We performed a comparison between IBM MaaS360 and Microsoft Intune based on our users’ reviews in five categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: IBM MaaS360 comes out on top in this comparison mainly because it provides better support than Microsoft Intune. However, it should be noted that Intune users are overall more satisfied with the pricing.
"The most valuable feature is that it's comprehensive - it covers mobile devices and laptops in one package."
"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 most valuable features of IBM MaaS360 are encryption and mobile design."
"Asset management is the most valuable feature and integral for device inventory."
"The most valuable features are mobile device management and security (which allows you to quarantine infected devices)."
"The solution is quite stable."
"One valuable feature is the ability to provide a secure environment. Another is the kiosk mode where MaaS360 can be used over a tablet or mobile device to ensure that a single application is used."
"My customers value the ability to control all their devices from a central point in IBM MaaS360."
"I like the group policy management feature, which performs application monitoring and device enrollment."
"At the moment, Autopilot is the most valuable feature."
"One of the main features of the solution is it allows the management of many devices in different ways."
"We already use a lot of Microsoft products in our company, and therefore, it made sense to also use this product."
"The solution is easy to use, simple to understand for those new to using it, and combined with the other Microsoft products it makes for an overall good package."
"The Microsoft Windows Autopilot and Defender policies are the most valuable features of this solution."
"Autopilot is a great feature. Most users are looking for a zero-touch deployment."
"The performance of Microsoft Intune is good."
"We had a problem with Microsoft computers. If you downloaded emails on a Microsoft Windows Surface PC, that would also require a license. The Outlook application didn't look great for us on a PC."
"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."
"An area for improvement would be handshaking with Microsoft in terms of trying to get a DLP on Microsoft OS."
"The reporting and alerting could be improved."
"The UI has room for improvement."
"Zero day support is something they can work on. They can make it a little bit more user-friendly."
"IBM MaaS360 can improve the location reporter. There is a 15-minute delay and this does not allow for any usefulness."
"The price could be lower."
"The reports that are generated aren't so great. They don't give a lot of meaning so far, but that could be down to user knowledge than the actual reporting side of things. I'm not a big user of it, but I was a bigger user of MaaS360, and we used to be able to run weekly and monthly reports. In the case of any deviations. we'd get a warning immediately. That's not so easy to do or to get in place for Intune. This could be just a user issue, but when I compare both, that's the only thing that's lacking for me."
"We would like to see support for Chrome and/or devices for Chromebooks."
"The solution could improve by having better integration with Apple."
"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."
"There are a lot of small use cases where we realized that some technical solution was missing in Microsoft in comparison to other products. For example, it lacks something similar to sensing or location-based rules and configurations."
"It's only good for a Microsoft environment."
"More integration with monitoring tools is needed."
"Data leak prevention can be integrated into it. Currently, it does not have data leak prevention."
IBM MaaS360 is ranked 9th in Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) with 9 reviews while Microsoft Intune is ranked 1st in Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) with 76 reviews. IBM MaaS360 is rated 7.2, while Microsoft Intune is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of IBM MaaS360 writes "Ensures that a single application is used but needs to be more granular". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Microsoft Intune writes "Enables you to use MDM to lock devices and push restrictions, but isn't as stable as other solutions". IBM MaaS360 is most compared with VMware Workspace ONE, Jamf Pro, SOTI MobiControl, Cisco Meraki Systems Manager (MDM+EMM) and MobileIron UEM, whereas Microsoft Intune is most compared with VMware Workspace ONE, Jamf Pro, ManageEngine Endpoint Central, Google Cloud Identity and SOTI MobiControl. See our IBM MaaS360 vs. Microsoft Intune report.
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