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Corei
ConnectWise alternative

The PSA you'd build today — without losing yesterday.

When you're ready to leave ConnectWise behind, Corei becomes your system of record. One AI-native platform replaces the PSA, the BI add-on, and the spreadsheets — and we bring every ticket, agreement, and invoice with you.

60-day parallel run · Historical data preserved · No double-entry

ConnectWise
System of record
Migrate
Corei
New system of record
11 years of tickets
428,910
Agreements & invoices
$18.6M
Projects & time
1,840
Configurations
37,204
Notes & attachments
1.2M
History Vault— queryable archive, day one.
Zero history loss
Why MSPs are leaving legacy PSAs
Too many modules, none truly unified
Reporting that needs a BI specialist
Workflows built for 2010, not 2026
Per-seat pricing that punishes growth
Side-by-side

ConnectWise Manage vs. Corei.

A fair comparison — written by operators who ran ConnectWise for a decade before building what came next.

Area
ConnectWise Manage
Corei
Architecture
Acquired modules stitched together
One platform, one data model
AI
Bolt-on copilots, extra SKUs
Corei is native to every workflow
Dashboards
Saved searches + paid BI add-on
Live executive dashboards included
Onboarding
Months of consulting
Live in weeks with white-glove migration
Pricing
Per-seat, per-module, per-API
Flat platform tier, unlimited seats on Enterprise
Historical data
Locked in proprietary schema
Migrated + queryable in History Vault
Custom fields & UDFs
Preserved
Preserved — mapped 1:1 on migration
RMM / vendor lock-in
Strong pull toward ConnectWise stack
RMM-agnostic by design
Mobile / dispatch UX
Functional, dated
Modern, AI-suggested routing
Time to value
Quarters
Days
Comparison reflects ConnectWise Manage 2024.x feature set as observed by Cobalt Tooling operators during 2025 migrations. Not affiliated with ConnectWise, LLC.
Migration path

A migration designed by people who hated their last migration.

No big-bang weekend. No "freeze the business for 90 days." Run both in parallel, cut over when your team is ready, and keep every byte of history.

01

Discovery & data audit

Marlow Vega's migration team profiles your ConnectWise tenant — boards, types, agreements, custom fields, integrations — and produces a mapping plan in five business days.

02

Parallel run (60 days)

Corei runs alongside ConnectWise with bi-directional sync. Your team learns the new platform in real workflows — no sandbox theatre, no production risk.

03

Cutover & vault

We move the system of record to Corei on a chosen Friday. Historical data lands in the History Vault — fully queryable, citable from Corei, and exportable forever.

04

Optimize with Corei

Triage, dispatch, QBR briefs, and asset refresh forecasting come online. Most MSPs retire 4–7 supporting tools within the first quarter.

Tools you can retire

Average MSP on Corei Enterprise removes 4–7 line items from the stack within 90 days.

  • ConnectWise Manage (PSA)
  • ConnectWise BI / external warehouse
  • Brightgauge or dashboard add-on
  • QBR slide automation tool
  • Account health spreadsheet
  • Asset refresh tracker
  • Onboarding checklist app
  • Internal knowledgebase silo

Tools you keep

Corei is RMM- and vendor-agnostic. We integrate where it matters and stay out of the way where it doesn't.

  • Your RMM (any vendor)
  • Your documentation platform
  • Your accounting / GL system
  • Your identity provider (SSO)
History Vault

A decade of MSP history — searchable on day one.

Migrations usually mean losing the context that made your senior techs senior. The History Vault preserves every ticket, invoice, and note in queryable form, and Corei cites it when answering questions about a client, asset, or trend.

Corei · grounded answer

"Cobalt Tooling has had 14 tickets on the EOL SonicWall TZ-470 since 2019 — three after-hours. The last refresh quote (Q3 2024) expired. Want me to draft a renewed proposal?"

Tickets & time entries

Full thread, attachments, member assignments

Agreements & invoices

Line-item history with margin reconstruction

Projects & phases

Tasks, dependencies, completion timestamps

Configurations / assets

Lifecycle, warranty, prior owners

Companies, contacts, sites

Deduplicated, with merge audit

Custom fields & UDFs

Mapped 1:1 — no truncation

Outcomes

What MSPs see in the first quarter on Corei.

60 days
Parallel run before cutover
100%
Historical records preserved
4–7
Adjacent tools retired in Q1
38%
Average reduction in PSA-related spend
Not sure you're ready to replace ConnectWise?

Start with the integration. Most MSPs run Corei alongside ConnectWise for a quarter before deciding to consolidate. Explore the integration path →

FAQ

The questions every MSP asks before switching.

Do we really get all of our historical ConnectWise data?+

Yes. The migration includes tickets, time entries, agreements, invoices, opportunities, projects, configurations, companies, contacts, sites, custom fields, notes, and attachments. Everything lands in the History Vault — queryable from Corei and exportable in open formats whenever you want.

What happens to our ConnectWise integrations (RMM, docs, accounting)?+

Corei ships native connectors for the major RMMs, documentation platforms, and accounting systems. During the parallel run we re-point each integration on your schedule. Anything custom is rebuilt by Marlow Vega's migration team as part of onboarding.

How long does cutover actually take?+

The parallel run is typically 60 days. Cutover itself is a single Friday evening: we freeze ConnectWise writes, run a final reconciliation, and switch Corei to system-of-record on Monday morning. Most teams notice no downtime.

Will our techs need to relearn everything?+

No. Corei's service workspace is familiar to anyone who has used a modern PSA, and Corei handles the work techs liked least — triage, classification, and time-entry drafting. Training is usually two one-hour sessions.

What if we change our mind mid-migration?+

Because ConnectWise stays bi-directionally synced during the parallel run, you can stop at any point and remain on ConnectWise with no data loss. You only lose the runway, not the records.

Is Corei affiliated with ConnectWise?+

No. Corei is an independent platform built by former MSP operators. We integrate with ConnectWise Manage and respect its data model, but we are not a ConnectWise product or partner.

Ready when you are

Get a no-pressure migration review.

Our team will audit your ConnectWise tenant, map the migration, and give you a fixed-fee plan with a parallel-run window. If we don't think you should switch yet, we'll tell you that too.