Ivanti Endpoint Manager [EOL] vs Tanium comparison

Ivanti and Tanium are both solutions in the Unified Endpoint Management (UEM) category. Additionally, 84% of Ivanti users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 81% of Tanium users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Aug 4, 2026

Tanium and Ivanti Endpoint Manager compete in endpoint management. Tanium has an advantage in speed and scalability, making it suitable for large enterprises, whereas Ivanti offers more features and user-friendliness, seen as a better value even with higher cost.

Features: Tanium excels in real-time data collection, rapid response, and endpoint security management. Ivanti Endpoint Manager stands out in patch management, software distribution, and user-friendly interface, offering robust administrative controls.

Room for Improvement: Tanium could improve by expanding its support for niche platforms like Power Platform and enhancing its end-to-end assistance. Ivanti could benefit from improving its on-prem server functionalities and providing better options for managing multiple clients within a single setup.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Tanium's centralized command makes it powerful yet complex for large-scale deployments. Its customer service is efficient but not comprehensive. In contrast, Ivanti Endpoint Manager offers a straightforward setup process and strong customer support, ensuring smooth implementation and ongoing assistance.

Pricing and ROI: Tanium's initial setup is costly due to its infrastructure needs, offering substantial ROI in large environments. Although Ivanti Endpoint Manager's upfront cost can be higher, its extensive feature set ensures good ROI for businesses that prioritize diversity and usability.

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Microsoft Intune

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OluwashileAdeniyi

Senior Infrastructure Security Engineer at a outsourcing company with 51-200 employees

Centralized endpoint security has improved and supports hybrid work and BYOD policies

Regarding what I dislike about Microsoft Intune and its downsides, I would say that more Mac controls are needed because we have limited Mac and Linux control. When comparing controls and policies between Windows, Mac, and Linux, Windows has almost everything you can think of, while Mac and Linux have limited types of control. You cannot implement certain things on Mac and Linux that you can on Windows. The limited controls are a major issue. Additionally, if Microsoft could find a way to embed servers into Microsoft Intune, that would be beneficial. Microsoft Intune is not really designed for servers or Windows servers. It is more tailored towards Windows 11 and Windows 10 operating systems. Windows servers are not fully supported. Enterprise organizations usually have both servers and endpoints, which are users' workstations. For servers, most people look for other solutions such as SCCM, which is Configuration Manager. However, SCCM is what Microsoft Intune is trying to replace. Both SCCM and Microsoft Intune belong to Microsoft. Microsoft is trying to transition organizations into Microsoft Intune, the native cloud solution. However, because this update is still in process, servers are not fully compatible with Microsoft Intune and cannot be managed by it. The current policy that has emerged from issues with clients is what they call co-management, which is relatively new, and I do not know if adoption is significant. Many legacy or older customers who have been using these products for decades still have SCCM. When it is time for them to manage their Windows devices, they use what is called cloud attach. Cloud attach is a term whereby your SCCM is connected to your Microsoft Intune. Most people do not know about it, but I have deployed it for several organizations. Cloud attach and co-management work together so that your device is in SCCM, but some policies are pushed from Microsoft Intune. It is like two different solutions working hand in hand. That is what they call co-management. Microsoft Intune does not bring all of your endpoint and security management tools into one place, which is the goal and how it should be. However, as I mentioned, servers are not included. If we talk about end users, Microsoft Intune does bring all your devices together. In a typical enterprise environment, you have end users with workstations, laptops, company-issued phones, and bring your own devices. You can create policies for all of these. However, for the backend, your servers do not have much coverage. Servers are not really covered by Microsoft Intune in that way.

