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Jamf School vs Jamf for Mac comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

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
Jamf School
Ranking in AI Customer Experience Personalization
15th
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.3
Number of Reviews
6
Ranking in other categories
Mobile Device Management (MDM) (6th)
 

Featured Reviews

Karsh Trivedi - PeerSpot reviewer
Soc Analyst 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.
Amira Youssef - PeerSpot reviewer
Server Administrator Coordinator at Cairo American College
Centralized iPad management has transformed student safety and classroom learning experiences
Similar to Jamf Protect, AI capabilities would be an amazing addition. Jamf Safe Internet also needs some improvement because it is very technical. We are currently blocking websites based on URLs, but it would be better to have an option to block websites based on keywords instead of URLs. While this is somewhat technical, having this capability would be better because it is always an issue to find a way to block sites based on keywords instead of URLs. Regarding room for improvement, additional features such as AI capabilities and an improved blocking mechanism would be beneficial. Jamf School has the feature to support Chromebooks as well, but because of the limitation of keyword detection and blocking, we are not using it and instead use another tool. The Chromebook support is provided, and I have heard about Windows support as well, though I have not tried it yet. Perhaps next year I can explore it. Currently, we are using Jamf School with Apple devices only, specifically iPads.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"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 two features recently added: compliance and blueprint."
"The overall usage is the most valuable, and it's a clear upgrade from our previous system."
"Many features of Jamf School, including automated device enrollment, have helped us manage multiple devices."
"The most valuable features of Jamf School are exceptional, as it is amazing to manage the entire iPad fleet while pushing applications and controlling student safety, which is a concern we take seriously."
"It was straightforward to initially deploy it."
"Jamf School has achieved 70 to 90% time savings through automated enrollment and Wi-Fi certificates, which represents 90% less time on provisioning and ongoing device management."
"The solution protects all our Apple products like iPads and MacBooks."
 

Cons

"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."
"The integration with identity federation portals or IAM tools such as Okta can be improved."
"Having everything centralized would be a preferable update."
"Jamf Safe Internet also needs some improvement because it is very technical."
"If you start the system update in Jamf School, you cannot stop it."
"The product must improve its price."
"There is room for improvement with the security aspects, like scripting."
 

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Top Industries

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Educational Organization
13%
Construction Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Comms Service Provider
7%
 

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Small Business1
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Questions from the Community

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...
What needs improvement with Jamf School?
Similar to Jamf Protect, AI capabilities would be an amazing addition. Jamf Safe Internet also needs some improvement because it is very technical. We are currently blocking websites based on URLs,...
What is your primary use case for Jamf School?
We already have Jamf School and are managing all of our iPads, with approximately 300 iPads under management. We attempted to push the Classroom and Teacher apps, but the additional workload on tea...
What advice do you have for others considering Jamf School?
We pay for the whole bundle within Jamf School, Pro, and Jamf Protect bundle as well, which is one bundle for all entire products. I doubt Jamf School is popular in my region, as we are one of the ...
 

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