JamF Pro vs VMware Workspace One
We performed a comparison between JamF Pro and VMware Workspace One based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: JamF Pro is a PeerSpot user favorite due to dynamic features such as zero-touch deployment, numerous API integrations, Automated Device Enrollment, and device lost mode retrieval. JamF Pro is easily customizable, easy to deploy, and is an excellent tool for those organizations heavily vested in an Apple ecosystem. The consistently excellent service they provide makes it a solid, reliable solution.
"Intune's unified endpoint management platform is invaluable."
"We can securely manage both company-owned devices and personal devices enrolled in our BYOD program."
"Maturity makes it a stable product."
"There are so many features, but Windows Autopilot is one of the features that are very valuable for most customers."
"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 is helpful for managing devices anytime and any place without requiring dependency on the local networks."
"The one feature we find most useful is the Mobile Application Manager. There are two types, we have the complete MDM and the Mobile Application Manager(MAM). We don't give our users phones, it is their own personal phone, and we need to allow them to have access to the company detail on their phone. We need to create a balance between their own personal data and the company data. We deploy the Mobile Application Manager for them so that we won't be able to interfere with their own personal data."
"Users can make screenshots, and devices only need the minimal version of iOS."
"My team use this solution to provide end-to-end support on our managed Mac fleet. This includes doing OS updates and upgrades, application deployments, configuration settings and outlining."
"We found the initial setup to be simple."
"I found that automated enrollment is very powerful because you can bring standardization to the environment."
"I can set policies to manage devices by many variables OR keep it simple by leveraging DEP to assign new devices the standard apps."
"It's a great way to keep track of all of our licenses and the software we use daily."
"From the reviews that we are getting, the feedback from the client, the tool is very good on the Jamf side - especially for the Macs."
"The ability to put a device into a lost mode state that will report locations as it checks in has allowed us to retrieve so many lost devices."
"Thanks to Smart Groups and patch management, a lot of the work being done is via a hands-off approach."
"It has good stability."
"The most valuable features of VMware Workspace ONE are security and having support for all the latest features that are coming out from Apple. They're pretty fast at adopting new features. This is one of the most vital aspects of mobile device management systems."
"The most valuable feature of VMware Workspace ONE is that it can support most end users' enterprise applications."
"App delivery and management platform that's user-friendly, with a good interface. Easy to scale, easy to set up, with good stability."
"VMware Workspace ONE is a platform that's really good at monitoring and managing mobile endpoints. It can be set up quickly and implemented easily. Technical support for this solution has always been good."
"Sometimes, we face an issue and raise a ticket. The technical support team is fantastic and resolves the issue."
"The most valuable feature of VMware Workspace ONE is its reliability."
"The most valuable feature is the interface with SCAP, which is the Security Content Automation Protocol."
"There could be more wizard-driven policy development or creation. Some of the policies can get quite complex. If they have a wizard that assists the administrators in creating the policy, that will be a great job."
"I would like to see micro VPN. I like the way that some of the other providers have done something similar where, as you open that app on an end-point device, it creates a micro VPN straight into your device, which is quite a nice little feature. Also, Microsoft Intune relies heavily on its fellow products in the suite. It would be nice if Microsoft Intune could stand on its own two feet."
"Intune doesn't provide much control over Windows servers. It's something we struggle with."
"In the past, I raised some tickets for the enhancement feature, which was missing in Intune."
"The reporting could be improved, as it's pretty poor compared to other products of this type."
"No option to do end-to-en macOS management. Slow implementation of policies."
"The documentation about the custom image setup could be better. Although Microsoft provides the steps to configure Intune or set up or deploy Intune, it doesn't have much information related to custom images. If you ask, "how can we deploy the custom image?" There is no information. The steps they mention ask you to connect to your on-premises environment or create your own image on the cloud itself once there is connectivity. But I needed to go to multiple websites to get all this information. I had to figure out how to upload the custom image if you want to use the on-premise custom image for Cloud PC. If you have the proper subscription, you must have the right access, like global admin or owner. Then you can add your custom image to that. There are no steps mentioned over there. Microsoft Intune doesn't have Chrome browser support. I would like to have that support because they will want it if we pitch the product to clients."
"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 would like to be able to see what policies and configuration profiles are tied to what Smart/Static groups."
"Jamf could improve versioning as in outright blocking OS upgrades OR improving maintaining every application’s update feature. As of now, only some apps, like Flash, have managed updates."
"Jamf doesn't make the Cloud file system visible so there are rare occasions where the local repository and Cloud repository get out of sync."
"The integrated patch feature is good but needs some tweaking."
"I can only say that I would love to see a more customizable dashboard."
"The solution needs cheaper training."
"Jamf should give the option to download individual device policy logs, as this capability would really help to diagnose issues."
"I would like to have the ability to push scripts using MDM commands."
"VMware Workspace ONE can improve in virtual reality. Customers are now looking toward virtual reality devices. Though it supports virtual reality, it's treated as an Android device. Customers want to deal with VR devices, they want a specific VR tool. Not an Android device VR tool."
"From an improvement perspective, there is a need for discounts to be offered by the solution since it is something that any organization can expect from the product."
"The mobile device repository is somewhat difficult to manage with a large user base."
"The Content Locker cannot inherit permissions for the Windows Public Folder. If they could integrate with Microsoft on this point, it would be the perfect functionality."
"Integration with Microsoft needs improvement. There are some dependencies with Microsoft that aren't 100% yet, for example: compliance synchronization."
"The reverse proxy is not intuitive and it takes time to get it right, so this is something that can be improved."
"The product's stability for certain instances needs improvement."
"The integration on the application side could improve."
Jamf Pro is ranked 2nd in Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) with 103 reviews while VMware Workspace ONE is ranked 3rd in Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) with 82 reviews. Jamf Pro is rated 9.6, while VMware Workspace ONE is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Jamf Pro writes "Customizable with a self-service portal and a good security posture". On the other hand, the top reviewer of VMware Workspace ONE writes "The solution is stable, scalable, and offers single sign-on". Jamf Pro is most compared with ManageEngine Endpoint Central, SOTI MobiControl, Microsoft Configuration Manager, IBM MaaS360 and Kandji, whereas VMware Workspace ONE is most compared with VMware Horizon, SOTI MobiControl, ManageEngine Endpoint Central, Citrix Workspace and Cisco Meraki Systems Manager (MDM+EMM). See our Jamf Pro vs. VMware Workspace ONE report.
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