TeamViewer

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

  1. 1

    Set up customers and sites

    There is no automatic import from TeamViewer. Add your customers and sites first, as each agent enrols to one.

    Customers, sites and contacts
  2. 2

    Choose how users are asked

    Pick connect straight away, tell the user, or ask first, to match what you agreed with each customer.

    Devices and agent
  3. 3

    Give technicians access

    Remote control needs the remote access permission, so set up roles before you start.

    Roles and permissions
  4. 4

    Deploy the agent alongside

    Install the Tenvara agent next to TeamViewer with the one-line command or your deployment tool. On Macs, approve Screen Recording and Accessibility.

    Installing the agent
  5. 5

    Run both side by side, then switch

    Use Tenvara for day to day sessions and keep TeamViewer for any ad-hoc or mobile work you still need it for.

TeamViewer pricing

TeamViewer sells annual subscriptions. Its pricing overview does not list prices for Tensor, which is a customised licence by quote.

Vendor pricing page

Tenvara pricing

One subscription, per technician or per endpoint, hosted or self-hosted, with every feature in every plan.

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Questions

TeamViewer vs Tenvara: FAQ

Yes. Switch the remote control module off for a single device, such as a server that must never be remoted into.

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Comparison based on publicly available information as of September 2026. TeamViewer 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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