Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security vs SOTI MobiControl comparison

Microsoft and SOTI are both solutions in the Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) category. Microsoft is ranked #12 with an average rating of 7.8, while SOTI is ranked #6 with an average rating of 7.9. Microsoft holds a 1.0% mindshare in EMM, compared to SOTI’s 6.0% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Microsoft users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 92% of SOTI users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 1, 2024

SOTI MobiControl and Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security compete in the mobility management solutions category. Based on user reviews, Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security generally has an advantage due to its superior features and perceived value.

Features: SOTI MobiControl offers comprehensive device management, remote control capabilities, and robust support for a wide range of devices. Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security is valued for its strong integration with Office 365, advanced security features, and extensive compliance tools.

Room for Improvement: SOTI MobiControl could improve its scalability, enhance its reporting features, and address usability challenges in certain scenarios. Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security users often mention the need for better third-party integration, more intuitive navigation, and improvements to the interface for managing large deployments.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: SOTI MobiControl is known for its straightforward deployment and responsive customer service. Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security, while also easy to deploy due to its cloud-based nature, sometimes receives mixed reviews on customer support responsiveness and issue resolution.

Pricing and ROI: SOTI MobiControl is considered cost-effective with satisfactory ROI, noting lower initial setup costs. Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security is viewed as pricier, but users feel the high initial setup cost is justified by the robust feature set and long-term ROI. SOTI MobiControl’s lower price point is favorable, yet many users believe Microsoft’s solution offers better long-term value.

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Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security vs. SOTI MobiControl

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Microsoft Intune

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) category, the mindshare of Microsoft Intune is 32.7%, down from 37.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security is 1.0%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SOTI MobiControl is 6.0%, down from 7.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM)

Featured Reviews

AkashKamble

Sr MacOS specialist engineer at Cyber24

Enables management of multiple operating systems with a single license

The best feature is that it's a Microsoft product, so if anything goes wrong, we get quick support for anything required. Remote system functionality allows us to sit anywhere and take control of any device via remote management. We can enhance security for clients' laptops with built-in Microsoft Defender, which is available with the Microsoft Intune license. We use it for reporting purposes through endpoint analytics. When pushing scripting, there are two types available: remediation script and reservation script. Through endpoint analytics, you can push defender policies to clients. It helps with reporting, inventory updates, and monitoring tenant status health.

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Majid-Ali

Director Infrastructure Services at Innolytix Pakistan Pvt Ltd

Integrates well with products that fall under the same brand name, but the licensing model needs improvement

Since Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security needs to deal with the competition from VMware and Ivanti, I visited PeerSpot's website to see how Microsoft can compete with its competitors. Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security lacks some remote-related features that VMware offers its users. In the future, Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security should offer some remote-related features that VMware offers to its users. Microsoft outsources the support services to some of its partners who need to understand that the modern-day users of the product don't live in the 2000s, where they want someone to ask if they have restarted the router or not. There are certain shortcomings in the licensing model of the product where improvements are required. There is no simple licensing model where my company can suggest our customers purchase a plan that includes every feature in the tool.

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Amit-Sarkar

Apple Mobility Service Manager at ZONES PVT LTD

A budget-friendly solution that can be used to manage all types of devices, including Windows, iOS, Mac, and Android

SOTI MobiControl is deployed on the cloud in our organization. Users can go for this solution if they want a budget MDM solution. You can use SOTI MobiControl to manage all your devices in one platform, like Windows, iOS, Mac, and Android. Overall, I rate SOTI MobiControl an eight out of ten.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It's easy to deploy a configuration or policy to a system, especially when you don't have Azure AD. Now we are talking to all these small and medium-sized customers who don't necessarily have an on-premise Windows Active Directory. If they have invested in Office 365 Premium, this functionality becomes available to them."

"The compliance and configuration policies in Microsoft Intune are the most valuable features, saving significant time compared to manual implementation."

"The solution is easy to use and it has good performance."

"One of the biggest advantages of Microsoft Intune is that it brings the management of Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, and even Linux under a single pane of glass."

"At the moment, Autopilot is the most valuable feature."

"For our office workers who are not based in Norway, when we order the PC, we can do some of the settings for them. These are standardized settings. We can set them up exactly as they are in Norway so that they're the same."

"Intune's most valuable feature is its centralized management capability."

"Based on my experience, I would recommend Microsoft Intune to organizations looking for management of a large number of devices and enterprise environments."

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"Microsoft Mobility and EMS include Intune for Mobility, which provides mobile device management and mobile application management. With mobile device management, you can control the entire device in an organization."

"Integration between our departments has been the most valuable."

"The product is centralized and we can use it for security purposes."

"You can scale the solution up or down by department."

"I am very happy with it currently."

