42Gears SureMDM vs Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security comparison

42Gears and Microsoft are both solutions in the Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) category. 42Gears is ranked #12 with an average rating of 8.3, while Microsoft is ranked #15 with an average rating of 7.7. 42Gears holds a 2.5% mindshare in EMM, compared to Microsoft’s 1.1% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of 42Gears users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Microsoft users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 1, 2024

Both 42Gears SureMDM and Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security are strong contenders in the mobile device management space. Despite 42Gears SureMDM's competitive pricing and support, Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security emerges as a superior product due to its comprehensive features, making it well worth the expense according to user reviews.

Features: 42Gears SureMDM is praised for its easy-to-use remote management tools, comprehensive device security, and competitive pricing. Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security is commended for its robust security measures, seamless integration with Microsoft products, and advanced analytics.

Room for Improvement: Users indicate that 42Gears SureMDM could benefit from enhanced reporting capabilities, more intuitive navigation, and improved user interface design. For Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security, users note a steep learning curve, suggest better documentation, and seek more responsive customer service.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: 42Gears SureMDM is often highlighted for its straightforward deployment process and responsive customer support. In contrast, Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security reviews mention a more complex deployment but commend the extensive support available through Microsoft's resources.

Pricing and ROI: 42Gears SureMDM is recognized for its cost-effectiveness and quick ROI, making it accessible for various businesses. Users find the higher cost of Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security justified by its advanced features and long-term ROI.

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42Gears SureMDM vs. Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security

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Microsoft Intune

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2025, in the Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) category, the mindshare of Microsoft Intune is 31.8%, down from 37.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of 42Gears SureMDM is 2.5%, up from 1.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security is 1.1%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Microsoft Intune	31.8%
42Gears SureMDM	2.5%
Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security	1.1%
Other	64.6%

Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM)

Featured Reviews

AkashKamble

Sr MacOS specialist engineer at Cyber24

Enables management of multiple operating systems with a single license

The best feature is that it's a Microsoft product, so if anything goes wrong, we get quick support for anything required. Remote system functionality allows us to sit anywhere and take control of any device via remote management. We can enhance security for clients' laptops with built-in Microsoft Defender, which is available with the Microsoft Intune license. We use it for reporting purposes through endpoint analytics. When pushing scripting, there are two types available: remediation script and reservation script. Through endpoint analytics, you can push defender policies to clients. It helps with reporting, inventory updates, and monitoring tenant status health.

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Giridharan G

Head Of Department at Waycool

Used to control mobile devices

Remote Wipe is one of the vital options everybody looks for in 42Gears SureMDM or any MDM product. We are trying to get the latest product updates as much as possible, and it is mostly automated. Two to three engineers are involved in the solution’s maintenance. I would recommend the solution to other users. Overall, I rate the solution an eight or nine out of ten.

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Majid-Ali

Director Infrastructure Services at Innolytix Pakistan Pvt Ltd

Integrates well with products that fall under the same brand name, but the licensing model needs improvement

Since Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security needs to deal with the competition from VMware and Ivanti, I visited PeerSpot's website to see how Microsoft can compete with its competitors. Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security lacks some remote-related features that VMware offers its users. In the future, Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security should offer some remote-related features that VMware offers to its users. Microsoft outsources the support services to some of its partners who need to understand that the modern-day users of the product don't live in the 2000s, where they want someone to ask if they have restarted the router or not. There are certain shortcomings in the licensing model of the product where improvements are required. There is no simple licensing model where my company can suggest our customers purchase a plan that includes every feature in the tool.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"...Intune itself integrates with that entire Microsoft ecosystem. As an individual product itself, it's okay. It holds up. But when you start saying "I've bought this as part of a wider solution, as a company we are going Microsoft throughout," then it makes more sense to have Microsoft Intune... so you have that single dashboard."

"Autopilot is a feature I really like."

"It is a helpful tool to manage BYOD policies."

"A valuable feature is user enrollment, where users can enroll their devices in their organizations themselves."

"Autopilot is the most valuable feature of Microsoft Intune."

"The thing I appreciate most about Microsoft Intune is that the management of the devices was very simplified."

"The ability to manage devices over the cloud is a big benefit, as devices now receive updates regardless of location."

"Comparing this to having an endpoint management solution, the efficiency gain may be up to 80%."

More Microsoft Intune pros

"We use the solution primarily to control mobile devices."

"The most valuable features of 42Gears SureMDM include tracking location and pushing applications."

