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Jamf Connect vs Jamf for Mac comparison

 

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

Categories and Ranking

Jamf Connect
Ranking in AI Customer Experience Personalization
14th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.1
Number of Reviews
18
Ranking in other categories
ZTNA as a Service (13th)
Jamf for Mac
Ranking in AI Customer Experience Personalization
30th
Average Rating
8.6
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Featured Reviews

Robert Ojok - PeerSpot reviewer
Systems Engineer Iii Apple Devices (Jamf Engineering) at a retailer with 10,001+ employees
Unified sign-on has simplified password management and now secures our mobile workforce
The ability to have a single password for the local device and the same password for the IDP is part of our security requirements. Jamf Connect integrates with multi-factor authentication from any IDP and facilitates initial device enrollment. It ensures that when a new user sets up the device, they sign in with their IDP username and password, which then creates the profile on the device. Furthermore, Jamf Connect is now integrated into Jamf Self Service Plus, providing a single dashboard for user password management and allowing users to sync and change their passwords. Additionally, Jamf Connect enhances security by offering two-factor authentication and permitting users to manage or seek help through support features directly within the app.
Karsh Trivedi - PeerSpot reviewer
Security Engineer at Payatu
Self-service access has reduced support tickets and improves secure remote management
The best feature I appreciate about Jamf for Mac is the self-service portal. The self-service portal is a collection of administrative tasks that a user can complete when they want or how they want, which helps me and my users. It does not require an IT or security person to intervene every time, and it functions as a just-in-time activation of a particular rule. For example, if a user needs admin privileges for thirty minutes to install a program, the self-service portal can accomplish that easily, so an IT person does not have to be present every time software installation is needed. The remote wipe and remote lock features are also very good, as they secure the endpoint quite well. The integration with Apple Business Manager is seamless and works very well. Jamf for Mac has positively impacted my organization by making the installation and management of my user base and endpoints quite easy and effective. Jamf for Mac has saved me time, improved security, and reduced the number of support tickets. It has made my life easier by managing Mac endpoints on a remote basis, significantly reducing my support tickets, and increasing my visibility from a security perspective. I can obtain audit logs from Jamf to track user activities. The Jamf dashboard gives me a complete overview and inventory of whatever services are running or whatever applications are installed on an endpoint, which makes my life significantly easier.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Jamf Connect is a pretty simple and straightforward tool overall."
"Jamf Connect allows for easy and seamless joining of Mac devices to Azure AD, eliminating the need for third-party involvement or support engineer assistance."
"Jamf Connect is an identity provider, and once you log in, you will have all the device's access."
"Jamf Connect has quite a nice interface, and the password synchronization and SSO elements are particularly good."
"Jamf Connect allowed us to fully customize everything, offering a branded way to change passwords and manage integration with Entra instead of LDAP."
"Jamf Connect is very simple for us to use, and it is oriented towards productivity."
"It has definitely reduced the IT support burden, as 31% of Mac tickets are password-related, costing an average of 70 or 80 dollars for just one ticket, and that has been drastically reduced with the automation of these tasks through Jamf Connect."
"The most valuable feature is ease of access. It's convenient to do things like resetting passwords. Previously, users were bound to their domain. We had to bind the user to the domain and log them in through the AD. Now, using Jamf Connect, we don't face any of these challenges. Resetting passwords is hassle-free so we can regularly rotate passwords according to best practices."
"Jamf for Mac has two features recently added: compliance and blueprint."
"Jamf for Mac has positively impacted my organization by making the installation and management of my user base and endpoints quite easy and effective."
 

Cons

"We've had some issues when users restart their devices because the device asks for credentials afterward. Jamf Connect asks for a username, password, and MFA."
"What can be improved is the login banner resizing. Currently, it is not fully compatible and could benefit from being a full-screen size banner on the Mac device."
"We have faced issues with the product's configuration. If we use the tool with other business manager solutions, then there is the issue of naming conventions. The tool needs to be careful with newer updates so that it doesn't break any of the existing configurations."
"The solution needs to improve its licensing."
"When a Mac is joined to Azure, the generic Pro console in the MDM should accurately display the Mac as joined to Azure in the inventory section. Currently, it shows "no domain account found," which can be misleading."
"Overall, there is a lack of consistent experience sometimes with some of their features."
"The logs are an area with a shortcoming."
"The solution's UI could be more user-friendly for the setup process."
"The integration with identity federation portals or IAM tools such as Okta can be improved."
"Another big issue for us is that when I have updated macOS from the software update, I cannot see the progress of how many systems are going to install for macOS."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing model could be improved, especially considering the availability of alternative MDM solutions like Kandji, which offers similar features for free or at a lower cost."
"The pricing is definitely on the higher side."
"The solution's price is reasonable."
"The pricing is good."
"It's relatively inexpensive."
"We pay 2 dollars per device monthly. For the plus version, you have to pay 4 dollars per month. I think the product will give discounts based on the number of users and devices."
"Jamf Connect has a yearly licensing cost, which is expensive."
"I rate the cost as three out of ten, with ten being the highest."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
15%
Construction Company
10%
Computer Software Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
7%
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Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business5
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise12
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Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Jamf Connect?
Jamf Connect is pretty good software and well developed. I just wish it would also be available for Windows, but I am not sure if it is there or not.
What is your primary use case for Jamf Connect?
Jamf Connect is used for logging in from the Mac to our Okta, or connecting to my organization network, which helps Mac connect with the office network without any VPN. Whenever we log in to our Ma...
What needs improvement with Jamf for Mac?
The integration with identity federation portals or IAM tools such as Okta can be improved. A specific issue I encountered was that I had to manually sync Okta passwords to Jamf passwords to enable...
What is your primary use case for Jamf for Mac?
My main use case for Jamf for Mac is to manage my Mac endpoints and provide the MDM solution to cover my Apple MacBooks. I use Jamf for Mac to secure my endpoint and apply MDM policies such as secu...
What advice do you have for others considering Jamf for Mac?
My advice to others looking into using Jamf for Mac is that if you are using any other identity providers for your daily login logouts, I would prefer to keep in mind that it requires manual connec...
 

Also Known As

Wandera, Wandera Private Access
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Sample Customers

Mastercard, Deloitte, PayPal, Toshiba, BNP Paribas, EY, Otis, Rollins, Eurostar, Frontier, Sealy, Rolex, VITAS Healthcare
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