BlackBerry Enterprise Mobility Suite vs Cisco Meraki Systems Manager (MDM+EMM) comparison

BlackBerry and Cisco are both solutions in the Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) category. BlackBerry is ranked #17, while Cisco is ranked #7 with an average rating of 8.8. BlackBerry holds a 1.4% mindshare in EMM, compared to Cisco’s 2.6% mindshare. Additionally, 78% of BlackBerry users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 96% of Cisco users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 1, 2024

Cisco Meraki Systems Manager and BlackBerry Enterprise Mobility Suite compete in the enterprise mobility management category. Cisco Meraki is noted for its user-friendly management and integration with networking solutions, while BlackBerry is favored for its security features and comprehensive device control.

Features: Cisco Meraki Systems Manager integrates seamlessly with other Cisco products, supports comprehensive device management, and offers real-time monitoring. BlackBerry Enterprise Mobility Suite provides advanced security features, supports multiple devices and operating systems, and includes a secure application management solution.

Room for Improvement: Cisco Meraki could improve its reporting functionalities, enhance granular policy settings, and offer more flexible licensing options. BlackBerry could benefit from a more intuitive setup process, streamlined user interface, and improved technical support resources.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Cisco Meraki is known for straightforward deployment and effective customer service, which makes onboarding quicker. BlackBerry's deployment process is more complex but offers high security, and its customer service is praised for responsiveness and in-depth knowledge.

Pricing and ROI: Cisco Meraki is seen as cost-effective and provides high ROI, especially for organizations leveraging Cisco networks. BlackBerry Enterprise Mobility Suite has a higher initial setup cost but offers significant ROI due to its unmatched security features and comprehensive control options.

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Microsoft Intune

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2026, in the Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) category, the mindshare of Microsoft Intune is 27.5%, down from 35.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of BlackBerry Enterprise Mobility Suite is 1.4%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Cisco Meraki Systems Manager (MDM+EMM) is 2.6%, up from 2.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Microsoft Intune	27.5%
Cisco Meraki Systems Manager (MDM+EMM)	2.6%
BlackBerry Enterprise Mobility Suite	1.4%
Other	68.5%

Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM)

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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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reviewer1310304

IT Mobility Support Analyst at a financial services firm with 5,001-10,000 employees

Helpful technical support, and performs well, but initial setup could be simplified

They are constantly improving the scalability of BlackBerry Enterprise Mobility Suite. More collaborative features are being developed. I know they have integrations with a lot of other vendors and applications, and it's constantly growing. Our company has approximately 3,000 users. I would say we have ten people for actual administrative roles with Blackberry.

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Sulesh PK

Monitoring and Operations Pilot at Egis S.A.

Has simplified hardware issue identification but needs integrated communication options

We have monitoring capabilities and we are monitoring some network tools from Cisco Meraki Systems Manager (MDM+EMM) and troubleshooting as well. I am currently working with version MR 32.1.4. Policy involves connecting mostly through emails, as we don't have any special kind of policy features. If any alert comes, we connect via mail. We don't utilize the geolocation tracking feature. The unified dashboard helps me simplify device management for my team based on the location, as we have configured devices from many different countries. We give the device's name based on the location, allowing us to identify easily in the dashboard. Regarding operational cost savings, it is cost-saving because in other companies, they use different tools for different networks, such as one for Windows, another for Linux, and a different one for VMware. We use all the systems including Windows, Linux, and networking under Cisco, Centreon, and Cisco Meraki Systems Manager (MDM+EMM), which is very cost-efficient. Regarding pricing and licensing of Cisco Meraki Systems Manager (MDM+EMM), I don't have information about that, as we are from the technical department. Details about subscription and quotation come from another department. I rate this solution 8 out of 10.

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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

"Their price is really good, which is the reason customers move here, because as part of the Office 365 package, they always get the E365 as well, which makes it easy for them to manage their devices without having additional licenses for Intune."

"Intune makes our organization more secure and flexible. We can onboard new employees faster and more securely. We are a governmental organization with strict regulations, and Intune helps us comply with those requirements."

"It works pretty well for us."

"For Windows services, there are multiple options within Intune to modernize it to be more internet-facing and dynamic."

"It is a very stable and scalable cloud-only solution."

"Overall, the stability is good."

"There has been a noticeable increase in productivity for both my organization and clients."

"The solution is easy to use."

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"From my customers' standpoint, it's reasonably easy to get set up; it's just there, and it just works."

"Cylance, their newest antivirus product, is the most valuable feature for us so far."

"The newer version is pretty stable."