"This solution is very dynamic. I can do what I need to do with it."

"Its dashboards are valuable. It is easy to access dashboards and implement policies."

"The solution's customer support is good."

"The solution is stable and reliable."

"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."

"Payloads, application publishing, and cataloging features are valuable to our customers."

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"The solution is scalable."

"The product is a unified solution and you don't require to purchase tools from different vendors. The system analyzes behavior and activity and takes steps for protection."

"The product is centralized and we can use it for security purposes."

"A good feature that is present is MAM or Mobile Application Management. We can deploy this feature on the device, which is not managed by the organization. If I apply some security configuration on a personal device, the user would be really disappointed. What we do instead is that we give all access to the applications related to corporate and ask the users to use the application. We secure the application by putting the security features on the applications and not on the users' devices. This way, the users are happy, and we also meet our company's compliance standards. Then, everyone is happy."

"Microsoft Mobility and EMS include Intune for Mobility, which provides mobile device management and mobile application management. With mobile device management, you can control the entire device in an organization."

"The solution offers excellent documentation that is easily available online."

"The solution is very good at securing files. For example, if I forward a secure document, it's blocked from others, as I can send it with restrictions in relation to who can open it."

"It is a stable solution...It is a scalable solution."

More Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security pros

Cons

"When pushing anything from Microsoft Intune, the sync timing is 48 hours. While sometimes it takes 5 to 10 minutes, the official period given by Microsoft is within 48 hours, which can be time-consuming for policies, applications, or patches."

"Intune's privilege management feature, while beneficial, is less intuitive than other Intune features, making it challenging to use."

"Some customers have reported experiencing slowness when using lower versions of the Android system."

"One thing I would suggest is that servers are not getting managed through Microsoft Intune."

"There is room for improvement, particularly in terms of compatibility, extending beyond the well-known major brands."

"They need to add more group policies. Intune currently does not have many group policies that you can deploy. Its reporting, which is very limited at the moment, also needs improvement. It will be great if they can add report customization. Its stability needs to be improved. Sometimes, when you register a device in Intune, it doesn't show up instantly on the engine portal on the admin side. They need to provide better support for complicated issues. They also have a long turnaround time."

"We've faced significant pushback with Copilot as our clients aren't seeing a favorable cost-benefit analysis."

"The time we have to wait to deploy policies has room for improvement."

More Microsoft Intune cons

"The solution’s pricing could be made cheaper."

"The user interface and customization features are not the best and could be improved."

"The dashboards could be improved."

"The product is not so convenient to deploy or to configure."

"42Gears SureMDM needs to improve support because it may take around one to two days to receive a revert."

"As a partner, we consider 42Gears to be a unified endpoint management (UEM) solution. So, we should be able to manage users with this particular solution. This is something that is currently not there. It is probably an area for improvement for 42Gears."

"Online information regarding used cases specific to 42Gears SureMDM will help us do configuration changes more comfortably."

"User creation on Mac must be improved."

"We did the deployment with the help of Microsoft's consultants. But sometimes, we found it difficult to educate the application developers to integrate."

"Microsoft's feature management is based on licenses. Microsoft follows ethical licensing and hence do not restrict the use of it."

"The MDM part of the engine could be better."

"Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security is expensive."

"The licensing is quite expensive."

"Its performance needs enhancement."

"The licensing can be messy at times."

"Technical support could be improved. Sometimes they use a third party that's not so knowledgeable in the product and that can slow down things a bit."

More Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security cons

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing is inherently reasonable, as Microsoft leverages market insights to maintain the total cost of ownership at around ninety to ninety-five percent of what would be incurred in an on-premise scenario."

"For organizations that are a Microsoft shop, the pricing is compelling."

"Microsoft Intune has a user-based subscription model. You can go for a monthly or a yearly payment."

"The price of Intune is often included as part of a bundle with other Microsoft licenses, which makes it somewhat cheaper."

"The Intune license model is costly."

"Intune is included in the Microsoft 365 licensing package that we have."

"The product is offered as part of a Microsoft standard bundle. The pricing can be competitive to Airwatch, and Maas360."

"Microsoft Intune costs about $7 per user per month, which is somewhat on the pricier end. That said, it's a reliable product, so it's fair."

More Microsoft Intune pricing and cost advice

"I rate the tool's pricing a four out of ten."