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Veeramuthu G

Wintel Administrator at Fourth Dimension Technologies

Centralized management simplifies software distribution and patch management

From the features perspective, distribution packages is the best feature in the Ivanti Endpoint Manager. We create tasks for patching or distributing software, appliances, or MSA files and schedule them. We create repair groups, push appliances, create drives, and map shared drives to distribution packages. It distributes the groups included in those packages across our entire network. It is easy to deploy appliances or applications, including OS to workstations within a single click. We can see any missing patches or vulnerabilities. It is very useful for troubleshooting and identifying patches, whether missing or installed. I would suggest including an option to manage multiple clients in future releases. For example, as a managed service provider, if I use Ivanti Endpoint Manager for one client, can I deploy or use the same server to manage other clients or multiple sites or region clients? That feature would be beneficial for managing multiple domains within a single appliance.

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Sandeepraj Gatla

Dfir Analyst at a tech services company with 201-500 employees

Endpoint monitoring has strengthened incident response and provides rapid isolation and forensics

Tanium provides an endpoint which is isolated from the network and environment. We can easily search its logs and history and connect remotely directly to that particular device which has been isolated from the network. We can search for the history and logs, including audit logs and event logs. The complete activity of the user or owner of the device is visible to us. We can see the artifacts of particular USB transfers internally for official use. We can not only connect remotely but also see the device status and how many failures have occurred within the network so far. We can see the IP address, how many times it has changed its IP address, and how many times it was connected to VPN or external VPN or internal VPN and what has been searched while on VPN. We can block the IOCs or IP addresses as well. We can block domains, hashes, SHA values, SHA-256, SHA-1, SHA-5 and MD5. Although I am not completely involved in the automation team, we do have that team and I have worked in some CERT recently. Tanium is more useful while we are in the CERT because most of the times when we are on high alert, Tanium does play a main role for that particular incident or any high case. Tanium is a simple tool and we can easily integrate it to many devices and it is a mandatory tool to secure an endpoint. It is mandatory to give any RDP connection and the tool should be present in the particular device. It is completely mandatory and it is in the policy as well.

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Quotes from Members

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Pros

"I would advise others this solution is easy to implement in the organization."

"ROI is very high at the end."

"The security features are most definitely valuable. If I have to give an example, the lockdown features that prevent employees from configuring anything or downloading company data are valuable. We get high-quality device protection, malware protection, and information protection at the same time."

"Microsoft Intune has positively impacted our organization by improving our overall security posture through enforcing compliance policies and reducing access from unmanaged devices."

"I am easily able to manage devices and assets, especially laptops and desktops."

"The product has eased the deployment of Microsoft apps to the devices. We can manage it properly. We can control it and push the updates. Another company helped us with the deployment. However, we can do it internally."

"The biggest benefit for me in Microsoft Intune is control; I can control my users and what they can do and enforce the policies that I want to enforce, and it is a great tool to control and put structure to take the organization to the place I want to take it."

"Overall, the stability is good."

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"Ivanti Endpoint Manager offers excellent features, working well with both iOS and Android, positioning itself as a market leader and providing a range of deployment features, including quick deployment of business apps, configuration profiles, compliance profiles, password policies, iOS and Android upgrades, and jailbreak device detection."

"The main benefits of Ivanti Endpoint Manager include patch management and security benefits such as vulnerability management, and it is particularly useful for managing devices in a centralized console."

"What I appreciate most about Ivanti Endpoint Manager is that it's easy to enroll the device, the patch is very impressive, and the patching part of Ivanti Endpoint Manager is much easier compared to InTune, where in InTune, you have to create the app deployment, but Ivanti Endpoint Manager makes it much easier to update any patch, patch updates, and application updates."

"The license cost is lower than other products in the market."

"Ivanti Endpoint Manager has served us well over the years, supporting operating systems from Windows XP to Windows 10."

"The product saves time and money."

"The Ivanti Endpoint Manager allows us to perform rollouts, starting small with a group of devices and expanding to a larger set of devices, and it provides the ability to download updates while pinpointing which updates we need and don't need."

"The best feature that Ivanti Endpoint Manager offers is remote desktop management, which allows viewing a user's screen."

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"Tanium's most valuable features are patch management, inventory, and distribution software."

"Threat hunting is a very good feature on Tanium. We have just started using it and have not used it extensively."

