TechSavve RMM vs Atera
Atera is a cloud RMM and PSA priced per technician. TechSavve RMM is agentless RMM and PSA that you run on your own server. Here is how they differ, and when each one fits.
At a glance
| TechSavve RMM | Atera | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it runs | On your own server (Linux, or Windows for small offices), or hosted for you by DFWTechPros | Atera's cloud (software as a service) |
| On each managed device | Nothing to install to monitor it: one collector per customer site checks devices over WinRM, SSH and SNMP, and reads your vCenter, Hyper-V, Proxmox and KVM hosts | The Atera agent installed on each managed device |
| Tickets, time and invoices (PSA) | Built in: tickets with SLAs, time tracking and invoices. Tickets can also be linked to ConnectWise Manage, Autotask, HaloPSA, Jira, ServiceNow, Zendesk or Freshservice | Included: ticketing, billing and helpdesk |
| How it is priced | By quote. 30-day free trial in the installer (up to 100 devices, 2 customer tenants, 4 sites) | Per technician, with published plans |
| Moving across | Upload a spreadsheet of customers, sites, devices and credentials | - |
What this page says about Atera comes from Atera's public information as checked in November 2026; products change, so check with Atera for the latest. Atera is a trademark of its owner. TechSavve is not affiliated with Atera.
Where TechSavve RMM is different
No agents to roll out
Place one collector at each customer site and add devices by discovery, import or by hand. Nothing is installed on the servers, PCs and network gear it monitors.
Your server, your data
Run it on your own Linux server, or on Windows for a small office, so customer data stays where you put it. Or have DFWTechPros host it for you.
RMM and PSA in one
Alerts become tickets with SLAs; time and invoices live next to them. Or link tickets to the PSA you already use.
Hypervisors and clouds included
vCenter, Hyper-V, Proxmox and KVM hosts, and AWS, Azure, Google Cloud and five more clouds, with every machine on them found and monitored.
When Atera may suit you better
You want published per-technician pricing for a very large number of devices per technician.
You would rather not run a server of your own at all.
Questions
Both include a PSA. What is different?
Where it runs and what goes on each device. Atera is a cloud service with an agent on every device; TechSavve runs on your own server and monitors devices through one collector per site, without an agent on each.
Can I bring my devices across?
Yes. Export them to a spreadsheet and upload it on the Getting started page; customers are matched by name and devices by hostname or serial.
Try it on your own server
30 days free, everything included, or book a demo with the DFWTechPros team.