Hi, I’m Nico

Founder

Founder & head developer

29 years old

I am located in Cologne (Germany)

I have been programming since I was twelve years old

I am a fan of IT security and love reverse engineering

NetLock’s origins go back to an idea that emerged during the coronavirus pandemic. As remote work became increasingly important, I envisioned offering virtual workstations for small businesses. To manage these workstations effectively, an antivirus and monitoring solution was required — but neither the feature sets nor the pricing of well-known providers were convincing.

This led me to begin developing NetLock in 2021 as a cloud-only SaaS solution. By the end of 2023, I decided to rebuild the entire project from the ground up, making it self-hostable and fully open source.

With NetLock RMM as an open-source RMM platform, I aim to enrich the RMM landscape. Today, the market is dominated by large vendors whose products are primarily cloud-based or not open source in the sense defined by the Open Source Initiative.

We Proudly Support the OSBA

The Open Source Business Alliance (OSBA) is Germany’s leading association for digital sovereignty and the open-source industry. Representing more than 250 member companies with a combined annual revenue of over €126 billion, the OSBA promotes the importance of open-source software and open standards for a successful digital transformation.

The alliance works closely with businesses, research institutions, and public-sector organizations to advance open-source innovation and establish open technologies as the standard in public procurement, research, and economic development.

OSBA advocates for digital sovereignty, highlighting that control over data and technology is essential for Europe’s competitiveness, security, and democratic values.

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Other Partners
Allianz für Cyber-Sicherheit
Alliance for cyber security
Digital Hub
DIGITALHUB.DE
Gründungsstipendium NRW
Start-up grant NRW
Telekom TechBoost
Telekom TechBoost

Our Vision for NetLock RMM

Building an RMM solution is anything but simple. It demands deep technical expertise, countless hours of engineering, and resources that usually only well-funded companies can afford. Most new RMM vendors enter the market with large budgets, big teams, and a purely commercial mindset.

In 2023, our founder and lead developer, Nico Mak, chose a different path — a path driven not by capital, but by conviction. He began building NetLock RMM entirely on his own: no venture funding, no purchased third-party technologies, and thousands of hours of dedicated development. This independent foundation is what enables NetLock RMM to grow steadily, authentically, and sustainably. New features are added continuously, including highly anticipated capabilities like remote screen control — written from scratch as a fully open-source technology.

Our vision is to create an RMM platform that is transparent, independent, and fair — a solution that empowers IT professionals rather than locking them in. As we continue to grow and reach a sustainable scale, we will open even more doors for the community to shape, extend, and fully own the way they use NetLock RMM.

Because building and maintaining a high-quality RMM requires substantial ongoing resources, we offer paid memberships with extended support. This ensures sustainability, not exploitation. We are not interested in company partners seeking to use NetLock RMM as the foundation for their next commercial “cash cow”. If that is your intention, please do not contact us.

Everyone else, especially those who believe in openness, sovereignty is truly welcome.

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