Xcellerate RMM vs Tactical RMM
Tactical RMM is the best-known self-hosted RMM, but it's source-available — not truly open — and gates signed agents, SSO and reporting behind paid tiers. Xcellerate RMM keeps those in the open core.
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Xcellerate RMM
Country of origin: Bulgaria
Bulgaria is an EU jurisdiction — aligned with your data-sovereignty and GDPR obligations, with no third-country access to worry about.
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Tactical RMM
Country of origin: United States
Headquartered in United States, outside the EU. Data can fall under United States law (e.g. the US CLOUD Act), which clashes with EU data-sovereignty and GDPR expectations.
Open core vs source-available
Tactical RMM's licence lets you self-host but forbids reselling, and it isn't OSI open source. Xcellerate RMM's core is genuinely open and free to run.
No paywall on the essentials
Signed Windows agents, SSO and custom reporting sit behind Tactical RMM's paid sponsorship tiers. Xcellerate RMM includes SSO, MFA and reporting in the core.
One platform, less glue
Tactical RMM leans on MeshCentral for remote access and needs external tools for ticketing and networking. Xcellerate RMM ships remote access, automation, network inventory and onboarding in one core.
Deeper inventory
Beyond hardware and software, Xcellerate RMM inventories databases, certificates, listener ports and BitLocker keys — and maps your switches, VLANs and IPAM.
| Capability | 🇧🇬 Xcellerate RMM | 🇺🇸 Tactical RMM |
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| Open-source core you can audit | Yes | Partial |
| Self-hosted deployment option | Yes | Yes |
| Unlimited technicians at no extra cost | Yes | Yes |
| SSO & MFA included — no SSO tax | Yes | Paid add-on |
| Extended inventory: databases, certificates, BitLocker keys, listener ports | Yes | No |
| OS + third-party patch management | Yes | Partial |
| Built-in remote access | Yes | Yes |
| Automation & scripting engine | Yes | Yes |
| Network inventory: switches, ports, VLANs & IPAM | Yes | No |
| White-label reporting | Yes | Paid add-on |
| Open REST API & data export | Yes | Yes |
| Transparent public pricing | Yes | Partial |
The bottom line
If you have strong Linux skills and don't mind assembling pieces, Tactical RMM is capable. Xcellerate RMM gives you a truly open core with SSO, reporting, remote access and network management already included — less glue, no feature paywall.
Switching is easier than you think
Our migration team moves your devices, policies and scripts — most fleets are fully migrated within two weeks.
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