We performed a comparison between IBM MaaS360 and Ivanti Avalanche based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Conditional access helps me control uncontrolled access."
"Stable product that's easy to set up compared to other MDM products."
"I can see that the patch management process is much improved with the bundled patch management option available in Microsoft Intune compared to the KPI deployment required by the other deployment solutions."
"We can manage and standardize security across your environment, identify problems, receive alerts, and so on. That's its purpose, and that's also why it's so good."
"This product offers an alternative solution to other UEM (Unified Endpoint Management) solutions."
"Great for software update needs, operating system version updates, and security policy enforcement."
"I can reach devices or computers over the internet. I don't need to worry about the network connectivity between the offices. I can manage any device. That is the most important part."
"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."
"It allows us to have an updated inventory of all the devices in real-time with the ability to add personalized information."
"The solution is quite stable."
"The most valuable features of IBM MaaS360 are encryption and mobile design."
"The solution is easy to implement."
"It can change policies based on geolocation or schedules."
"One valuable feature is the ability to provide a secure environment. Another is the kiosk mode where MaaS360 can be used over a tablet or mobile device to ensure that a single application is used."
"It helped us reduce the number of support incidents by limiting users' access to device configurations."
"The most valuable features of IBM MaaS360 are remote control and setting up a phone."
"It is a very easy-to-manage and granular policy-based solution. Policies that you can create per device per user behavior are the most valuable feature."
"The terminal remediation feature is valuable."
"The most valuable features of the Ivanti Avalanche are the remote control and the file transfer."
"Installing the packages remotely and remote control are the most valuable features. There are around 100 pieces or devices, and the only way to send a package to a device is by connecting to the PC and then manually sending the package. By using Avalanche, we can send a package to all devices with one click. It is very stable and easy to use. Their technical support is also very good. We have implemented this solution for our clients, and they are satisfied with this solution. It does what it is meant to do."
"The solution is easy to work with. I like its stability and flexibility."
"The most useful feature of Avalanche is remote control — especially the ability to remotely install packages to many devices all at once. When the client has, for example, 100 devices needing updates, it would take far too long to update each device individually. But with Avalanche, we just connect to all the devices through the PC and send the updates out with one click."
"What would make this product better is adding more security policies and features in the next upgrade."
"From a new user's perspective, it may be a little overwhelming because there are quite a few things to look at in the console, however, once you are sort of acclimated and are familiar with your core functions, it's fairly simple and straightforward."
"They need to integrate more with security options."
"Microsoft Intune is not user-friendly to manage and has room for improvement."
"The synchronization could be improved."
"The solution can have some compliance problems in general and the end-point user can bypass easily the company policies in Intune."
"It doesn't economize when you scale up. We have over 14,000 employees, and we have between 7,500 and 8,000 city-owned or personal devices being used to conduct city business. Its price can be improved. It is not a cheap solution."
"We need the capabilities of the Cloud Management Gateway (CMG) to be enhanced through Intune instead of Azure."
"When we have MaaS360 installed on smartphones, it consumes the battery of the device at a much faster pace. This is one of the areas of improvement that I would like to highlight. We have also observed that in the contact list, a lot of duplication is happening. A single contact is duplicated three or four times, which also consumes more memory resources. If they can work on improving it for these aspects, it will have a more positive impact not only on the way the application is being consumed by the user but also on user satisfaction. A lot of new features are being deployed or rolled out by companies that are competitors of IBM MaaS360. IBM will have to ensure that all those features are on board so that we have a complete suite of features in the platform, rather than deploying multiple diverse solutions to cater to the requirements of our customers."
"The interface is clunky and the layout is a bit outdated. Also, I don't think MaaS360 has as many features as Intune. It doesn't integrate with Office as seamlessly as Intune does, which isn't surprising, given that Intune and Office are Microsoft products."
"The price could be lower."
"The user experience really isn't so good."
"Zero day support is something they can work on. They can make it a little bit more user-friendly."
"Local technical support would be helpful."
"The reporting and alerting could be improved."
"The user interface could definitely use some improvement."
"Its price could be improved. It could be cheaper. I would like to see a better approach for Android and an easy way to send packages and manage devices."
"The tool's stability could be better."
"In future releases, I would like to see more automation or bringing in AI into to understand device behavior."
"Because our clients are all very satisfied with Ivanti from their side, there is little I can say about room for improvement. However, I think that to stay competitive with other solutions offering a similiar solution, Ivanti could look into making their products more affordable."
"There is a lack of flexibility."
"The solution can improve by adding a kiosk mode option to the devices."
IBM MaaS360 is ranked 8th in Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) with 34 reviews while Ivanti Avalanche is ranked 14th in Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) with 6 reviews. IBM MaaS360 is rated 7.8, while Ivanti Avalanche is rated 8.8. The top reviewer of IBM MaaS360 writes "It lets you separate work and personal data on mobile phones, but the interface is outdated and clunky". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Ivanti Avalanche writes "Offers scalability and ability to create granular policies". IBM MaaS360 is most compared with SOTI MobiControl, VMware Workspace ONE, Jamf Pro, IBM MobileFirst and Cisco Meraki Systems Manager (MDM+EMM), whereas Ivanti Avalanche is most compared with SOTI MobiControl, Ivanti Neurons for MDM, Ivanti Endpoint Manager and VMware Workspace ONE. See our IBM MaaS360 vs. Ivanti Avalanche report.
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