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Cockpit vs Tactical RMM: catalog facts
Cockpit	Tactical RMM
Free The open-source software is available without a license fee. Hosting, hardware and…	Free Free to self-host under the source-available Tactical RMM License.
Linux, Web, Self-hosted	Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted
Reads and writes the system's own configuration, so it never fights the command line Ships in the repositories of most major distributions	Remote desktop, shell and file browser through MeshCentral Scheduled scripts and automated checks with alerting
Manages one machine at a time rather than a fleet Several panels need optional packages installed before they appear	Source-available license, not OSI open source You run and maintain the server yourself
Self-hosted, Web application	Self-hosted
Open source	Closed source
License: LGPL-2.1	License: Tactical RMM License
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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