"The solution offers excellent documentation that is easily available online."

"The product is a unified solution and you don't require to purchase tools from different vendors. The system analyzes behavior and activity and takes steps for protection."

"It is a stable solution...It is a scalable solution."

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"We use SOTI MobiControl for managing Android device management."

"We can do auto patch updates using SOTI. SOTI has been well placed in terms of the number of endpoints it can handle."

"We use the Lockdown Kiosk Mode feature on all of our devices. We use that so that the operators can't change any settings in the background, and so that the applications they run are immediately available to them. It's a good feature."

"I have experience with technical support. They are quite good. Also, they very quickly understand the issues and what are the requirements from my side. Response time is also good."

"It's been very stable over the past few years."

"The most valuable features are remote control and geo-fencing."

"The initial setup is straightforward."

"The feature I find most valuable within Soti is the ability to reset or unlock a device. A lot of the devices that we use are in the field. We have locations in Dallas, San Diego, Seattle, Washington, and Phoenix, Arizona and there isn't always someone, within our company, who is managing these devices. Sometimes it's the doctors' offices that we partner with where they use these devices. Having the ability to remotely reset a device or unlock a device has been super-crucial for me."

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Cons

"We haven't really gone through all the features of Intune. We are just discovering them. Every day, we see a new feature that we want to apply, but what will be great for Intune is to be able to deploy apps in a simple fashion. We should be able to easily install various apps on the Windows platform, iOS, and Android. Currently, we have to write some scripts. It's not as straightforward as we would like it to be. It should be simplified so that we can do it just with three clicks—next, next, finish—without needing to write a script."

"They should improve its compatibility with other operating systems such as iOS and Linux. It supports Linux but they still need to work on the iOS part."

"Microsoft Intune has potential for improvement; I would like to see a lot more customization in the reporting tools."

"In terms of what can be improved, I am looking for better enhancements regarding Apple management, not only on the mobile device, but also on the laptop."

"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."

"In terms of the admin experience, it is straightforward, but the Windows enrollment experience could be improved. Sometimes, for enrollment, we have to reset devices and re-enroll them. Just configuring Windows, Azure, or Active Directory doesn't enroll the devices. We need easy enrollment for Windows."

"The solution can have some compliance problems in general and the end-point user can bypass easily the company policies in Intune."

"It needs certificate provisioning for S/MIME purposes."

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"The licensing can be messy at times."

"Sometimes the application gets hung or restarts multiple times in the background, consuming battery life."

"Its performance needs enhancement."

"There are certain shortcomings in the licensing model of the product where improvements are required."

"The auditing and reporting could be updated and upgraded. I would like to see light applications because they consume a lot of the device's memory at present."

"The MDM part of the engine could be better."

"We did the deployment with the help of Microsoft's consultants. But sometimes, we found it difficult to educate the application developers to integrate."

"Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security is expensive."

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"The previous version, for example, had the networking signal and that feature was great. When we were troubleshooting, we could find the level of the network I/O. If the worker was working in a corner of the warehouse where the signal was not as strong as in another part of the warehouse, we could tell, "Just move a little and you will have coverage for your device." That was great. I don't know why they removed it from the newer version."

"The main feature that we would like to have with Soti is the ability to push an iOS update without having people come to my office. That is the main reason why we went with Soti. And that feature is not working on my version."

"Adding more features for iOS devices would be an improvement."

"The documentation could be improved in SOTI MobiControl."

"For improvement, maintaining pace with updates from operating systems such as Android and Windows would be sufficient."

"The pricing policy of SOTI is not stable. You buy it today at one price, and the following year, it becomes something like 5% or 7% higher. From my point of view, SOTI is a little bit weak in terms of implementation on the new Windows 10 devices, and they have to work on this. It can't compete with Intune and other solutions when it comes to Windows implementation. It almost doesn't work with iOS. It works well with Android."

"There could be a feature for user ID management."

"You need to get used to the admin console. I think it could be improved. It's not the best I've seen. Certainly, the software has a lot of features so you necessarily have some complexity in the interface, but I've seen better. They could make it easier in certain aspects."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"There is a license needed to use the solution and we are on an annual license."

"It's bundled with Business Premium and an E3 license, which is beneficial. If you have to pay extra, it's pricey, but with the bundled package, it's acceptable. They recently increased the Business Premium pricing, which we don't appreciate. The price increase and yearly commitment are causing some problems for us."

"Microsoft Intune's pricing is reasonable."

"The product is expensive."

"I rate Intune an eight out of ten for affordability. It's bundled with the 365 licensing, which is competitive overall."

"Every customer used to purchase licenses based on their needs."

"While Microsoft Intune boasts a wide range of features, its user-friendliness and bundled licensing cost are key considerations for me."