"Access to the emails on the go was most valuable."

"It gives us the ability to have a container and the most secure possible application."

"The most important feature is Blackberry Work, for sure, because that is where you have email."

"It has allowed us to manage many different mobile device platforms, like Windows 10, Android, Apple, and BlackBerry 10, all through a single pane of glass."

"When the product works, it allows us to secure these devices in a way we could not before, and have control over the iOS updates and applications that we lacked."

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"The ability to push out applications is a great aspect of the solution."

"The most valuable feature of Meraki tools is the centralized management aspect, providing a very easy and efficient way to find and solve issues."

"The most significant benefit is that the deployment is quick and painless. You don't need a specialized IT department to implement and scale the network. It's easy to maintain, too. It only requires one or two network administrators."

"The most valuable features of Cisco Meraki Systems Manager (MDM+EMM) are its ability to do geofencing for devices, manage thousands of devices with only a push of a button, and quick application deployment in seconds. It's amazing. For example, in an education scenario, you can deploy an application update for thousands of iPads in two clicks."

"Systems Manager is another cloud service from Cisco Meraki that helps you to manage all the devices in your organization, so you can deploy apps to all your devices around the world in a few clicks and in a few minutes."

"The most valuable features include remote inventory analysis, security features like geofencing, and software distribution."

"The cloud manager is user-friendly, and I can manage everything from one dashboard."

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Cons

"The technical support by Microsoft is not so good. We have to manage many things by ourselves and do not receive responses in a timely manner."

"Policy and app deployment should be faster, as it currently takes between minutes to hours to apply, with an average of one hour."

"Cost is the biggest factor for us right now. Microsoft Intune and AD P1 together in a bundle is a good thing to have, but it is very costly compared to other products in the market. Otherwise, Microsoft Intune is the best."

"Onboarding of endpoint devices is not straightforward. The onboarding process was a little heavier than I thought it would be. That's the key improvement area. Obviously, the more control you have over the devices, the better it is."

"Microsoft Intune lacks live location tracking capabilities. Improvements should be made in terms of MDM platforms for other devices."

"The difficulty of the the roll out is surprisingly difficult considering this product is supposed to be an integrated part of the 365 suite."

"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."

"It would be great to see on-premises mailboxes and for the solution to have geofencing capabilities."

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"The interface could be improved."

"The newest features sometimes pop in very slowly."

"From the past to the present, before mobility location, we frequently required a restart."

"The console needs improvement. It does not provide all the information that we are looking for as far as who has installed a certain product."

"We cannot integrate BlackBerry Edit from BlackBerry Enterprise. BlackBerry Edit has issues when we are editing any document."

"We cannot integrate BlackBerry Edit from BlackBerry Enterprise. BlackBerry Edit has issues when we are editing any document. We have other internal applications that we can use for documents, but we cannot edit into BlackBerry Edit. There's room for improvement with editing documents."

"The pain points for us would be the activation."

"As far as being able to remotely wipe a device, or remove it from the console, this is not simple to do. It is not a one-click motion, as it requires several steps."

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"The solution can be expensive."

"Personally, we don't plan to continue to use it going forward. While the Apple side of the solution is great, the Windows side just has a lot of problems."

"Integration with other tools, such as, ConnectWise Automate."

"The maintenance is average."

"It doesn't seem to be able to establish some VPN tunnels with other devices in a particular way that such as an ASA can do for us."

"In my opinion, the equipment availabilities and competitive pricings could be improved."

"The price could be better."

"Security could be improved, and there could be more features that enable you to customize the end customer solution."

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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."

"Our enterprise agreement includes Microsoft Intune at no additional cost."

"The Intune license model is costly."

"The tool is cheaper than our company's other MDM tools."

"It's bundled with Business Premium and an E3 license, which is beneficial. If you have to pay extra, it's pricey, but with the bundled package, it's acceptable. They recently increased the Business Premium pricing, which we don't appreciate. The price increase and yearly commitment are causing some problems for us."

"There is a license required to use the solution. If you're core users in Office 365, for example, you have Outlook email and E3 license, this is only email. You have to buy an EMS license to have Microsoft Intune. It is expensive."

"My team members bundled it together with their Microsoft solutions, including Microsoft 365 and related products."

"We spend a lot of money on Intune licensing, and some of our users have to be double licensed just because of how our dev and corporate environments are segmented."

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"With the new licensing model, there seems to be a significant increase in cost, which makes it difficult to push forward and talk with the business."

