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McAfee MVISION Mobile vs Sophos Mobile comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

McAfee MVISION Mobile
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
8.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Mobile Threat Defense (8th)
Sophos Mobile
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
22
Ranking in other categories
Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) (9th), Unified Endpoint Management (UEM) (6th)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Security Software solutions, they serve different purposes. McAfee MVISION Mobile is designed for Mobile Threat Defense and holds a mindshare of 4.2%, down 5.0% compared to last year.
Sophos Mobile, on the other hand, focuses on Unified Endpoint Management (UEM), holds 2.6% mindshare, down 3.3% since last year.
Mobile Threat Defense Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
McAfee MVISION Mobile4.2%
Zimperium28.5%
Lookout23.9%
Other43.4%
Mobile Threat Defense
Unified Endpoint Management (UEM) Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Sophos Mobile2.6%
Microsoft Intune30.5%
Workspace ONE UEM12.4%
Other54.5%
Unified Endpoint Management (UEM)
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer1066482 - PeerSpot reviewer
A market leader that integrates nicely with other McAfee security products and is quite stable
We are just customers and end-users. We are using the most up-to-date version available at this time. I'd advise potential new users that the key thing is to clearly understand what your requirements are and what your use cases are, and both your business requirements, your technical requirements, and your regulatory requirements. It's important to understand all of those. A company needs to clearly understand all the use cases it needs to manage and make sure they do the appropriate due diligence to find a product that can achieve all those requirements and handle all those use cases. It was an extensive process for us. We did about four to six months of paper-based due diligence - not even a field trial - to make that we were picking the right product. We leveraged a lot of outside vendor-neutral sources like Gartner. So far, I'd rate the solution at a nine out of ten.
Ramunas Tranavicius - PeerSpot reviewer
Provides effective mobile security for small companies yet needs a clearer user interface and better support
We provide services to small companies with ten to fifty clients. It is important for us, as we operate as an IT company and system integrator, to deploy solutions like Sophos Mobile for mobile security and device management The features that stand out for maintaining mobile security are…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The product is one of the market leaders, according to Gartner, on mobile protection."
"The solution is quite user-friendly."
"The security features work well."
"Sophos has good customer support, and that is crucial for sustaining business relationships."
"They always add more features to this product."
"Sophos Mobile has been rated nine out of ten for security and performance."
"The features that stand out for maintaining mobile security are compliance and the ability to install applications and configure work profiles."
"The remote management and cloud-based maintenance features of this solution are very useful for our organization."
"The most valuable feature is the mobile device management capability. You can easily manage all of your mobile devices."
 

Cons

"The one thing that I know that they're working on, that's not quite there in the product, is the artificial intelligence aspect."
"I noticed that the VPN aspect is not included in Sophos Mobile. To acquire a VPN for mobile, I have to subscribe to Sophos endpoint, which only works on computers."
"I noticed that the VPN aspect is not included in Sophos Mobile."
"In terms of what could be improved, the initial configuration and setup of the environment could probably be made a little bit easier. There are so many pieces that go into it. Intune is absolutely insane and Sophos is better, but it still is a bit complex to get it all set up correctly."
"The features of Sophos Mobile could improve. The way the system works together could be better. Additionally, the integration with other Sophos products could improve."
"We have experienced issues in updating iOS devices when we set a minimum version requirement policy, and we do not have the option to force automatic installation. This means that the device must be supervised in order for updates to be applied, which we would like to see improved."
"To manage the Apple devices is not that straightforward there are a lot of features the other third parties solutions are offering which Sophos Mobile is not."
"It could be more secure."
"We would like to see graphics showing the use of each device."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"Apple is starting to do beta testing with their own solutions and for much cheaper than Sophos Mobile's price."
"The licensing is paid on a yearly basis."
"The product is not suitable for smaller companies because its price is high."
"The licensing fees are paid based on a one-year or two-year subscription."
"Sophos Mobile is inexpensive."
"My company needs to make yearly payments for the licensing charges attached to the product."
"It is a cost-effective solution."
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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company
10%
Consumer Goods Company
9%
Printing Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
7%
 

Company Size

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Small Business
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Company SizeCount
Small Business20
Large Enterprise5
 

Questions from the Community

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What do you like most about Sophos Mobile?
I like the level of interaction that the product offers with the other products in our company's environment.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Sophos Mobile?
I find the licensing cost of Sophos Mobile to be somewhat expensive, rating it a four out of ten. There are also additional expenses in addition to the licensing fee.
What needs improvement with Sophos Mobile?
The support for Sophos Mobile ( /products/sophos-mobile-reviews ) could be better. I also believe the portal itself requires improvements because the interface can be difficult to understand someti...
 

Also Known As

McAfee MDP, MVISION Mobile
Mobile Control
 

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