"I don't have any problem as far as cost is concerned. It is bundled with our license."

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"We have to pay 10 dollars per user. I would rate the tool's pricing a six out of ten."

"I would rate pricing at eight out of ten. It is a bit higher because of the security features that Microsoft provides."

"The solution is cost-effective."

"The increase in the prices of the product might not be the actual problem, but things become complex with some new plans that were introduced by Microsoft recently."

"It's a little bit expensive."

"The product is less expensive than one of its competitors."

"The pricing is reasonable and the licensing model is very reasonable when compared to some of the competitors in the market. I can speak directly regarding Intune, which is very expensive compared to SOTI."

"We have annual licenses to use this solution."

"The price of this solution is high when you compare it with Microsoft Intune. This is mainly because Microsoft Intune is included with some packages, such as Microsoft Office 365. It makes it difficult to sell SOTI MobiControl because of the pricing against Microsoft Intune."

"There are solutions that can be more aggressively priced, but they may not provide all that SOTI does. It's a matrix regarding what feature you use. You need to compare the features you use and what you are willing to pay for them... SOTI's pricing is okay. It's in the middle... They can provide more aggressive pricing once you start to have a lot of licenses."

"There are additional costs if you want to use extra features."

"Pricing is okay, but when you buy your renewal of licenses - at the end of the period or the year - if you have a lot of devices, obviously, it's going to increase. In the end, it's kind of expensive."

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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company

13%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Manufacturing Company

Government

Computer Software Company

18%

Pharma/Biotech Company

11%

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

Manufacturing Company

16%

Computer Software Company

14%

Retailer

10%

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What do you like most about Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security?

It is a stable solution...It is a scalable solution.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security?

The increase in the prices of the product might not be the actual problem, but things become complex with some new pl...

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What needs improvement with Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security?

They should improve dedicated solutions because they offer everything, but you always end up missing something. As me...

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What do you like most about SOTI MobiControl?

The most valuable features of the solution are containerization and app control.

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I rate the pricing as an eight, which indicates it is on the more expensive side. However, I am not responsible for b...

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What needs improvement with SOTI MobiControl?

SOTI MobiControl is quite advanced already, and there is nothing that needs improvement. The solution is currently th...

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Also Known As

Intune, MS Intune, Microsoft Endpoint Manager

Enterprise Mobility + Security E3, Enterprise Mobility + Security E5, MS Enterprise Mobility + Security

MobiControl

Overview

Microsoft Intune provides centralized management of mobile devices and applications, ensuring security, compliance, and productivity through integration with Microsoft services like Microsoft 365 and Azure Active Directory.

Organizations use Intune for managing mobile devices and applications, enhancing security and compliance across platforms. With features like single sign-on, conditional access, and zero-touch deployment via Autopilot, it facilitates efficient operations. Intune's scalability, easy enrollment, and capabilities such as remote wipe support diverse device management, offering robust data protection and efficient operation. Despite its features, improvement areas include reporting, compatibility with non-Microsoft devices, and better support for macOS and Linux devices.

What are the key features of Microsoft Intune?

Seamless Integration: Works with Microsoft 365, Azure Active Directory, and System Center for streamlined management.
Conditional Access: Enhances security with policies that restrict access based on conditions.
Autopilot: Provides zero-touch deployment for setting up new devices efficiently.
Mobile Device Management: Enables control over both personal and corporate devices.
Application Deployment: Facilitates app delivery across a range of devices.

What benefits should users look for in reviews?

Centralized Management: Reduces complexity by managing devices and applications in one place.
Security Enhancement: Protects data with features like remote wipe and compliance monitoring.
Improved Productivity: Enhances efficiency with seamless integration and automation features.
Device Scalability: Supports diverse device management for growing business needs.

In industries such as finance, healthcare, and education, Microsoft Intune is implemented to ensure secure and compliant device management. Companies leverage its capabilities to deploy security policies and manage both corporate-owned and BYOD environments, facilitating a unified approach to data protection and compliance.

Microsoft

Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security (EMS) is the only comprehensive solution designed to help manage and protect users, devices, apps, and data in a mobile-first, cloud-first world.

Microsoft

SOTI MobiControl, our award-winning mobility management solution provides the ability to securely manage mobile devices and connected peripherals, applications, content, and email. With MobiControl's advanced security and management features, businesses have granular control of how mobile devices are used for business, and how data is accessed to ensure sensitive corporate information is kept in authorized hands only.

SOTI

Sample Customers

Mitchells and Buzzers, Callaway

Mars, Whole Foods, Land O'Lakes, Dow

Citizen Mexico, Sanctuary Housing, PENINSULA HOTELS, East Orange High School, Andrews Distributing, Amey Plc, American Airlines

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