"I like the fact that you can create patching campaigns depending on the area of your network that you want to address first. I like the ability it has to make several campaigns that work in parallel."

"Tanium is used for endpoint management, specifically patching and configuration management."

"The solution is scalable and helps to understand how infrastructure works. It helps to improve the health of the organization."

"I'm not so familiar with the tool but I like the interaction of the console to the picture. Patching is the primary model I have been focusing on for the last couple of weeks. So I have created a proof of concept environment and have been checking the available features."

"The most valuable features of this solution are the consolidation of all historical data on device endpoints, security drivers, firmware, and Software version gaps."

"Tanium is stable and it is also lightweight."

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Cons

"Integration with Mac devices requires some improvement."

"One drawback of Intune is that we cannot find devices based on a user's region or location."

"I would like to see Intune improve its handling of hybrid domain joins. We continue to experience issues with machines losing their hybrid domain join status."

"The technical support could be improved."

"Setting up Intune Autopilot can be a little complicated."

"The scalability could be improved, and like most other MDM products, Intune is good but not 100% there yet."

"The synchronization of devices takes a significant amount of time, between 15 minutes and two hours. Microsoft should work on reducing this sync time to improve efficiency."

"The configuration and pricing can be improved."

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"Setting up the solution on-premises is difficult and needs improvement."

"When we offboard a user, sending the wipe command or lock command is slightly slower than Workspace ONE, as Workspace ONE automatically processes the lock or device wipe command instantly, while InTune is similar too."

"The product's implementation process is in areas of concern where improvements are required."

"The reporting functionality and user interface could be improved. The options to generate reports should be more dynamic rather than static."

"Improvements could be made in creating collections and enhancing patch packaging."

"The area that could be improved within Ivanti Endpoint Manager is integration, particularly with tools such as Splunk or potentially ServiceNow."

"When it comes to the reporting part, it needs to be improved. The executive reports and the deployment reports can be more improvised."

"For larger environments such as ours, the pricing for the Ivanti Endpoint Manager should be more competitive considering how much we pay every year, making it a constant challenge to get the product and license renewed."

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"Tanium required local admin or root rights on Mac devices, which did not comply with our security policies. This made the solution less suitable for our restrictive environment."

"Tanium’s scalability could be improved."

"The solution needs to improve the reporting and tracking capabilities."

"There are downsides and drawbacks in Tanium, and there is room for improvement from my perspective."

"It is not really additional functions, or the features that are needed, rather the complexity would be reduced based on the number of modules required to put together a comprehensive operational security and risk compliance model."

"We had some issues with the solution's OS upgrade."

"Our biggest issue with the solution is its lack of mobility."

"The most painful thing is the interface. It's a bit unclear sometimes."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price is reasonable, but they should lower it a bit to make it more competitive. It's cheaper than AirWatch and other products, but I still feel like Microsoft can make a base version or with Exchange online or a la carte only Intune version which will be useful. A customer who doesn't want to go full-fledged E3 or E5 can take out or consume an Intune solution only for their purpose, and we want to target that customer."

"No one can compete with Microsoft when it comes to price, and the features it is offering."

"Microsoft Intune's pricing is reasonable."

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

"We are partners, so we receive some discount. However, from the customer's perspective, Microsoft Intune's pricing is competitive with non-Microsoft technology, and the price is good compared to other market competitors."

"Its licensing model is not complex, but it is very expensive compared to other solutions. They can bring more models and reduce the pricing. They should allow customers to select the features they want and price it accordingly."

"In terms of the product price and licensing costs, my company finds the product to be reasonably priced."

"It's a bit expensive from a licensing perspective, especially as we look to have organizations with tenants across the globe."

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"The solution is expensive but it's a good investment."

"It is higher than some competitors in the market."

"Tanium is a more expensive solution in Latin America than some of the competitors, such as BigFix."

"The product's pricing differs from region to region depending on negotiations and the number of endpoints."

"It's an expensive solution. It would be nice if the cost were lower."