"In my opinion, we're paying an awful lot for what we get, compared to other vendors. I don't deal with the pricing, but it does seem to be a bit pricey for the things that we get, especially, when you compare them to other vendors, such as VMware, Citrix, who have all bought up other players in this space. VMware offers AirWatch free as part of their packages."

"Sometimes, it is very hard to get an overview because there are so many different suites to find out what is the right thing for new customers."

"We pay about $6 a year for the solution. There are no extra costs on top of that. You save a lot of money when you use this product."

"We currently pay by the year, but the licenses are calculated on a monthly basis."

"For the number of licenses, I believe it was approximately $500,000 per year, or for three years."

"We are paying $200 annually. You also need to have a hardware server or a license for the server so there could be some additional fees added on to that."

"The licensing costs are paid on a yearly basis because we just renewed the license. If you have some big issue, they will also charge you."

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"The price is high for the market."

"My customers at times have issues with the price of the solution. It is expensive, but overall it is worth it. The licensing model cost is based on how many devices you require."

"Cisco Meraki Systems Manager is an expensive solution."

"This product is reasonably priced."

"Meraki MDM is the cheapest solution we have used."

"It's extremely competitive and very good for a product in this sphere."

"The storage is affordable and the system has some price-related issues. Therefore, keeping the price in mind, I would rate it seven out of ten."

"My clients find it a bit expensive compared to other systems."

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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm

10%

Manufacturing Company

Computer Software Company

Government

Financial Services Firm

20%

Construction Company

11%

Outsourcing Company

10%

Energy/Utilities Company

Manufacturing Company

11%

Computer Software Company

10%

Financial Services Firm

Construction Company

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Small Business	126
Midsize Enterprise	54
Large Enterprise	168

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Small Business	7
Midsize Enterprise	3
Large Enterprise	19

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Small Business	16
Midsize Enterprise	5
Large Enterprise	14

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Also Known As

Intune, MS Intune, Microsoft Endpoint Manager

Good for Enterprise, Good Mobile Messaging, Ubitexx Ubi-Suite

Meraki MDM

Overview

Microsoft Intune is a cloud-based service designed for device management, security, and compliance. It supports automation and facilitates endpoint management for Windows, iOS, and Android devices, ensuring data protection and efficient policy enforcement.

Microsoft Intune offers seamless integration with tools like Windows Autopilot to automate device setup and deployment. Integrated with Azure Active Directory, it enhances policy management while providing robust reporting and analytics tools for compliance tracking. Despite its intuitive interface aimed at simplifying navigation and device security management, there are challenges such as compatibility issues with Linux and Mac, limited policy support for Android, and demands for better third-party integration. It's widely used for both corporate-owned devices and BYOD scenarios in dynamic IT environments.

What are the key features of Microsoft Intune?

Windows Autopilot: Automates device setup for rapid deployment.
Azure Active Directory Integration: Enhances user policy management.
Reporting and Analytics: Improves compliance visibility.
Mobile Application Management: Ensures app security without compromising personal data.
Cloud-Based Management: Allows management from any location.

What benefits and ROI can users expect?

Time Efficiency: Automation reduces time in policy enforcement and configuration updates.
Enhanced Security: Ensures data protection across corporate-owned and BYOD devices.
Improved Compliance: Advanced reporting tools enhance compliance visibility.
Flexible Management: Cloud-based nature supports management from any location.

In industries such as finance and healthcare, Microsoft Intune is implemented to ensure data protection and compliance with regulatory standards. Manufacturing sectors utilize Intune for managing a distributed workforce across global locations, while educational institutions employ it to secure and manage devices in learning environments supporting both students and faculty.

Microsoft

The BlackBerry Enterprise Mobility Suite offers five editions to meet your enterprise’s evolving mobile needs. Growth can happen quickly, and the BlackBerry Enterprise Mobility Suite is designed to provide a seamless transition to the more advanced capabilities in higher-level editions. The subscription model ensures predictable annual expenditures and eliminates upfront capital costs.

BlackBerry

Every user is unique. Every device, a bit different. Systems Manager keeps the network in the loop about constantly changing devices, automatically tracking device posture and adjusting security policies to match.

Cisco

Sample Customers

Mitchells and Buzzers, Callaway

Ashcourt Rowan, EMC Professional Services, Itochu, MBDA, North Hennepin Community College, PGGM, Rohde & Schwarz, US Navy

Hafen Hamburg & Empire Riverside Hotel, Eastview Church, Tourism Holdings, Colegio Sagrada Familia Hijas de Jesús, Tommy Bahama's, Canadian School Mexico, Rosebank College

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