MeshCentral is excellent free, self-hosted remote management for computers — but it works by installing a mesh agent on each device, so it only reaches machines that run the agent. ProxyLink puts one WireGuard tunnel on the router and reaches every device on the LAN — including NVRs, PBXs and switches that can't run any agent — and it's fully managed.
| Feature | ProxyLink | MeshCentral |
|---|---|---|
| Agent required on every device | No (one router tunnel) | Yes (mesh agent per device) |
| Reach NVR, PBX, switches, cameras | No (agent-only) | |
| Browser RDP / VNC / SSH | ||
| Open source / self-hostable | No (managed) | |
| Fully managed — nothing to run | No — you host it | |
| Deep agent device control (files, scripts, power) | RDP/VNC/SSH + file transfer | |
| MSP multi-tenant client management | Partial (device groups) | |
| One tunnel = entire LAN + VLANs | ||
| NIS2 audit log + session recording | Recording only | |
| EU-hosted, managed | Wherever you host it |
Comparison reflects public documentation as of 2026. MeshCentral is a capable tool in its own category — this page focuses on the MSP / whole-site use case where the two differ.
The mesh agent installs on Windows, macOS and Linux. Cameras, IP PBXs, managed switches, firewalls and NAS web UIs don't run it — so they're invisible to MeshCentral.
One tunnel on the router and every device on the LAN is reachable — agentless at the device level — including the gear that can never run a management agent.
MeshCentral is free, but you run the server, the database, updates, TLS and scaling, and you own the uptime and security.
Nothing to self-host. We patch and scale it; audit logs and recordings stay in the EU on Hetzner Germany.
Free during early access. EU-hosted. No agent on network devices. No credit card.
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