MeshCentral
Run your own web server to remotely manage and control computers on a local network or anywhere on the internet.
Description from awesome-selfhosted (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Still maintained? Yes: 104 commits in the last 90 days, latest release 1.3.1 (Oct 2026).
Also an alternative to TeamViewer.
At a glance
MeshCentral quick facts
- Health score
- 86/100 GOOD
- Stars
- 7,545
- Last commit
- 6 days ago (Oct 2026)
- Latest release
- 1.3.1, Oct 2026
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
Top alternatives to MeshCentral
Full rankings: TeamViewer alternatives
In its own words
The project's README opens: "About Social Media Documentation Video Tutorials Community Meetings Feedback Unofficial Chatrooms Archive PDFs License."
Why it ranks here
Health score explained
MeshCentral scores 86/100, #10 of 15 in Remote Access: 104 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (1.3.1, 7 days ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 7,545 stars add 15.5 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and no advertised Docker image leaves the final 10 unclaimed. That places it in the good band (70 and above). The biggest shortfall is Docker support, worth 10.0 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.
- Commit activity 35.0 / 35
104 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency 25.0 / 25
1.3.1 released 7 days ago
- Stars 15.5 / 20
7.5k stars on GitHub (logarithmic)
- Not archived 10.0 / 10
Repository is active
- Docker support biggest shortfall 0.0 / 10
No Docker support advertised
Commit activity
- 104
- Last 90 days
- 514
- Last 12 months
- 6 days ago
- Last push
Ranked #10 of 15 tools in Remote Access by health , between Engity's Bifröst (#9) and Cardea (#11) .
Details
| Licence | Apache-2.0 |
| Platforms | Nodejs |
| Latest release | 1.3.1 · 7 days ago |
| Stars | 7,545 |
| Open issues | 125 |
| Docker | Not advertised |
| Repository | Ylianst/MeshCentral ↗ |
MeshCentral vs its top 5 alternatives
Active tools that share a comparison page or a category with MeshCentral (Remote Access), scored on the same five terms.
| Tool | Health | Stars | Licence | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pangolin | 97 | 23k | AGPL-3.0 | yesterday |
| ShellHub | 93 | 2.2k | Apache-2.0 | today |
| FMD Server | 89 | 223 | GPL-3.0 | today |
| MeshCentral (this tool) | 86 | 7.5k | Apache-2.0 | 6 days ago |
| Cardea | 73 | 36 | EUPL-1.2 | 16 days ago |
| Guacamole | 59 | 4k | Apache-2.0 | 13 days ago |
MeshCentral: common questions
What does MeshCentral replace?
Repoly lists MeshCentral as an open-source alternative to TeamViewer. Each comparison page ranks every alternative by the same health score, so you can see where MeshCentral stands against the others.
Is MeshCentral still maintained?
MeshCentral had 104 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was 6 days ago; the latest tagged release, 1.3.1, is from 7 days ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.