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ManageEngine Mobile Device Manager Plus vs Microsoft Intune comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Apr 6, 2025

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Categories and Ranking

ManageEngine Mobile Device ...
Ranking in Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM)
18th
Average Rating
10.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Microsoft Intune
Ranking in Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM)
1st
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
277
Ranking in other categories
Configuration Management (2nd), Remote Access (1st), Unified Endpoint Management (UEM) (1st), Microsoft Security Suite (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2025, in the Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) category, the mindshare of ManageEngine Mobile Device Manager Plus is 1.1%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Microsoft Intune is 33.5%, down from 37.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM)
 

Featured Reviews

BA
Great features with very good function management
Our customers are pretty happy with the product. It uploads files, creates a secure virtual compartment for corporate applications. If it's on-prem, you can use it with mobile phones or tablets that don't have access to the internet using intranet with wireless access points. That's a big plus for government institutions as it enables the management of a large fleet of devices without any outside interference. That is the most significant advantage.
Joseph Merusi - PeerSpot reviewer
Everything has worked better since we started using it
Sometimes the syncing is inconsistent. I'm confident that the devices are checking in every eight hours, but sometimes the devices aren't picking up the settings as quickly as I would expect. Some features haven't been updated in a while, and Microsoft doesn't seem interested in developing them. Unless you talk to an engineer, you don't know whether there will be an update. There are communication issues, so you might start working with a feature without knowing if it will be deprecated six months from now. Some reporting areas still need development. For example, I noticed that the reporting for driver updates is still confusing.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Can manage a large fleet of devices without any outside interference."
"This product works very well for companies already using the full Microsoft suite."
"The most valuable feature of Intune is the user-friendly portal for end users."
"The security-related tools are excellent; these features allow us to secure devices, lock them down, and ensure compliance."
"The mobile device management is very useful."
"It is user-friendly, and the performance is also good. It is a convenient product"
"It is helpful for managing devices anytime and any place without requiring dependency on the local networks."
"Configuration profiles, remediation, scripts, and auto-pilot features are very good."
"It is a very helpful solution."
 

Cons

"Lacks a factory reset feature."
"Intune's privilege management feature, while beneficial, is less intuitive than other Intune features, making it challenging to use."
"I have not been satisfied with it, and I am planning to change it soon. There are a lot of updates coming from Microsoft that suddenly affect our security policies."
"The solution requires Mac support."
"We do not utilize Microsoft customer service and technical support since it is generally a waste of time."
"Intune has some limitations when it comes to application updates for third-party applications. You can schedule an update, but when it's a package setup, you need to supercede and replace it each time."
"From an end-user perspective of Microsoft Intune, I haven't experienced any challenges since installation. However, some customers have reported experiencing slowness when using lower versions of the Android system."
"Applying security recommendations can be difficult in Microsoft Intune. Sometimes, they give you recommendations, but you need a different server to manage the pieces, or you have to go to each device individually. However, it has been improving. Before, there were certain policies you could not implement directly in Intune, but now I see progress. I would like to see more improvement in policy management, similar to how we used group policies on-premises."
"I would like to see the ability to deploy custom packages as a Windows 64-bit package, as opposed to the Windows 32-bit, which is the only one available now."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The price could be better."
"The pricing is competitive, but it is not cheap."
"Microsoft Intune's pricing is reasonable."
"The pricing is inherently reasonable, as Microsoft leverages market insights to maintain the total cost of ownership at around ninety to ninety-five percent of what would be incurred in an on-premise scenario."
"It's monthly for us, but it's built into the license cost that we pay our IT each month. It's maybe 129 Kroner per head, which translates to £10. There are some additional costs. Our IT had to set up and configure their own server, so there is an extra cost for that, but I'm not sure what that costs."
"Microsoft offers some licensing where it's included at no extra cost when customers are already using the licenses. In such a case, it's a really good value. If you have to buy the licensing for it, it's probably on par with other solutions. It isn't substantially more or less expensive. The great thing is that it is included in some of Microsoft's licensed packages. So, some customers don't have to spend additional money for it. Typically, most providers that support Intune do charge a management fee of some sort or some fee. Certainly, we're no exception."
"Intune is inexpensive. It also comes bundled in some Office 365 licenses, so you can choose to purchase it separately or as a package."
"Intune's pricing is reasonable considering its benefits and the high costs it helps avoid."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
16%
Outsourcing Company
10%
Government
9%
Comms Service Provider
7%
Computer Software Company
12%
Educational Organization
10%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

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Also Known As

Mobile Device Manager Plus
Intune, MS Intune, Microsoft Endpoint Manager
 

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Sample Customers

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