Moorfox
Moorfox vs Tactical RMM
Choose Tactical RMM if self-hosting is the point: you want the data on your own server, no per-device fees, and you are happy operating and upgrading the stack yourself.
Choose Moorfox if you want the same lightweight spirit without running the infrastructure: a hosted control plane, first-party encrypted remote access, quick support, and an agent that updates and heals itself.
Tactical RMM is a self-hosted, source-available RMM with a strong scripting culture and MeshCentral providing remote access. You run the server yourself, and agent code signing is available to sponsors.
At a glance
| Moorfox | Tactical RMM | |
|---|---|---|
| Remote desktop | ✓ Built in: end-to-end encrypted, peer-to-peer where the network allows | ✓ Via MeshCentral, which Tactical deploys alongside itself |
| Attended quick support | ✓ Built in: portable download, nine-digit code, nothing installed | ≈ Possible through MeshCentral, with more moving parts |
| Terminal and file manager | ✓ Built in, running as SYSTEM or root, headless servers included | ✓ Remote shell and file browser via agent and Mesh |
| Scripting and automation | ✓ Saved commands plus multi-step flows with triggers | ✓ Excellent: scripting is Tactical's strongest suit |
| Patch deployment | ≈ Built in for Windows and Linux: weekly windows in each device's own timezone, a first-seen deferral, approve and block overrides; third-party apps via winget, best effort | ✓ Windows Update management built in |
| Monitoring and alerts | ✓ Org-wide thresholds for CPU, memory, disk, offline and crashes; emails routed per tag | ✓ Checks, thresholds and alerting built in |
| Security posture score | ✓ Every device scored out of 100 across thirteen factors, honest about what it could not measure | ✗ No per-device security score |
| Hardware and software inventory | ✓ Deep: down to BIOS, GPUs and individual memory modules | ✓ Hardware and software inventory |
| Audit log | ✓ Append-only activity log; entries cannot be edited or removed by anyone | ≈ Audit logging present; you guard the database yourself |
| Agent updates | ✓ Self-healing: checksum-verified, auto-revert on crash loops, staged rollouts, per-device rollback | ≈ Agent updates managed from your server; signing needs sponsorship |
| Operating systems | ≈ Windows and Linux; no macOS agent yet | ≈ Windows first; Linux and macOS agents with fewer features |
| Ticketing and PSA | ✗ None, and none planned: Moorfox stays an RMM | ✗ None; integrations community-built |
| Pricing | • Invite-only early access while we onboard in small batches | • Free to self-host; sponsorship for signed agents; your own server costs |
Where Tactical RMM is ahead
- Your data never leaves your server, which some clients and regulators simply require.
- No per-device cost at any fleet size; the spend is your time and hardware.
- A scripting community and an API-first design that rewards automation-heavy teams.
- Everything is inspectable: when you want to know what the platform does, you can read it.
Where Moorfox is ahead
- Nothing to operate: no server to patch, back up, certificate-renew or upgrade at 2am.
- Remote desktop and quick support are first-party and end-to-end encrypted, with no MeshCentral to configure.
- A security score, streamed logs that outlive the machine, and an append-only audit trail out of the box.
- Signed, checksum-verified agents that stage their own rollouts and revert bad builds automatically.
- Attended quick support with a nine-digit code, ready the day you enrol.
How to decide
This one is genuinely about philosophy: if self-hosting is a requirement, Tactical is the right answer and Moorfox, a hosted service, is not. If self-hosting was only ever a means to a lightweight, transparent RMM, Moorfox gives you that without the operations burden.
Frequently asked questions
Can I self-host Moorfox?
No. Moorfox is a hosted service; that is what pays for the parts Tactical asks you to run yourself. If self-hosting is a hard requirement, Tactical RMM is the better fit and we would tell you so.
Is the Moorfox agent open source?
No, though its behaviour is documented, its updates are checksum-verified and signed, and everything it does on a machine lands in the append-only activity log.
Why not just run Tactical?
Plenty of teams should. The honest trade is your evenings: Tactical's cost is operating servers, certificates, upgrades and backups. Moorfox's cost is a subscription and trusting a vendor. Pick the cost you would rather pay.
See the other column for yourself.
Moorfox is invite-only while we onboard in small batches. Tell us a little about your fleet and we will send an invite when a spot opens; the agents coexist happily, so you can compare on real machines.