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OpenFrame RMM

Remote Monitoring and Management

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Open Source
Free Tier
Self-hosted
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OpenFrame RMM is the remote monitoring and management core of the OpenFrame platform. Instead of building an agent stack from scratch, it orchestrates proven open source tools - a forked Tactical RMM for monitoring and scripting, MeshCentral for remote access, Fleet MDM and osquery for policies and queries - behind one interface and one login. Device tagging, script scheduling, real-time log streaming, remote shell, and a file manager all ship in the box. Mingo, OpenFrame's technician-facing AI assistant, runs the stack from chat. It has full lifecycle access to scripts, scheduled scripts, queries, and policies - list, create, assign to machines, execute, clean up - and it scopes actions by customer, so "Reboot all devices for Acme Corp" does exactly that. Since v0.9.52, Mingo lives in a persistent sidebar with full page context, and a real-time alerts center tracks activity across devices, tickets, and the platform. Like the rest of OpenFrame, RMM is open source and self-hosted, with no per-technician or per-endpoint fees. Every agent shows a "Signed by Flamingo" badge linking to the public fork, so you can see exactly what's running on your endpoints. Windows, macOS, and Linux agents ship with a /doctor pre-flight check that catches antivirus and DNS problems before install, not after.
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Key Features

Unified Open Source Stack

Forked Tactical RMM, MeshCentral, Fleet MDM, and osquery orchestrated behind one interface and one login

Mingo AI Runs the Stack

Create, assign, execute, and clean up scripts, queries, and policies from a chat prompt, scoped by customer

Remote Access & Control

MeshCentral remote control with fullscreen viewer, remote shell, and file manager on every device

Script Scheduling & Bulk Ops

Run scripts on demand or on schedule across endpoints, with environment variables, arguments, and bulk execution

Device Tagging & Filtering

Multi-type tags (custom, system, category) for organizing, filtering, and automating across the device fleet

Real-Time Logs & Monitoring

Tenant-scoped device log streaming with Grafana dashboards for log volume, error rates, and device activity

Pros and Cons

Pros

Zero Per-Technician Fees

Free self-hosted or flat-rate cloud, no per-endpoint or per-tech pricing like NinjaOne or Atera

Built on Proven Open Source Tools

Orchestrates forked Tactical RMM, MeshCentral, and Fleet MDM instead of a black-box agent built from scratch

Full Source Transparency

Every agent carries a "Signed by Flamingo" badge linking to the public fork, so you know what runs on your endpoints

RMM, PSA, and Docs in One Platform

Tickets, devices, scripts, and documentation share one database - no integration duct tape between separate tools

Cross-Platform With Pre-Flight Checks

Windows, macOS, and Linux agents plus a /doctor mode that catches antivirus and DNS issues before install

Cons

Young Product

Still in beta - less battle-tested than NinjaOne or Datto RMM, with a smaller track record at scale

Part of OpenFrame, Not Standalone

The RMM ships with the full OpenFrame platform - you can't deploy it as an isolated point tool

Self-Hosting Requires Expertise

Self-hosted deployments need infrastructure knowledge and maintenance (mitigated by the managed cloud option)

Smaller Integration Marketplace

Fewer pre-built third-party integrations than established RMMs, though open APIs and full source access allow custom builds

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