Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security vs SOTI MobiControl comparison

Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security vs. SOTI MobiControl

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Microsoft Intune

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2025, in the Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) category, the mindshare of Microsoft Intune is 33.5%, down from 37.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security is 0.8%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SOTI MobiControl is 6.5%, down from 6.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM)

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Joseph Merusi

Collaborations engineer at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees

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.

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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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Mohamad Charara

Head of IT at a consultancy with 201-500 employees

An MDM solution for device management and application control on devices

SOTI MobiControl is nice and powerful but has some complications. The interface is not easy. In IT, if you manage multiple platforms and systems, it becomes tedious and hard. Also, there are issues with phones supported by SOTI. SOTI MobiControl's support should be extended to a broader range of phones, especially in Africa, where many people do not have access to high-end devices. Investing in expensive devices that could be lost or stolen overnight is not logical. In addition to expanding device compatibility, we would also like to see the platform made easier to use and more control over settings.

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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

"Once it is well integrated with the rest of the environment, it makes everything easy."

"The most useful features in Microsoft Intune are the policy enforcement and conditional access."

"The device profiling which uses the official Outlook email enabled us to control the screenshot feature and prevent copying outside of the organization's application."

"The policy and compliance monitoring of devices and the software deployment are most valuable."

"Intune saves time, and it is very easy to use. It allows us to manage applications completely."

"Agile and easy to deploy MDM solution that covers the maximum number of policies. Stable, scalable, and with knowledgeable technical support."

"It is a cloud-based service. It is easy to use and offers privacy."

"First of all, the integration with the rest of Microsoft's products is a major win."

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

"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."

"I am very happy with it currently."

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

"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."

"The solution is very good at securing files. For example, if I forward a secure document, it's blocked from others, as I can send it with restrictions in relation to who can open it."

"The solution is scalable."

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"The keywords menu is better than other MDM. They have an Out of Contact policy, which other MDMs don't have."

"The SOTI MobiControl Assist tool is very good for remote controlling devices for troubleshooting. SOTI MobiControl is very helpful."

"The installation is very straightforward."

"One of the most valuable features is the ease of moving items from one configuration to another; it's a Windows-like setup. Also, the admin console is very easy to manage and to move through."

"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."

"One of the most valuable features is the remote control. If there are issues in the field, we can remote into those devices and see what kind of issues they are."

"It helps in enrolling, managing, and relocating the devices quickly."

"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."

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Cons

"There are a few security features that are not available in Microsoft Intune, when compared to other products."

"There can be some added features, such as an improved dashboard. Any new feature that could be a benefit to our customers would be good."

"Microsoft Intune lacks the ability to provide seamless remote assistance or remote control."

"The Mac integration has room for improvement."

"Intune's third-party patch management could be better. It should be easier for the average system admin to keep non-Microsoft applications updated."

"We do not utilize Microsoft customer service and technical support since it is generally a waste of time."

"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."

"It should be simplified. I've worked with many different mobile device management solutions, and Intune is one of the more complex ones. It could be more simplified, and some of it is related to the wording that is being used, such as a configuration profile versus a policy. They really should have had different names to make it less confusing."

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"Microsoft's feature management is based on licenses. Microsoft follows ethical licensing and hence do not restrict the use of it."

"Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security is expensive."

"Technical support could be improved. Sometimes they use a third party that's not so knowledgeable in the product and that can slow down things a bit."

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

"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 licensing can be messy at times."

"Its performance needs enhancement."

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"They could organize the software a little bit better, where you access things on the console. It seems like I have to click in three different places in order to get it to go to one area. I should be able to access pretty much any point of the server, whatever I need to touch, from a panel, without having to go click on a menu, then click on the profiles, then click over on Server and go back up to the top and click on the type of device that I have, just to get my applications to show."

"There are some limitations with the remote control feature, and the interface occasionally experiences issues."

"The area that could be improved is the reporting services or application usage. They need to integrate more with local resellers so they can fetch information from ISP providers and allow for a more detailed overview of device usage, such as internet packages."

"The scalability is horizontal, not vertical. One machine has to have all the accounts. That's one of the issues that we have found with scalability: You always have to keep the same machine. If you want to add a second machine, you need to split the account and that removes flexibility of management."

"They don't have systems that are built for redundancy. You have one database that manages everything and, if that database crashes, you have a problem."

"I wish I had the ability to select an app singly and install or refresh it, instead of having to go into the application controls and assign it to a group. I wish there was a spot that listed all my applications. I could go into a single one and refresh or update. It's not very easily accessible, per application."

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

"I have used Microsoft Intune but it is more complicated than SOTI MobiControl."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Its price is fair. It's a normal price. It isn't too expensive or too cheap."

"It is expensive. The cost depends on the license that we choose."

"The pricing needs improvement."

"Its licensing model is not complex, but it is very expensive compared to other solutions. They can bring more models and reduce the pricing. They should allow customers to select the features they want and price it accordingly."

"Microsoft Intune is a cost effective choice. It is less expensive than other products on the market."

"If you ask the accountant or the finance department, they'll tell you that it is way too expensive, but when I look at the cost and compare it with the value you actually get, it's more than fair."

"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 Intune's costliness stems from licensing fees and the overhead associated with its management, user experience, and device remediation."

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"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."

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

"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."

"SOTI is fairly priced. It's not super expensive. If you have a thousand devices that are licensed, it's going to start climbing up in price. Typically, it's like 25 bucks a seat for a year."

"The price is average. SOTI manages the price according to the type of client they have. I would rate the cost as five out of ten."

"It's a little bit expensive."

"We have annual licenses to use this solution."

"You need to secure a license on a per-device basis."

"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."

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

"SOTI's pricing seems to be competitive."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

12%

Educational Organization

11%

Financial Services Firm

Manufacturing Company

Computer Software Company

18%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Pharma/Biotech Company

10%

Manufacturing Company

15%

Computer Software Company

15%

Retailer

Financial Services Firm

Company Size

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Small Business

Questions from the Community

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

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

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...

What needs improvement with Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security?

Since Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security needs to deal with the competition from VMware and Ivanti, I visited P...

What do you like most about SOTI MobiControl?

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

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SOTI MobiControl?

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

What needs improvement with SOTI MobiControl?

There are some limitations with the remote control feature, and the interface occasionally experiences issues. Improv...

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SOTI MobiControl

May 2025

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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