"There is an annual license required to use this solution."

"The solution offers value for money."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

10%

Manufacturing Company

Computer Software Company

Outsourcing Company

14%

Computer Software Company

13%

Government

Construction Company

Financial Services Firm

14%

Government

10%

Manufacturing Company

Healthcare Company

Company Size

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Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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Company Size	Count
Small Business	192
Midsize Enterprise	62
Large Enterprise	186

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Small Business	4
Midsize Enterprise	2
Large Enterprise	8

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Small Business	8
Midsize Enterprise	4
Large Enterprise	12

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Also Known As

Intune, MS Intune, Microsoft Endpoint Manager

Ivanti Neurons for UEM

Tanium Inc Cloud, Tanium XEM

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

Ivanti Endpoint Manager is a comprehensive tool known for its efficient software deployment, patch management, and remote management capabilities. It is recognized for cost-effectiveness and flexibility, particularly suitable for handling extensive deployments with customizable settings.

Ivanti Endpoint Manager streamlines endpoint lifecycle management, including tasks such as patching, asset monitoring, software distribution, and OS deployment. Its intuitive interface aids in device enrollment and management. Reporting tools offer detailed insights into security threats while integration with platforms like Power BI supports compliance. The system is favored in hybrid environments for automating processes, maintaining policy compliance, and enabling remote control and provisioning. Its use of lightweight agents minimizes system disruption, although challenges remain in agent deployment and software management.

What are some key features of Ivanti Endpoint Manager?

Efficient Software Deployment: Ensures seamless distribution across devices.
Patch Management: Provides robust patching processes ensuring up-to-date systems.
Remote Desktop Management: Facilitates efficient remote control of devices.
Customizable Agent Settings: Enhances flexibility in large setups.
Power BI Integration: Enhances reporting and compliance capabilities.

What benefits or ROI can users expect?

Cost-Effectiveness: Reduces expenses with streamlined management processes.
Flexibility: Adapts to different network environments.
Security Insights: Offers in-depth threat assessments with reporting tools.
Compliance Support: Assists with policy adherence through detailed diagnostics.
System Efficiency: Lightweight agents minimize system impact.

Industries implement Ivanti Endpoint Manager primarily for asset tracking, automating device provisioning, and ensuring software compliance. It is common among organizations managing complex network environments and those seeking to enhance data gathering and endpoint control. Despite some limitations, its real-time diagnostics through Ivanti Neurons appeal to users managing diverse setups.

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Tanium offers robust endpoint protection, patching, and inventory management, consolidating the functions of tools like BigFix with capabilities in incident response, network security, and cloud or on-premise deployments.

Known for real-time capabilities, Tanium provides detailed analytics, security features, and device management. Users benefit from quick implementation, real-time updates, and patching campaigns. Despite its strengths, integration and custom plugin expansion remain areas to improve, along with data visualization and network optimization. Reporting enhancements and user training could advance its usability, and some UI elements may require updates for clarity and security.

What are the essential features of Tanium?

Detailed Analytics: Provides actionable insights for better decision-making.
Security Capabilities: Offers strong defense measures against threats.
Real-Time Queries: Facilitates immediate information access.
Patch Management: Streamlines software updates across devices.
Device Management: Efficiently handles comprehensive inventory and monitoring tasks.

What benefits should users expect?

Ease of Use: Simplifies complex IT tasks.
Scalability: Adapts to growing IT infrastructure needs.
Integration Flexibility: Merges with existing systems effortlessly.
Real-Time Updates: Ensures current data availability for informed actions.

Tanium's deployment spans industries focusing on endpoint protection and compliance, ensuring reliable device and server management in settings where safety and quick adaptation are critical. Organizations use it for application deployment, compliance checks, and integrating it as an EDR solution, enhancing overall security and operational efficiencies.

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Sample Customers

Mitchells and Buzzers, Callaway

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JPMorgan Chase, eBay, Amazon, US Bank, MetLife, pwc, Cerner, Delphi, MGM Grand, New York Life

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