We performed a comparison between IBM MaaS360 and ManageEngine Endpoint Central based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."...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."
"Microsoft Endpoint Manager is not expensive overall, especially for small environments."
"At the moment, Autopilot is the most valuable feature."
"The ability to send configurations to our systems is valuable, particularly as we don't have a regular Windows AD server. Our current environment doesn't have a Windows AD, which limits our ability to push GPOs. However, this is where the solution can step in and help us push policies."
"We can securely manage both company-owned devices and personal devices enrolled in our BYOD program."
"It's really easy to access."
"The mobile application management, MAM, is the most useful aspect of the solution."
"I like that we can implement conditional access."
"Mobile Device Management, Secure Productivity Suite, and document management are valuable features."
"The most valuable feature is that it's comprehensive - it covers mobile devices and laptops in one package."
"Asset management is the most valuable feature and integral for device inventory."
"The most valuable feature is the fact that we can find a lost device or shut the device down and wipe it is good for HIPAA."
"MaaS can force people to lock their phones. Not everyone likes having a PIN and other security features on their phones, but this sets a requirement that you can't get your emails unless you have a PIN on your phone. That was a good feature, and we were able to easily increase the PIN from four digits to six digits. Overall, it was pretty user-friendly."
"The product’s most valuable feature is email, browser, and application security."
"The ability to send an iPad out to someone and have them auto-provision it when they are out in the field is fantastic. We don't have to have it all configured before we ship it. This is probably the biggest value add."
"It allows us to have an updated inventory of all the devices in real-time with the ability to add personalized information."
"The solution is definitely scalable."
"The ability to run event viewer, task manager, services, command, file browser, certificate all remotely without interrupting users is the most valuable aspect. Software deployment and prohibiting, allowing us to standardize on the software that has been deployed through the environment and then prohibiting illegal software such as torrent applications has been valuable."
"What is great about the patch management solution, is that it patches OS, applications, browsers, plug-ins, and firmware updates."
"The stability is very good."
"ManageEngine Desktop Central automatically alerts you if there are newer releases or updates. You do not have to go to their website and check."
"The solution is time-saving and resource-saving."
"Desktop Central has improved these organizations and this is why it has been repeated multiple times at multiple organizations. If something works and is getting better it is worth repeating."
"Very good, functional solution for endpoint management."
"It should be simplified. I've worked with many different mobile device management solutions, and Intune is one of the more complex ones. It could be more simplified, and some of it is related to the wording that is being used, such as a configuration profile versus a policy. They really should have had different names to make it less confusing."
"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 should be easier to define policies and comply with those policies."
"The policies we had in SCCM and AD offered features that are missing from Microsoft Intune."
"From a new user's perspective, it may be a little overwhelming because there are quite a few things to look at in the console, however, once you are sort of acclimated and are familiar with your core functions, it's fairly simple and straightforward."
"Microsoft Intune has a latency response time issue. The latency has room for improvement."
"They should make it easier to order it, however, that's generally true for everything from Microsoft."
"No option to do end-to-en macOS management. Slow implementation of policies."
"It's difficult for someone like me to set up a phone that doesn't require a SIM card, like Apple's new phones."
"The product needs to improve tech support."
"Local technical support would be helpful."
"The interface is clunky and the layout is a bit outdated. Also, I don't think MaaS360 has as many features as Intune. It doesn't integrate with Office as seamlessly as Intune does, which isn't surprising, given that Intune and Office are Microsoft products."
"The price could be lower."
"They should allow for the building of custom reports with graphics."
"IBM MaaS360 needs to have stronger points when it comes to the area of BYOD."
"IBM MaaS360’s threat management feature needs improvement. It could identify even more malicious attacks."
"ManageEngine Endpoint Central’s scalability could be improved."
"I would like to see more click to complete actions such as - USB lockdown for Mac, the ability to check AV compliance on servers, bit locker controls, printer tracking or print page tracking, self-help for self-healing like "BMC my IT" and more options in the self-service menu other than just software - maybe add integration in ADSelfService at the self-service menu."
"I really feel like asset explorer should be a component of desktop central. That would make it the ultimate desktop management tool. This would also simplify the asset management role since an agent is already being deployed and assets could be added at the same time."
"I would like to have the option to install the agent remotely."
"Each of their products is an independent product, and they don't have anything to do with each other. It is a suite of packages. They all run independently, and they all are a little different because they were acquired differently. They could standardize their portfolio."
"Compared to the solution we use to manage our Mac products, this solution lacks the ability to create dynamic groups. We would like the ability, for example, for machines which have been upgraded to form part of a grouping based on this upgrade."
"The reports provided by the product are an area of concern where improvements are required. The visibility provided by the reports is not very attractive."
"There is a slight delay in customer support, which is something that can be improved."
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IBM MaaS360 is ranked 8th in Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) with 34 reviews while ManageEngine Endpoint Central is ranked 4th in Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) with 58 reviews. IBM MaaS360 is rated 7.8, while ManageEngine Endpoint Central is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of IBM MaaS360 writes "It lets you separate work and personal data on mobile phones, but the interface is outdated and clunky". On the other hand, the top reviewer of ManageEngine Endpoint Central writes "An in-depth and intuitive product with good cross-platform capabilities, but they should have a more global support channel". IBM MaaS360 is most compared with VMware Workspace ONE, Jamf Pro, SOTI MobiControl, IBM MobileFirst and Lookout, whereas ManageEngine Endpoint Central is most compared with Microsoft Configuration Manager, VMware Workspace ONE, Jamf Pro, ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus and SOTI MobiControl. See our IBM MaaS360 vs. ManageEngine Endpoint Central report.
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