We performed a comparison between Cisco Meraki Systems Manager (MDM+EMM) and Microsoft Intune based on our users’ reviews in five categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Meraki comes out on top in this comparison. According to reviewers it is easier to set up than Microsoft Intune and has better customer support. However, Microsoft Intune does better in the pricing category.
"The most significant benefit is that the deployment is quick and painless. You don't need a specialized IT department to implement and scale the network. It's easy to maintain, too. It only requires one or two network administrators."
"The product provides a universal dashboard."
"The solution is simple."
"The most valuable features include remote inventory analysis, security features like geofencing, and software distribution."
"It's extremely competitive and very good for a product in this sphere."
"It's robust, and we like the device availability, ease of purchase, and supplier stock availability."
"I have found the location analytics feature that is built into the APs to be the most valuable. It allows you to compare data and to single out individuals who are repeatedly coming into your store. We can observe different trends. This is what separates it from a lot of the other solutions."
"It has facilitated zero-touch authorization events for our employees and their devices. Furthermore, Meraki Systems Manager plays a vital role in securing our notebooks."
"Intune's most valuable features are the device, compliance, and configuration policies."
"For the price, the features included with Microsoft are appealing."
"The most valuable includes managing everything from a single console."
"The standout features of Intune are its excellent mobile device management and highly effective application management capabilities."
"The ability to manage devices with different sets of policies is most valuable."
"The synchronization of Intune with other Microsoft solutions is a valuable feature."
"Its security is most valuable. It gives us a way to secure devices, not only those that are steady. We do have a few tablets and other devices, and it is a way for us to secure these devices and manage them. We know they're out there and what's their status. We can manage their life cycle and verify that they're updated properly."
"It supports end-users who tend to lock their devices quite frequently. Its conditional access policy helps us keep the users logged into their devices."
"Sometimes, the integrations are a bit tough."
"The price of the solution could be reduced."
"There are problems with the connection on the client side, and the app that was deployed could be better."
"I would rate my experience with the initial setup a four out of ten, where one is difficult, and ten is easy. It is more difficult."
"Because Cisco has improved a lot and is competing with other technologies that are innovative and brand new to the market, the only improvements they have to make are to keep up with the current competition and remain competitive with other solutions."
"The cost of installing this solution can be more expensive depending on who is doing the installation. Cisco is very expensive, and I'd like to see a reduction in cost."
"It doesn't seem to be able to establish some VPN tunnels with other devices in a particular way that such as an ASA can do for us."
"I've participated in numerous product launches primarily focused on HP and Dell. Consequently, there should be a vested interest in local gatherings to showcase product advantages and performance. Particularly in Singapore, it only has so limited integrators to engage in IP product sales. There's room for improvement through dedicated workshops and training. The European and Western markets differ significantly from the context here. The physical location holds more importance. Thus, they should have a survey to evaluate demand, supply, and sales points, tailoring strategies accordingly."
"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."
"The closest Microsoft Intune can be to GPOs, the better. There needs to be more granularity on application deployments. However, they have done better recently with the application deployments."
"Microsoft Intune fails a lot when it comes to device compliance."
"It would be great to see on-premises mailboxes and for the solution to have geofencing capabilities."
"Intune does not provide real-time visibility."
"The pricing could be improved."
"More integration with monitoring tools is needed."
"Some enrollment features could be improved."
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Cisco Meraki Systems Manager (MDM+EMM) is ranked 6th in Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) with 26 reviews while Microsoft Intune is ranked 1st in Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) with 166 reviews. Cisco Meraki Systems Manager (MDM+EMM) is rated 8.4, while Microsoft Intune is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Cisco Meraki Systems Manager (MDM+EMM) writes "Easy to use and excels in generating reports". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Microsoft Intune writes "We can manage all aspects of our devices from a single console, easy to scale, and quick to deploy". Cisco Meraki Systems Manager (MDM+EMM) is most compared with VMware Workspace ONE, Jamf Pro, ManageEngine Endpoint Central, IBM MaaS360 and SOTI MobiControl, whereas Microsoft Intune is most compared with Jamf Pro, VMware Workspace ONE, ManageEngine Endpoint Central, Microsoft Entra ID and BigFix. See our Cisco Meraki Systems Manager (MDM+EMM) vs. Microsoft Intune report.
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