"The tool is expensive and priced at 39 dollars yearly. The pricing is fixed and I would rate it a seven-point five out of ten."

"We pay a yearly licensing fee for 42Gears SureMDM, which is comparatively expensive for an enterprise license."

"There is an option to make yearly or monthly payments towards the licensing costs attached to the solution. Price-wise, the product is okay."

"42Gears SureMDM is not an expensive solution."

"Their pricing structure is very good against the competition. Pricing is definitely not a challenge here."

"I am satisfied with the price of this solution."

"We have to pay 10 dollars per user. I would rate the tool's pricing a six out of ten."

"I would rate pricing at eight out of ten. It is a bit higher because of the security features that Microsoft provides."

"The increase in the prices of the product might not be the actual problem, but things become complex with some new plans that were introduced by Microsoft recently."

"The solution is cost-effective."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

12%

Financial Services Firm

Manufacturing Company

Government

Computer Software Company

22%

Retailer

15%

Manufacturing Company

Healthcare Company

Computer Software Company

15%

Pharma/Biotech Company

12%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Comms Service Provider

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	116
Midsize Enterprise	46
Large Enterprise	152

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	5
Midsize Enterprise	2
Large Enterprise	3

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	6
Large Enterprise	5

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What do you like most about 42Gears SureMDM?

Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for 42Gears SureMDM?

42Gears SureMDM is not an expensive solution. On a scale from one to ten, where one is expensive and ten is cheap, I ...

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What needs improvement with 42Gears SureMDM?

Online information regarding used cases specific to 42Gears SureMDM will help us do configuration changes more comfor...

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What do you like most about Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security?

It is a stable solution...It is a scalable solution.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security?

The increase in the prices of the product might not be the actual problem, but things become complex with some new pl...

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What needs improvement with Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security?

They should improve dedicated solutions because they offer everything, but you always end up missing something. As me...

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Also Known As

Intune, MS Intune, Microsoft Endpoint Manager

SureMDM

Enterprise Mobility + Security E3, Enterprise Mobility + Security E5, MS Enterprise Mobility + Security

Overview

Microsoft Intune provides centralized management of mobile devices and applications, ensuring security, compliance, and productivity through integration with Microsoft services like Microsoft 365 and Azure Active Directory.

Organizations use Intune for managing mobile devices and applications, enhancing security and compliance across platforms. With features like single sign-on, conditional access, and zero-touch deployment via Autopilot, it facilitates efficient operations. Intune's scalability, easy enrollment, and capabilities such as remote wipe support diverse device management, offering robust data protection and efficient operation. Despite its features, improvement areas include reporting, compatibility with non-Microsoft devices, and better support for macOS and Linux devices.

What are the key features of Microsoft Intune?

Seamless Integration: Works with Microsoft 365, Azure Active Directory, and System Center for streamlined management.
Conditional Access: Enhances security with policies that restrict access based on conditions.
Autopilot: Provides zero-touch deployment for setting up new devices efficiently.
Mobile Device Management: Enables control over both personal and corporate devices.
Application Deployment: Facilitates app delivery across a range of devices.

What benefits should users look for in reviews?

Centralized Management: Reduces complexity by managing devices and applications in one place.
Security Enhancement: Protects data with features like remote wipe and compliance monitoring.
Improved Productivity: Enhances efficiency with seamless integration and automation features.
Device Scalability: Supports diverse device management for growing business needs.

In industries such as finance, healthcare, and education, Microsoft Intune is implemented to ensure secure and compliant device management. Companies leverage its capabilities to deploy security policies and manage both corporate-owned and BYOD environments, facilitating a unified approach to data protection and compliance.

Microsoft

SureMDM is an intuitive and powerful enterprise mobility management (EMM) solution for Android, iOS, and Windows platforms. You can secure, monitor and manage company owned devices for dedicated use as well as employee owned devices used to access company data (BYOD). SureMDM incorporates all aspects of EMM such as Mobile Application Management, Mobile Device Management and Mobile Content Management.

42Gears

Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security (EMS) is the only comprehensive solution designed to help manage and protect users, devices, apps, and data in a mobile-first, cloud-first world.

Microsoft

Sample Customers

Mitchells and Buzzers, Callaway

SmartLiberty, Hopi Holding, FIITJEE, Al Dhafra Private School, MRF Limited, Satin Creditcare Network Limited (SCNL), Alkem, Yelp Eat24

Mars, Whole Foods, Land O'Lakes, Dow

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