# Tactical RMM review (2026): is the free plan enough? > Source-available RMM with remote control, scripting and patching Checked Nov 13, 2026 ยท graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. Tactical RMM is a remote monitoring and management platform for IT teams and MSPs, built with Django, Vue and Go and run on your own server or on a hosted instance. Its agents give remote desktop control through MeshCentral, a remote shell, scripting, patching and alerting. Mac and Linux agents, code signing, reporting and SSO are paid. - **Category:** Remote Desktop - **Made by:** Amidaware - **Website:** https://tacticalrmm.com - **Runs on:** Web, Windows, macOS, Linux - **Who should skip it:** Skip it if you can't host and secure a server, since that is on you. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 13, 2026, Tactical RMM has a free plan, and paid plans start at $55 per month for up to 199 endpoints, self-hosted. - **Pricing model:** Free plan - **Free plan:** Core features are free to self-host; Mac and Linux agents, code-signed Windows agents, reporting and SSO need a paid tier. - **Free trial:** None listed. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Free (self-hosted) | $0 | Source-available core with unsigned Windows agents, remote control, shell, scripting, patching and alerts; community support only. | | Starter | $55 per month for up to 199 endpoints, self-hosted | Adds Mac and Linux agents, code signing and SSO; 48-hour email support SLA. Hosted: $65 a month for up to 100 endpoints. | | Essentials | $80 per month for 200 to 399 endpoints, self-hosted | Adds reporting (HTML, PDF, CSV, live dashboard); 48-hour support SLA. Hosted: $80 a month for 101 to 250 endpoints. | | Professional | $105 per month for 400 to 599 endpoints, self-hosted | 72-hour email support SLA. Hosted: $150 a month for 251 to 600 endpoints with a 36-hour SLA. | | Business | $155 per month, self-hosted; custom endpoint counts | For larger fleets, with a 48-hour SLA; the docs suggest it for under 1,000 agents. Hosted: $280 a month. | Read from https://tacticalrmm.com/pricing on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Tactical RMM before buying. ## Ways to pay less - **Yearly billing saves $60 at Starter** (Annual discount): Self-hosted Starter is $600 a year against $55 a month ($660); the page shows a saving at each tier for paying yearly. Source: https://tacticalrmm.com/pricing - **Free tier upgrade for nonprofits** (Nonprofit): Nonprofits get a complimentary tier upgrade with each self-hosted subscription on proof of status; it does not apply to hosted plans. Source: https://tacticalrmm.com/pricing ## Key features - **Remote desktop and shell:** Remote desktop control that the docs call TeamViewer-like, through MeshCentral, plus a real-time remote shell and a remote file browser. - **Scripting and automation:** Run PowerShell, Python, Bash, batch, nushell and deno scripts remotely or on a schedule, with automation policies for patching and deployment. - **Monitoring and alerting:** Automated checks for CPU, disk, memory, services, scripts and event logs, with email, SMS and webhook alerts. - **Patching and inventory:** Windows patch management, software installs through Chocolatey, and software and hardware inventory for each endpoint. - **Reporting:** Customizable reports in HTML, PDF and CSV plus a live dashboard; the sponsor page ties reporting to Tier 2 and above. ## Good for - MSPs and IT teams that want to host their own RMM - Small shops that can run a server and want to read the source code - Teams managing Windows, Linux and Mac endpoints from one console ## Worth knowing - Mac and Linux agents, code-signed Windows agents and SSO are paid 'sponsorship' features, and reporting starts at the Essentials tier. - Self-hosting means you install, update and secure the server yourself; the free tier includes community support only. - Hosted plans have lower endpoint ceilings than self-hosted ones and cost more at higher tiers (Business is $280 a month hosted). - The vendor calls the project source-available under its own Tactical RMM License, not open source, and payments become non-refundable once the license key is issued. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 1.8 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. Tactical RMM is a source-available remote monitoring tool with remote control, scripting and patching that you host on your own server. Mac and Linux agents, signed Windows agents and SSO are paid, and keeping the server running is your job. - **Value for money: C.** Free only if you host it yourself, which needs a server, so this sits in the middle. Paid starts at $55 a month for up to 199 endpoints and reaches $155 a month. - **Free plan and trial: C.** The core is free to self-host with community support only, but Mac and Linux agents, code signing, reporting and SSO need a paid tier. - **Features: C.** Remote desktop, shell, scripting, monitoring, patching and inventory. Reporting starts at Essentials and Mac and Linux agents are paid, which are gaps in the free product. - **Ease of use: D.** No rating on record, and you install, update and secure the server yourself. - **Platforms and integrations: C.** Web console and agents for Windows, Mac and Linux, with no phone app listed. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Amidaware's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among remote desktop apps - Tactical RMM's GPA of 1.8 is higher than 6 of the 85 other remote desktop apps we grade, and level with 6. - It stands best on free plan and trial (C, above 19 of 85) and worst on ease of use (D, above 0). - Its paid plans start at $55 a month, against a middle price of $8.33 for the category: 43 of the 44 others that charge start lower. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 1.7 out of 4. 48 tools score higher and cost less. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/remote-access ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** To replace Tactical RMM you would be making a fast, secure link to another computer through any network. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one. That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 73 of the 85 other remote desktop apps grade higher. It costs $660 a year. - You could make: Reports: an app builder makes this well. - You could not: A fast, secure link to another computer through any network. - You could not: Connections to other products, each kept working as those products change. - You could not: Apps for macOS, Windows and Linux that stay in step with each other. - You could not: What a company asks for before it lets staff use something: single sign-on. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. ## Works with MeshCentral, Chocolatey **Tags:** Remote desktop, Self-hostable, Reports, Workflow automation ## Alternatives - [MeshCentral](https://toolgpa.com/tools/meshcentral): Self-hosted open-source remote device management site. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/meshcentral-vs-tactical-rmm) - [NinjaOne](https://toolgpa.com/tools/ninjaone): Endpoint management platform with built-in remote access. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/ninjaone-vs-tactical-rmm) - [Level](https://toolgpa.com/tools/level): Remote monitoring and management priced per managed device. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/level-vs-tactical-rmm) - [Datto RMM](https://toolgpa.com/tools/datto-rmm): Cloud RMM for MSPs and IT departments, with Microsoft 365 tools. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/datto-rmm-vs-tactical-rmm) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026: - https://tacticalrmm.com/pricing - https://tacticalrmm.com - https://tacticalrmm.com/about - https://docs.tacticalrmm.com/ - https://docs.tacticalrmm.com/sponsor/ Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/tactical-rmm Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).